A few months ago MICHALON Jerome had come to present his doctoral work in sociology and political anthropology. You were many to tell me about your interest in his research and the relevance of the sociological perspective on human-animal relationships.
To deepen this subject, I announce that the lab MODYS (World and dynamic societies) organizes a workshop on the topic:
"Relations anthropozoologiques: new approaches and young researchers. Panorama of socio-anthropology of human / animal relationships. "
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On Thursday, June 18, 2009 from 9 H 30-17 H
Université Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne Room E1.1 Campus Wire drawing
This study day, supported by the Sommer Foundation , is organized by PhD students and young researchers. She is destined for an academic audience, but always open to your. Admission is free. It is advisable to confirm your attendance by June 5.
Presentation of the day:
The work on the relationship of Western populations with animals have known for twenty years unprecedented growth. Dissemination of some sensitivity vis-à-vis environmental issues, coupled with recent food crises related to farming system and consumption patterns of the animals, help make relationships anthropozoologiques a major issue at the societal level and a question legitimate in the intellectual field.
Anthropology has an early interest in the symbolic and pragmatic occupied by the animals in some human communities. However, she has extensively restricted to do so by default or in non-Western and / or not contemporary. However the amount of this work reminds us that the animal is a non-negligible (even essential) in many cultures. This observation leads us to consider seriously the practices, the imaginary and the debates currently engaging the animal in the European and North American. The indices of the existence of an "animal question" are before our eyes: the number of dogs and cats living in households Western, the economic market of the pet, the virulence of the debates around hunting, bullfighting, animal experimentation, the weight of associations for the protection and defense of domestic animals, the inclusion of "animal welfare" in husbandry practices, etc.. Nevertheless, sociological approaches anthropozoologiques reports are still struggling to emerge and take these reports as a legitimate and central.
The purpose of this day will be to present the work of young researchers (researchers or apprentices) to be taking the relationship human / animal in contemporary contexts and Western. Will be discussed to show how this object imposes crafts emerging methodological and disciplinary transgressions invites creativity. Without conducting an exercise in social analysis, participants will have to present to heart, from recent work, how the idea of investigating this issue has come to them marginal and how they built their own approach by combining with academic and disciplinary constraints.
The focus will be on non-uniqueness, but rather the multiplicity of socio-anthropological approaches to human relations / animals. Multiplicity that reflects the complexity of these relationships and the need to propose innovative designs for the capture and reporting.
Note the involvement of Jerome (who concernne more particularly our practices) entitled "Relations anthropozoologiques the test of scientific work: the example of the animal care practices. "
The detailed program of this study day is available. I'll let you find out.
To learn more about:
The study day, you can view the program or contact Jerome MICHALON
