Poulomi Choudhury
@choudhup.bsky.social
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PhD candidate in Animal Studies, Environmental Humanities, Horror @UCD. Exploring depictions of meat and cannibalism within the context of the current climate crisis and food systems. Funded by @researchireland.bsky.social 🌱 animalstudiesucd.com
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Published this week: ANIMALITY AND HORROR CINEMA: CREATURELY FEAR ON FILM.

Another fantastic title from Palgrave Studies in Animals and Literature.

Brilliantly edited from Peter Sands, Mo O'Neill and
@samjhind.bsky.social

link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Out Now: Humanimalia 15.2!
Featuring timely essays on human–animal entanglements, including 🐴 a taxidermied horse in London, 🐗 a feral pig in Australia, 🐐 “happy” goats in Italy, 🐾 robot dogs in Gaza, 🐦 pheasants in NL, and 🐑 sheepdogs in the UK.
🔓 OA here: humanimalia.org/issue/view/1...
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✨facts. relateable vibes ✨

You have captured the language of all the Bookstagram posts these days. sublime 👏🏾
Thanks, Sam. Would love to chat more. Please feel free to message me! ☺️
Congratulations! Tender is one of texts I'm looking at in my doctoral project as well and would love to have a read of this! 😍
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Greatly enjoyed the chance to discuss 'World-Literature as Research and Form' with the excellent Michael Boog as part of the Rethinking the Global podcast series at UniBe

open.spotify.com/episode/6ZPF...
If you're working in the field of animal studies, I would highly recommend applying for this course run by @davidredmalm.bsky.social!
Human-animal studies online course fall 2025. Free to PhD students. Guest lecturers: Krithika Srinivasan and Kuai Shen. More info: www.facebook.com/animalsinsoc... Sign up now, limited group size!
If you're interested in Cellular Agriculture and Protein Transition, this PhD on Imagining the Future of Food at TU Delft is for you! One of those projects that I wish I could apply for.
www.tudelft.nl/2025/den-haa...
Hiring: CaSS PhD Position on Imagining the Future of Food
www.tudelft.nl
🎨🖼 The next seminar organised by the Animal Studies Research network explores insects and arachnids in art! We hope you can join us to talk about these tiny but mighty beings!🕷🦗🐝

⏰ Wed, 19 Feb | 3PM GMT
🔗 Register: bit.ly/artanimals
More info: animalstudiesucd.com
I would love something like this, but most sessions take place in the morning, and I've accepted that I live life at night 🦇
Wow! This was a fantastic read (horrifying at how well it captures the current "vibe")

"There’s so much of this evil inanity in real events.. part of what makes them viscerally upsetting is the spectacle of entertainment appearing where it should not. Which somehow makes the horror more horrible."
Been thinking about this for more than a year; finally put it into words here. Kinda drawing together threads around Josh Kline, Skibidi Toilet, Lasagna Cat, M3gan, Pepe the Frog, 'Brave New World,' Ghostbusters, $TrumpCoin into some kind of theory... news.artnet.com/art-world-ar...
Culture Has No Name for This Cursed Vibe. It’s Everywhere | Artnet News
Exploring the curse vibe known as "Marshmallow Horror:" How the stupid and the awful collide in our distracted, digitally-fueled culture.
news.artnet.com
This looks like yet another timely and incredibly important work from @reproutopia.bsky.social. Can't wait to read it. Thank you for sharing this.
Last week, a number of prominent UK feminists declared Donald Trump a "feminist hero" for banning trans women from playing sports.

How did we get here? A new book by @reproutopia.bsky.social explores how reactionary tendencies have created Enemy Feminisms throughout the history of feminism
‘I won’t cede the ground’: Sophie Lewis wants feminists to know their enemies – even if they’re other feminists
In a new book, Enemy Feminisms, the scholar traces a line from reactionary tendencies in history to anti-trans feminists enabling the far right today
www.theguardian.com
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Great looking series of talks! First talk by Irus Braverman on March 7th
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This was so cathartic to research and write as an academic from a marginalized background. Microaggressions in higher education are brutal, biased and at times, deadly. Many thanks to @horrorpress.com for giving me the space to exorcise that.
THIS WEEK!
🐓 Dr Liza Bauer investigates postanimal figures that disrupt the category of the "livestock"
🌌Dr Iuliia Ibragimova examines humans travelling inside spacefaring animals, challenging existing patterns of relations
Wed, 19 Feb | 3PM GMT | Register: bit.ly/SFAnimals | animalstudiesucd.com
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Barely a week to-go before the annual Romancing the Gothic charity teachathon!

15th February - it runs all day so people can join from any timezone for at least some of it

Sessions recorded so you don't miss out

THIRTEEN (13) amazing talks and workshops

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1141089402...
Goths for Breakfast
An online days of Gothic and horror classes and workshops to support the charity Magic Breakfast
www.eventbrite.co.uk
🚀🐾 Calling all sci-fi/ SF & animal studies enthusiasts! 🐾🚀

Join us for an exciting seminar with Dr Liza Bauer & Dr Iuliia Ibragimova as we talk about spacefaring animals, food animals and more!

📅 Wed, 19 Feb | ⏰ 3PM GMT
🔗 Register: bit.ly/SFAnimals
More info: animalstudiesucd.com
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Farmers are feeding candy to cows. Corporations argue that it’s a sustainable way to curb food waste, but is it really about profits?

@jesslsr.bsky.social uncovers the truth behind the practice.
youtu.be/1ZycsuHG0Jg
What Happens When Cows Eat Candy? The Dark Side of Food Waste Solutions
YouTube video by Sentient
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Congratulations, all! All the best - hope you can make the most of this fantastic opportunity!
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The inaugural Crude Representations seminar takes place this coming Wednesday 4pm GMT.

The topic is audio-visual culture and BP (movies, soundtracks, records etc) and our speakers are Nariman Massoumi, Andrea Zarza Canova & Annette Davison.

Register here: tinyurl.com/oily25