Dr. Candice Allmark-Kent
@callmarkkent.bsky.social
Research: empathy and animals in literature, history, science, and games.
Author: "Literature, Science, and Animal Advocacy in Canada."
(https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-40556-3)
https://www.twitch.tv/compassionatecanon
Author: "Literature, Science, and Animal Advocacy in Canada."
(https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-40556-3)
https://www.twitch.tv/compassionatecanon
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All three of my livestreams playing and analysing Stray are available on YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
These Twitch streams were fundraising for @whalesorg.bsky.social as part of @gamesforwaves.bsky.social World Ocean Day Festival #WODFest #Charity #TwitchGamer #Fundraiser #Conservation #Cat
These Twitch streams were fundraising for @whalesorg.bsky.social as part of @gamesforwaves.bsky.social World Ocean Day Festival #WODFest #Charity #TwitchGamer #Fundraiser #Conservation #Cat
Let's Play Stray! - YouTube
All the Twitch livestreams from my play and analysis of Stray to fundraise for Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) during #WODFest 2025
youtube.com
My first experiments in live game analysis are available on YouTube now! I'll record a video essay soon but overall it was a very fun experience 🐈
#GameStudies #AnimalsinGames #CatsinGames #HumanAnimalStudies #DigitalHumanities #EnvironmentalHumanities #EcoGames #CulturalStudies #MediaStudies #Cats
#GameStudies #AnimalsinGames #CatsinGames #HumanAnimalStudies #DigitalHumanities #EnvironmentalHumanities #EcoGames #CulturalStudies #MediaStudies #Cats
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In the latest piece for our Playing Inside: Board Games, Video Games, and the Indoors series, edited by @theliftline.bsky.social, @callmarkkent.bsky.social examines "'Indoors or…. What is indoors?' Unsettling Settlements in Fallout 4."
niche-canada.org/2025/10/24/i...
#envhum #videogames #fallout
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#envhum #videogames #fallout
“Indoors or…. What is indoors?” Unsettling Settlements in Fallout 4
Fallout 4 explores blurred boundaries between inside and outside through player-built settlements, artificial environments, and survival mechanics shaped by radiation and shelter.
niche-canada.org
October 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
In the latest piece for our Playing Inside: Board Games, Video Games, and the Indoors series, edited by @theliftline.bsky.social, @callmarkkent.bsky.social examines "'Indoors or…. What is indoors?' Unsettling Settlements in Fallout 4."
niche-canada.org/2025/10/24/i...
#envhum #videogames #fallout
niche-canada.org/2025/10/24/i...
#envhum #videogames #fallout
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Ghost gear - lost and abandoned fishing gear is killing whales, dolphins & marine life in UK seas -but thanks to your support, we’re taking action to stop it. 1/2
July 1, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Ghost gear - lost and abandoned fishing gear is killing whales, dolphins & marine life in UK seas -but thanks to your support, we’re taking action to stop it. 1/2
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As the iconic film #Jaws marks its 50th anniversary, MBA Senior Research Fellow Professor David Sims has published a compelling article in The Conversation that examines the film’s lasting impact on #sharks & how science is helping them recover 🦈
🔗 bit.ly/45PkQec
@thesimslab.bsky.social
🔗 bit.ly/45PkQec
@thesimslab.bsky.social
Professor David Sims marks 50 years since Jaws with reflections on shark conservation | Marine Biological Association
As the iconic film Jaws marks its 50th anniversary this week, MBA Senior Research Fellow and Professor of Marine Ecology at the University of Southampton,
www.mba.ac.uk
June 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
As the iconic film #Jaws marks its 50th anniversary, MBA Senior Research Fellow Professor David Sims has published a compelling article in The Conversation that examines the film’s lasting impact on #sharks & how science is helping them recover 🦈
🔗 bit.ly/45PkQec
@thesimslab.bsky.social
🔗 bit.ly/45PkQec
@thesimslab.bsky.social
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This map by Benjamin Donn was produced as part of a 12-sheet map of Devon in 1765. Donn was awarded £100 from the Royal Society for the Arts for the best 1 inch to a mile survey of an English county.
📷 Townsend Maps T8; digitised by @dhlabexeter.bsky.social
#MapMonday #MondayMaps #MappingOurExeter
📷 Townsend Maps T8; digitised by @dhlabexeter.bsky.social
#MapMonday #MondayMaps #MappingOurExeter
June 23, 2025 at 9:15 AM
This map by Benjamin Donn was produced as part of a 12-sheet map of Devon in 1765. Donn was awarded £100 from the Royal Society for the Arts for the best 1 inch to a mile survey of an English county.
📷 Townsend Maps T8; digitised by @dhlabexeter.bsky.social
#MapMonday #MondayMaps #MappingOurExeter
📷 Townsend Maps T8; digitised by @dhlabexeter.bsky.social
#MapMonday #MondayMaps #MappingOurExeter
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🚨Job Alert 🚨 🐕🦺 🐄🐎🐦⬛
Do you have project management skills & an interest in human-animal relations? We are recruiting a project manager role (5 years) for our new project (info in the 🧵) @sheffielduni.bsky.social
📆 deadline 30 June www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNO134/p...
Do you have project management skills & an interest in human-animal relations? We are recruiting a project manager role (5 years) for our new project (info in the 🧵) @sheffielduni.bsky.social
📆 deadline 30 June www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNO134/p...
June 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
🚨Job Alert 🚨 🐕🦺 🐄🐎🐦⬛
Do you have project management skills & an interest in human-animal relations? We are recruiting a project manager role (5 years) for our new project (info in the 🧵) @sheffielduni.bsky.social
📆 deadline 30 June www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNO134/p...
Do you have project management skills & an interest in human-animal relations? We are recruiting a project manager role (5 years) for our new project (info in the 🧵) @sheffielduni.bsky.social
📆 deadline 30 June www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNO134/p...
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🦔 Love this little guy!! A small model of a hedgehog that is about 4,500 years old! from Chalandriani, Syros, Greece. Early Cycladic II period (2800-2300 BCE). National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece. 📷 me
June 14, 2025 at 7:45 AM
🦔 Love this little guy!! A small model of a hedgehog that is about 4,500 years old! from Chalandriani, Syros, Greece. Early Cycladic II period (2800-2300 BCE). National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece. 📷 me
My first experiments in live game analysis are available on YouTube now! I'll record a video essay soon but overall it was a very fun experience 🐈
#GameStudies #AnimalsinGames #CatsinGames #HumanAnimalStudies #DigitalHumanities #EnvironmentalHumanities #EcoGames #CulturalStudies #MediaStudies #Cats
#GameStudies #AnimalsinGames #CatsinGames #HumanAnimalStudies #DigitalHumanities #EnvironmentalHumanities #EcoGames #CulturalStudies #MediaStudies #Cats
All three of my livestreams playing and analysing Stray are available on YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
These Twitch streams were fundraising for @whalesorg.bsky.social as part of @gamesforwaves.bsky.social World Ocean Day Festival #WODFest #Charity #TwitchGamer #Fundraiser #Conservation #Cat
These Twitch streams were fundraising for @whalesorg.bsky.social as part of @gamesforwaves.bsky.social World Ocean Day Festival #WODFest #Charity #TwitchGamer #Fundraiser #Conservation #Cat
Let's Play Stray! - YouTube
All the Twitch livestreams from my play and analysis of Stray to fundraise for Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) during #WODFest 2025
youtube.com
June 13, 2025 at 9:27 AM
My first experiments in live game analysis are available on YouTube now! I'll record a video essay soon but overall it was a very fun experience 🐈
#GameStudies #AnimalsinGames #CatsinGames #HumanAnimalStudies #DigitalHumanities #EnvironmentalHumanities #EcoGames #CulturalStudies #MediaStudies #Cats
#GameStudies #AnimalsinGames #CatsinGames #HumanAnimalStudies #DigitalHumanities #EnvironmentalHumanities #EcoGames #CulturalStudies #MediaStudies #Cats
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Can we finish Stray? I'm going to try for a big livestreaming push on twitch.tv/compassionatecanon because I'd love to complete the game before the end of @gamesforwaves.bsky.social #WODFest 2025. I've been fundraising for @whalesorg.bsky.social and raised £250 so far! tiltify.com/@compassiona... 🐋🐬
June 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Can we finish Stray? I'm going to try for a big livestreaming push on twitch.tv/compassionatecanon because I'd love to complete the game before the end of @gamesforwaves.bsky.social #WODFest 2025. I've been fundraising for @whalesorg.bsky.social and raised £250 so far! tiltify.com/@compassiona... 🐋🐬
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Whales are helping each other escape from abandoned fishing gear. Researchers recently witnessed some fascinating cooperative behaviour. Read more here: tinyurl.com/eck4y5zf
June 9, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Whales are helping each other escape from abandoned fishing gear. Researchers recently witnessed some fascinating cooperative behaviour. Read more here: tinyurl.com/eck4y5zf
Reposted by Dr. Candice Allmark-Kent
And no one’s taking responsibility.
While we call on UK governments to act, you can help save whales and dolphins from deadly gear today. Click on the link to find out how 👉 uk.whales.org/2025/06/08/w...
While we call on UK governments to act, you can help save whales and dolphins from deadly gear today. Click on the link to find out how 👉 uk.whales.org/2025/06/08/w...
What is ghost gear? - Whale and Dolphin Conservation
uk.whales.org
June 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
And no one’s taking responsibility.
While we call on UK governments to act, you can help save whales and dolphins from deadly gear today. Click on the link to find out how 👉 uk.whales.org/2025/06/08/w...
While we call on UK governments to act, you can help save whales and dolphins from deadly gear today. Click on the link to find out how 👉 uk.whales.org/2025/06/08/w...
I went into my interpretation of Stray without reading any reviews or analyses. Turns out, the game is not what I expected at all. Haven't finished it yet, but shows that context is crucial in close analysis. Still, a fun experiment nonetheless! #digitalhumanities #animalstudies #animalfiction #cats
My first livestream playing and analysing the game #Stray for @gamesforwaves.bsky.social #WorldOceanDay charity festival fundraising to remove abandoned fishing gear from the ocean. Check out the VOD here: www.twitch.tv/videos/24788...
#WODFest #ghostgear #conservation #gamestudies #animalsingames
#WODFest #ghostgear #conservation #gamestudies #animalsingames
Live Gameplay and Analysis of Stray! Fundraising for Whales and Dolphins! - compassionatecanon on Twitch
compassionatecanon went live on Twitch. Catch up on their Stray VOD now.
www.twitch.tv
June 8, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I went into my interpretation of Stray without reading any reviews or analyses. Turns out, the game is not what I expected at all. Haven't finished it yet, but shows that context is crucial in close analysis. Still, a fun experiment nonetheless! #digitalhumanities #animalstudies #animalfiction #cats
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ICYMI:
Through Playing Inside, we hope to develop a place to discuss the many ways that playing inside impacts people’s relationships with environments outside. Get your proposals in to @theliftline.bsky.social by June 30th!
niche-canada.org/2025/06/05/c...
#envhist #envhum #games #envstudies
Through Playing Inside, we hope to develop a place to discuss the many ways that playing inside impacts people’s relationships with environments outside. Get your proposals in to @theliftline.bsky.social by June 30th!
niche-canada.org/2025/06/05/c...
#envhist #envhum #games #envstudies
Call for Submissions – Playing Inside: Board Games, Video Games, and the Indoors
Through Playing Inside, we hope to develop a place to discuss the many ways that playing inside impacts people’s relationships with environments outside.
niche-canada.org
June 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
ICYMI:
Through Playing Inside, we hope to develop a place to discuss the many ways that playing inside impacts people’s relationships with environments outside. Get your proposals in to @theliftline.bsky.social by June 30th!
niche-canada.org/2025/06/05/c...
#envhist #envhum #games #envstudies
Through Playing Inside, we hope to develop a place to discuss the many ways that playing inside impacts people’s relationships with environments outside. Get your proposals in to @theliftline.bsky.social by June 30th!
niche-canada.org/2025/06/05/c...
#envhist #envhum #games #envstudies
Had a BLAST streaming last night! We sped past all my initial goals with a whopping £180 donated to my fundraiser for @gamesforwaves.bsky.social so far! Looking forward to playing more Stray tonight and offering my initial thoughts and analyses as we go. Please do join and come hangout in the chat!
Tonight and tomorrow 6th and 7th June 8 pm - 10 pm (GMT+1) I'll be LIVE on Twitch (twitch.tv/compassionatecanon) analysing the game STRAY to fundraise for @whalesorg.bsky.social @gamesforwaves.bsky.social #WODFest campaign to remove abandoned fishing gear from our seas: tiltify.com/@compassiona...
June 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Had a BLAST streaming last night! We sped past all my initial goals with a whopping £180 donated to my fundraiser for @gamesforwaves.bsky.social so far! Looking forward to playing more Stray tonight and offering my initial thoughts and analyses as we go. Please do join and come hangout in the chat!
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Only a week to go before the deadline (13th June): Call For Abstracts: Forgotten Animals, 17th-18th September 2025, University Of Leicester, UK - political philosophy & cognate disciplines conference. More details here:
stevecooke.org?p=290
stevecooke.org?p=290
Call for Papers: Forgotten Animals, 17th-18th September 2025, University of Leicester, UK – Steve Cooke
stevecooke.org
June 7, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Only a week to go before the deadline (13th June): Call For Abstracts: Forgotten Animals, 17th-18th September 2025, University Of Leicester, UK - political philosophy & cognate disciplines conference. More details here:
stevecooke.org?p=290
stevecooke.org?p=290
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We hold the archive of Mark Beeson (1954-2022), a poet, playwright and primatologist based on Dartmoor. The collection is a fantastic resource for studying theatre, the history of Devon, folklore, primatology, and much more!
🔗 To learn more:
specialcollections.exeter.ac.uk/2025/05/16/e...
🔗 To learn more:
specialcollections.exeter.ac.uk/2025/05/16/e...
June 6, 2025 at 9:58 AM
We hold the archive of Mark Beeson (1954-2022), a poet, playwright and primatologist based on Dartmoor. The collection is a fantastic resource for studying theatre, the history of Devon, folklore, primatology, and much more!
🔗 To learn more:
specialcollections.exeter.ac.uk/2025/05/16/e...
🔗 To learn more:
specialcollections.exeter.ac.uk/2025/05/16/e...
Reposted by Dr. Candice Allmark-Kent
Reposted by Dr. Candice Allmark-Kent
NEW NiCHE Series Call for Submissions!!
Playing Inside: Board Games, Video Games, and the Indoors
Submission Deadline – 20 June 2025
Series Editor: @theliftline.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2025/06/05/c...
#envhist #envhum #envstudies #games
Playing Inside: Board Games, Video Games, and the Indoors
Submission Deadline – 20 June 2025
Series Editor: @theliftline.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2025/06/05/c...
#envhist #envhum #envstudies #games
Call for Submissions – Playing Inside: Board Games, Video Games, and the Indoors
Through Playing Inside, we hope to develop a place to discuss the many ways that playing inside impacts people’s relationships with environments outside.
niche-canada.org
June 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
NEW NiCHE Series Call for Submissions!!
Playing Inside: Board Games, Video Games, and the Indoors
Submission Deadline – 20 June 2025
Series Editor: @theliftline.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2025/06/05/c...
#envhist #envhum #envstudies #games
Playing Inside: Board Games, Video Games, and the Indoors
Submission Deadline – 20 June 2025
Series Editor: @theliftline.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2025/06/05/c...
#envhist #envhum #envstudies #games
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Think Deep! launches this Saturday for World Ocean Day, with Episode 1 tackling why deep-ocean science and policy matters now more than ever.
Watch the trailer: buff.ly/PkdX66u
Watch the trailer: buff.ly/PkdX66u
June 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Think Deep! launches this Saturday for World Ocean Day, with Episode 1 tackling why deep-ocean science and policy matters now more than ever.
Watch the trailer: buff.ly/PkdX66u
Watch the trailer: buff.ly/PkdX66u
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Tonight and tomorrow 6th and 7th June 8 pm - 10 pm (GMT+1) I'll be LIVE on Twitch (twitch.tv/compassionatecanon) analysing the game STRAY to fundraise for @whalesorg.bsky.social @gamesforwaves.bsky.social #WODFest campaign to remove abandoned fishing gear from our seas: tiltify.com/@compassiona...
June 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Tonight and tomorrow 6th and 7th June 8 pm - 10 pm (GMT+1) I'll be LIVE on Twitch (twitch.tv/compassionatecanon) analysing the game STRAY to fundraise for @whalesorg.bsky.social @gamesforwaves.bsky.social #WODFest campaign to remove abandoned fishing gear from our seas: tiltify.com/@compassiona...
Until 17th June 2025, use the discount code on the flyer to get 20% off of my book: "Literature, Science, and Animal Advocacy in Canada" link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
#animalstudies #animalfiction #animalhistory #canadianliterature #ecocriticism #literaryanimalstudies #history #naturalhistory
#animalstudies #animalfiction #animalhistory #canadianliterature #ecocriticism #literaryanimalstudies #history #naturalhistory
June 6, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Until 17th June 2025, use the discount code on the flyer to get 20% off of my book: "Literature, Science, and Animal Advocacy in Canada" link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
#animalstudies #animalfiction #animalhistory #canadianliterature #ecocriticism #literaryanimalstudies #history #naturalhistory
#animalstudies #animalfiction #animalhistory #canadianliterature #ecocriticism #literaryanimalstudies #history #naturalhistory
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I am delighted to announce that the recording of Profs Vinciane Despret and Susan McHugh's keynote speeches at our final conference are now available from this site: www.rethinking-fables.org.uk/final-confer...
Please have a look and enjoy! 😊
Please have a look and enjoy! 😊
June 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I am delighted to announce that the recording of Profs Vinciane Despret and Susan McHugh's keynote speeches at our final conference are now available from this site: www.rethinking-fables.org.uk/final-confer...
Please have a look and enjoy! 😊
Please have a look and enjoy! 😊
Reposted by Dr. Candice Allmark-Kent
This is welcome and long overdue. MPs are now calling on the UK government to ban trawling and dredging in "Marine Protected Areas". It's outrageous that this wholescale destruction is permitted anywhere, let alone in these "reserves". It has to stop. committees.parliament.uk/publications...
committees.parliament.uk
June 5, 2025 at 8:41 AM
This is welcome and long overdue. MPs are now calling on the UK government to ban trawling and dredging in "Marine Protected Areas". It's outrageous that this wholescale destruction is permitted anywhere, let alone in these "reserves". It has to stop. committees.parliament.uk/publications...
What with @whalesorg.bsky.social #WODFest fundraiser to remove abandoned fishing gear from the ocean, I've been thinking about waste a lot lately. This book feels very appropriate. There is no throwing anything 'away,' it just goes elsewhere. We often forget about all the waste hidden in our oceans.
W.A.S.T.E. Not: John Scanlan looks for the future in the dustbins of history
📌 buff.ly/K3pZnpi
📚 buff.ly/UWaliyy
📌 buff.ly/K3pZnpi
📚 buff.ly/UWaliyy
June 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
What with @whalesorg.bsky.social #WODFest fundraiser to remove abandoned fishing gear from the ocean, I've been thinking about waste a lot lately. This book feels very appropriate. There is no throwing anything 'away,' it just goes elsewhere. We often forget about all the waste hidden in our oceans.
Inspired by @gamesforwaves.bsky.social and @rethinkingfable.bsky.social, I'm finally feeling brave enough to start Compassionate Canon: a multimedia project about animals, empathy and storytelling. I'm starting on Twitch, where I'll be playing games and analysing them at the same time. Come join me!
Starting a Twitch channel (www.twitch.tv/compassionatecanon) where I'll be playing games and analysing live!
#animalsingames #ecogames #gamestudies #animalstudies #environmentalhumanities #digitalhumanities
'Electric Dreams' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
#animalsingames #ecogames #gamestudies #animalstudies #environmentalhumanities #digitalhumanities
'Electric Dreams' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
June 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Inspired by @gamesforwaves.bsky.social and @rethinkingfable.bsky.social, I'm finally feeling brave enough to start Compassionate Canon: a multimedia project about animals, empathy and storytelling. I'm starting on Twitch, where I'll be playing games and analysing them at the same time. Come join me!