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Emily Doolittle @emilydoolittle.bsky.social · Aug 25

A collaboration between me, @amsouth.bsky.social & Lesley Harrison, performed at @rethinkingfable.bsky.social (www.rethinking-fables.org.uk). Lesley & Alex weave together pieces by me and Alex and a poem by Lesley to create a new fable, "The Gannet and the Whale". www.youtube.com/watch?v=r55d...

The Gannet and the Whale (May 24, 2025, Rethinking Fables)

YouTube video by Kaori Nagai

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Rethinking Fables @rethinkingfable.bsky.social · Jul 23

Our final conference included a storytelling workshop called ‘Changing Fables’, led by Prof. Vinciane Despret. Here’s a brief report I’m excited to share. Enjoy 😊 -- heartfelt thanks to everyone who participated in this memorable session. www.rethinking-fables.org.uk/changing-fab...

Changing Fables - Rethinking Fables

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Rethinking Fables @rethinkingfable.bsky.social · Jul 11

Excited to share that our ‘Spider fable’ collaboration was featured in this fantastic blog post! www.uc.edu/news/article... Huge thanks to Nathan Morehouse, Cass Lynch, Josie Turnbull and Lisa-Jean Moore for making this project happen.
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There once was a biologist who talked to spiders …

UC biologist and spider expert Nathan Morehouse helped a writing collaboration at Kent University explore our common ground with these eight-legged creatures that fascinate us.

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Rethinking Fables @rethinkingfable.bsky.social · Jul 1

Spotted two majestic Kudus in Camden this Saturday, part of
The Herds stampede. Incredible to see these creatures come to life & transform the street into a space of powerful storytelling. It was a priviledge to meet them & wishing them a safe journey north.

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Susan Richardson Writer @susanrichardson.bsky.social · Jun 27

So happy to have been commissioned to write this sequence of poems for the @rethinkingfable.bsky.social project.

Rethinking Fables @rethinkingfable.bsky.social · Jun 18

Check out Susan Richardson's powerful poem sequence ‘The Sack and the Selki’e — a moving exploration of how plastic pollution is affecting seals. Huge thanks again to Susan for writing this amazing piece for the ‘Rethinking Fables’ project. @susanrichardson.bsky.social youtu.be/vQ1wfvlUcWU

Susan Richardson, The Sack and the Selkie

YouTube video by Kaori Nagai

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Rethinking Fables @rethinkingfable.bsky.social · Jun 18

Check out Susan Richardson's powerful poem sequence ‘The Sack and the Selki’e — a moving exploration of how plastic pollution is affecting seals. Huge thanks again to Susan for writing this amazing piece for the ‘Rethinking Fables’ project. @susanrichardson.bsky.social youtu.be/vQ1wfvlUcWU

Susan Richardson, The Sack and the Selkie

YouTube video by Kaori Nagai

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Maisie Tomlinson @maisie-tom.bsky.social · Jun 5

Are you curious about expanding your social research practice to include nonhuman species, but don’t know where to start? Come and join this immersive three-day workshop at the University of Manchester, with a mix of indoor seminars and outdoor fieldwork: store.southampton.ac.uk/short-course...

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Rethinking Fables @rethinkingfable.bsky.social · Jun 5

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! 😊

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Rethinking Fables @rethinkingfable.bsky.social · May 25

Just wrapped 3 incredible days at the Rethinking Fables final conference! Huge thanks to our amazing speakers, attendees & performers who made this truly unforgettable. So many fabulous things happened during this conference 😊

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Rethinking Fables @rethinkingfable.bsky.social · May 22

thank you so much 😊

Rethinking Fables @rethinkingfable.bsky.social · May 22

Suniti Namjoshi kindly designed a fable-writing exercise for our project. Can you take up the challenge? www.rethinking-fables.org.uk/challenge-su...

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Rethinking Fables @rethinkingfable.bsky.social · May 22

The 'Rethinking Fables' final conference is happening now! Please join us if you can. Also please check out the online resources/exhibition (just launched) www.rethinking-fables.org.uk

Rethinking Fables Rethinking Fables in the Age of Global Environmental Crisis

Welcome to Rethinking Fables in the Age of Global Environmental Crisis (2023-2025), an Arts and Humanities Research Council funded networking project, led by Dr. Kaori Nagai, Senior Lecturer in Victor...

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Rethinking Fables @rethinkingfable.bsky.social · May 21

Misadventures in the Land of Fables!! Oh wow, I have to check this out. Thanks so much for letting me know.

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Rethinking Fables @rethinkingfable.bsky.social · May 21

Thank you so much!! 😊

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Rethinking Fables @rethinkingfable.bsky.social · May 21

The 'Rethinking Fables' final conference kicks off tomorrow. Big thanks to the speakers — really excited to meet you soon! research.kent.ac.uk/rethinking-f...

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Dr. Candice Allmark-Kent @callmarkkent.bsky.social · May 15

Absolutely thrilled that next Thursday I'll be speaking at the Rethinking Fables conference and sharing what I've learned from reading Ernest Thompson Seton's journals. This is brand new research, so I'm excited to share it properly for the first time.

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Rethinking Fables @rethinkingfable.bsky.social · May 13

Tickets are now available for the Rethinking Fables storytelling event on May 24, 2025 (6–8pm), featuring Indian fabulist Suniti Namjoshi, a fable-in-music performance, and other fables. If you're near Canterbury, come along and spread the word. thegulbenkian.co.uk/events/rethi...

Rethinking Fables in the Age of the Environmental Crisis: A Storytelling Event - Gulbenkian

We are delighted that renowned Indian fabulist Suniti Namjoshi will be among our storytellers, alongside a fable-in-music collaboration by Scottish poet Lesley Harrison and Zoomusicologists Alex South...

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Seamless Trade @seamlesstrade.bsky.social · May 12

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If the Camel Could Speak – Reflections on Trade, Fables, and Global Connections

The introduction to the volume "Animal Trade Histories in the Indian Ocean World" opens with a reference to an Aesop’s fable about a merchant and his camel, capturing the essence of human-animal relat...

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Christos Lynteris @visualplague.bsky.social · May 5

A great conversation between Kaori Nagai and Suniti Namjoshi on fabulating birds and other animals - "Birds Talk Back" @rethinkingfable.bsky.social research.kent.ac.uk/rethinking-f...

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Rethinking Fables @rethinkingfable.bsky.social · May 5

Thank you, Cristos! I'm glad that you liked it 😊

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Rethinking Fables @rethinkingfable.bsky.social · May 2

Registration is still open for our final 'Rethinking Fables' conference (May 22–24, 2025, U of Kent & online), featuring keynote speakers Profs Vinciane Despret and Susan McHugh. We’d love for you to join us 😊 Please visit: research.kent.ac.uk/rethinking-f...

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Rethinking Fables @rethinkingfable.bsky.social · Apr 1

Please take a look at my conversation with the fabulist Suniti Namjoshi, ‘Birds Talk Back’. Your thoughts and comments are most welcome! 😊 research.kent.ac.uk/rethinking-f...

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Shreyasi @itswhilereading.bsky.social · Mar 30

The wonderful @rethinkingfable.bsky.social made this lovely video of the workshop on Fable Writing.

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I had a stimulating time preparing for it and then facilitating it. Thank you to the participants for trusting their wonderful stories to this process of inquiry. Keep writing ✍🏽

Writing Environmental Fables in Kent (November 20, 2024)

YouTube video by Kaori Nagai

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Chinese Animal Studies Network @casntweets.bsky.social · Mar 30

There's also still time to register to attend the Rethinking Fables Conference in-person or online (22-24 May, University of Kent, Canterbury) which includes keynotes by Susan McHugh, and Vinciane Despret @rethinkingfable.bsky.social 🐰🦉🐥
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Final Conference - Rethinking Fables in the Age of Global Environmental Crisis

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Rethinking Fables @rethinkingfable.bsky.social · Mar 13

Thanks, Susan! We are very much looking forward to the reading of your piece at our storytelling event! 😊
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Susan Richardson Writer @susanrichardson.bsky.social · Feb 25

I'm so enjoying being involved in this University of Kent-based project: 'Rethinking Fables in the Age of Global Environmental Crisis'. Following on from the workshop facilitation I did last year, I'm grateful to have been commissioned to write a new sequence of #poems around the project's theme.

This image advertises the 'Rethinking Fables in the Age of Global Environmental Crisis' project. These words are written in large white letters across the bottom of the image. In the top right hand corner, the words 'University of Kent' appear (white on a black background) to indicate where the project is based. The central image shows a sketch of a rat in water with its whiskered nose above the surfact and its front right paw roped to a frog's leg - the frog is tugging it along through the water.

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