Rethinking Fables
@rethinkingfable.bsky.social
Rethinking Fables in the Age of Global Environmental Crisis:
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funded network for all those interested in fables, nonhumans & multispecies storytelling
https://www.rethinking-fables.org.uk/
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funded network for all those interested in fables, nonhumans & multispecies storytelling
https://www.rethinking-fables.org.uk/
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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! 😊
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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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August 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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...
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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July 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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...
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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@britishspiders.bsky.social
@arachnology.bsky.social
@britishspiders.bsky.social
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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July 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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.
@arachnology.bsky.social
@britishspiders.bsky.social
@arachnology.bsky.social
@britishspiders.bsky.social
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.
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.
July 1, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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.
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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So happy to have been commissioned to write this sequence of poems for the @rethinkingfable.bsky.social project.
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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June 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
So happy to have been commissioned to write this sequence of poems for the @rethinkingfable.bsky.social project.
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
youtu.be
June 18, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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
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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...
June 5, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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...
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! 😊
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 😊
May 25, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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 😊
Suniti Namjoshi kindly designed a fable-writing exercise for our project. Can you take up the challenge? www.rethinking-fables.org.uk/challenge-su...
May 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Suniti Namjoshi kindly designed a fable-writing exercise for our project. Can you take up the challenge? www.rethinking-fables.org.uk/challenge-su...
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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May 22, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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
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...
May 21, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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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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.
May 15, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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.
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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May 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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...
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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...
May 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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...
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...
May 2, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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...
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...
April 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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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The wonderful @rethinkingfable.bsky.social made this lovely video of the workshop on Fable Writing.
youtu.be/ouhOByeS6hw
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 ✍🏽
youtu.be/ouhOByeS6hw
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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March 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The wonderful @rethinkingfable.bsky.social made this lovely video of the workshop on Fable Writing.
youtu.be/ouhOByeS6hw
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 ✍🏽
youtu.be/ouhOByeS6hw
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 ✍🏽
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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 🐰🦉🐥
research.kent.ac.uk/rethinking-f...
research.kent.ac.uk/rethinking-f...
Final Conference - Rethinking Fables in the Age of Global Environmental Crisis
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March 30, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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 🐰🦉🐥
research.kent.ac.uk/rethinking-f...
research.kent.ac.uk/rethinking-f...
Thanks, Susan! We are very much looking forward to the reading of your piece at our storytelling event! 😊
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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.
March 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Thanks, Susan! We are very much looking forward to the reading of your piece at our storytelling event! 😊
research.kent.ac.uk/rethinking-f...
research.kent.ac.uk/rethinking-f...
We are delighted to announce that Suniti Namjoshi, the distinguished fabulist and author of The Blue Donkey Fables (1988), Aesop the Fox (2018) and many other fables, will be taking part in the event. Please visit research.kent.ac.uk/rethinking-f...
March 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
We are delighted to announce that Suniti Namjoshi, the distinguished fabulist and author of The Blue Donkey Fables (1988), Aesop the Fox (2018) and many other fables, will be taking part in the event. Please visit research.kent.ac.uk/rethinking-f...
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Call for Contributions, Symposium:
"Foraging Futures: Human-Environment Relations in a Changing World"
October 3–7, 2025 | Triglav National Park, Slovenia
foraging.work/symposium/
"Foraging Futures: Human-Environment Relations in a Changing World"
October 3–7, 2025 | Triglav National Park, Slovenia
foraging.work/symposium/
Foraging Futures – Symposium 2025 | Foraging at the Edge of Capitalism
Foraging at the Edge of Capitalism
foraging.work
March 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Call for Contributions, Symposium:
"Foraging Futures: Human-Environment Relations in a Changing World"
October 3–7, 2025 | Triglav National Park, Slovenia
foraging.work/symposium/
"Foraging Futures: Human-Environment Relations in a Changing World"
October 3–7, 2025 | Triglav National Park, Slovenia
foraging.work/symposium/
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We have been asked to spread the word about the upcoming Pan-European Conference on International Relations (EISA PEC) in Bologna: "Green(ing) War: Military Build-Up, Warfare, and Socio-Environmental Wounds."
Event page: eisa-net.org/pec-2025/
#rccnews #conference #green #war #military #envhum
Event page: eisa-net.org/pec-2025/
#rccnews #conference #green #war #military #envhum
March 6, 2025 at 12:06 PM
We have been asked to spread the word about the upcoming Pan-European Conference on International Relations (EISA PEC) in Bologna: "Green(ing) War: Military Build-Up, Warfare, and Socio-Environmental Wounds."
Event page: eisa-net.org/pec-2025/
#rccnews #conference #green #war #military #envhum
Event page: eisa-net.org/pec-2025/
#rccnews #conference #green #war #military #envhum
Registration is open for our final 'Rethinking Fables' conference (May 22-24, 2025: University of Kent, Canterbury UK & online) with Profs Vinciane Despret and Susan McHugh as our keynote speakers. Please spread the word – and we'd be delighted if you can join us. research.kent.ac.uk/rethinking-f...
March 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Registration is open for our final 'Rethinking Fables' conference (May 22-24, 2025: University of Kent, Canterbury UK & online) with Profs Vinciane Despret and Susan McHugh as our keynote speakers. Please spread the word – and we'd be delighted if you can join us. research.kent.ac.uk/rethinking-f...