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Chinese Animal Studies Network
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CASN is an academic network uniting scholars working across the chronological and geographic breadth of China who are interested in animal studies.
https://chineseanimalstudiesnetwork.com/
And we also found out more about the recent workshop "Humains et Non-Humains: Chine, Corée, Japon et Vietnam" in our latest Field Report! 🌿🐆🐒
#animalhistory

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December 2, 2025 at 12:25 PM
We interviewed Meir Shahar in our latest Talking Animals feature to learn more about his research on Horse and Ox Kings, rural religion, and the hardworking donkey in Chinese history 🐎🐂🐃 #animalhistory

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December 2, 2025 at 12:21 PM
CfP for a panel on Chinese Animal Studies at the upcoming EACS in Venice 21-25 July 2026! See below for more info, proposals due by 16 November 🐳🦋🐰 #animalhistory
October 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
We are delighted to hear from the organisers of the recent "Animals in Co-Becoming" workshop held this September at National Sun Yat-sen University. Read more about the workshop and future developments here! 🦋🦚🦎 #animalhistory
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October 6, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Call to submit papers to the Environmental Graduate Symposium at Yale University! Link to submit: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
September 30, 2025 at 11:06 AM
CfP for an exciting animal panel at the upcoming Association of Art History Conference (University of Cambridge, 8-10 April 2026). A great opportunity for Chinese animal / art scholars! 🎨🐝🐸
September 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Excited to share our recent interview with Fang Wu, PhD candidate at the University of Chicago. Read more about her research on early Chinese horses here! 🐎
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July 17, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In May we hosted our first workshop on all things animal in East Asia which was a roaring success 🐯 We've posted a report on our website to celebrate, thank you again to all participants! #casn2025 #casnmunster
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June 5, 2025 at 10:34 AM
We're delighted to announce the programme for our workshop "Same and/or Other? Animals in East Asian History" 8-10 May at the University of Münster. See below for the programme and check the comments for the registration link! #casn2025 #casnmunster 🐯
April 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
We're celebrating the start of spring with a fantastic Talking Animals interview! Olivia Milburn discusses queen (or king) bees, mosquito stings, and the magic of medieval Chinese leishu 🦟🪲🦋
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April 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
And we also hear from Rachel McVeigh @remcveigh.bsky.social about her doctoral research on medieval Chinese cranes and twentieth-century dog film-stars in our Emerging Voices feature! 🪶🐶
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March 3, 2025 at 12:26 PM
We're starting off March with two exciting animal studies features! First, we hear from Jongsik Christian Yi @jongsikyi.bsky.social about his research on Chinese veterinary care in Talking Animals 🐃🐄🐑
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March 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
February 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
February 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
And we also hear from doctoral student Shasha Cai @shashacai.bsky.social about her research on animals in Ming and Qing literature, ft. Monkey King, foxes, and fungi! 🐒🦊🍄
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January 30, 2025 at 11:40 AM
We are welcoming in the Chinese New Year with two exciting animal features! First, we interviewed Leslie Wallace about her work on Chinese falconry and the global trade in parrots 🦜🦅🪽🪶 chineseanimalstudiesnetwork.com/talking-anim...
January 30, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Exciting upcoming talk from the Globalising Animal Geographies Seminar series on donkeys in Victorian expeditions in Africa and Asia. Taking place on 26 February 🫏🫏🫏
January 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM