AustLit

In 2008 a clip was posted on YouTube which became a worldwide sensation. The clip, known as the Christian the Lion reunion, showed an emotional reunion between two men and a lion. They had purchased the lion cub at Harrods in London, kept him as a pet, then rehomed him in Kenya on George Adamson's Kora Reserve. Key themes of the essays in Captured: the Animal within Culture are encapsulated in Christian's story: the implications of the physical and cultural capture of animals. As commodities trafficked for profit or spectacle, as subjects of scientific endeavour, the invisibility of animal capture and the suffering it invariably brings takes place in the context of a proliferation of representations of animals in all aspects of human culture. Leading scholars discuss films, novels, popular culture, performance and histories of animal capture and several of the essays provide compelling accounts of animal lives. [Publisher's abstract]

Animal Studies Journal is the journal of the Australian Animal Studies Group. It is fully refereed (double-blind peer reviewed) and open access and provides a forum for current research in human-animal Studies. ASJ publishes international cross-disciplinary content with a particular, but not exclusive, interest in Australian, New Zealand and Asia-Pacific scholarship.

The journal aims to be a leading international forum for the dissemination and discussion of animal studies research and creative work. ASJ aims to support and promote scholarship and scholarly exchange within animal studies, with a view to the advancement of positive human-animal relations. ASJ reflects the Australian Animal Studies Group's commitment to fostering a community of animal studies scholars, scientists, creative artists and animal advocates. Material for the journal comes from a wide range of perspectives, across the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of this field. [From the journal's website]