Keywords: Free-Living Cats, Cat-Human Relations, Biopolitics, Moral Panic, Interspecies Intersubjectivity
Overview
This is project builds upon my doctoral research, undertaken at the University of Exeter, UK, where I was a PGR member of the Exeter University Anthrozoology as Symbiotic Ethics (EASE) Working Group.
Peer-reviewed publications
More coming .. (one more currently under review!)
K. Hill (2024). Cat-human intersubjectivity and joint-meaning making within multispecies families and communities. Humanimalia, 15(1), 45–74. DOI: 10.52537/humanimalia.18145
K. Hill (2024). Control your cats! The biopolitics of urban cat-human relations, in Studies on the Human-Animal Relationship. Anthrozoology Series III. edited by B. László, A. L. Kiss. Anthrozoology Research Group of the University of Debrecen. pp. 84-98. Download book here.
K. Hill (2024). To Roam or Stay Home? Understanding “Pet Parenting” Types in Relation to the Indoor/Outdoor Cat Debate, Anthrozoös, 37(6), 1133-1154. DOI: 10.1080/08927936.2024.2360788
K. Hill (2024). Did anyone ask the cats? Speculating on the potential of speculative fiction to explore the feline perspective, in Anthrozoology Studies: Multispecies Communities and Narratives, edited by I. Frasin, G. Bodi, S. Bulei, C. D. Vasiliu. Romania: Presa Universitară Clujeană. pp. In press
K. Hill (2022). Feral and out of control: a moral panic over free-roaming cats? in Anthrozoology Studies: Animal Life and Human Culture, edited by I. Frasin, G. Bodi, S. Bulei, C. D. Vasiliu. Romania: Presa Universitară Clujeană. pp. 123-157. Download book here.
See here for a full list of my publications.
Blogs & essays
K. Hill (2022, 30 June). Respecting the privacy of my feline research participants. The Exeter Anthrozoology as Symbiotic Ethics (EASE) Blog. Read here.
Presentations
K.Hill (2023, 2 November). Did anyone ask the cats? Using speculative fiction to gain insight into the unique perspectives of individual cats (Felis catus). The Anthrozoology Symposium, Sixth Edition: Multispecies Communities and Narratives, The Institute of Economic and Social Research, Iași, Romania (Hybrid). Programme here.
K.Hill (2023, 4 October). Unruly neighbours? Free-living cats, roaming pets, and the biopolitics of urban cat-human cultures. The 2nd International Anthrozoology Conference: Perspectives of the Human-Animal Relationship (University of Debrecen, Hungary/Hybrid). Programme here.
K.Hill (2023, 15-18 June). Did anyone ask the cats? Using speculative fiction to explore the feline perspective on guardianship and agency. International Society for Anthrozoology (ISAZ) 2023. Anthrozoology: The Spectrum of Human-Animal Interactions and Relationships, Hosted by University of Edinburgh (Edinburgh, Scotland). Programme here.
K. Hill (2022, 4 November). To roam or stay home? Cat (Felis catus) guardianship and the ‘indoor versus outdoor’ cat debate. Anthrozoology Symposium, Fifth Edition: Non-human Animals in Open Societies. The Institute of Economic and Social Research, Iași, Romania (Hybrid). Programme here. To watch practice recording click here.
K.Hill (2022, 8 July). Feral and out of control: A moral panic over free-roaming cats (Felis catus)? International Society for Anthrozoology (ISAZ): Anthrozoology in Translation. Boise State University, USA (Online). Programme here. To watch presentation click here.
K.Hill (2021, 3 December). The private lives of cats: Why, when, and how should the privacy of otherthanhuman animals be respected? Reframing Anthrozoology as Symbiotic Ethics (RASE). University of Exeter, UK (Online). Programme here. To watch presentation click here.
K.Hill (2021, 5 November). Feral and out of control: A moral panic over domestic cats? Anthrozoology Symposium, Fourth Edition: Animal Life and Human Culture. The Institute of Economic and Social Research, Iași, Romania (Online). Programme here. To watch presentation click here.
K.Hill (2021, 23 June). Cats in the Community: Social Discourses Surrounding Free-Roaming Cats in Urban Neighbourhoods. International Society for Anthrozoology (ISAZ) 2021: The changing nature of human-animal relationships: Theory, research and practice. Canisius College, USA (Online). Programme here. To watch presentation click here.
K. Hill (2020, 4 September). In or Out? Social discourses surrounding free-roaming cats in urban communities. International Society for Anthrozoology (ISAZ) 2020: One Health, One Welfare. University of Liverpool, UK (Online). Programme here. To watch presentation click here.
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