Rethinking Fables in the Age of Global Environmental Crisis: @ahrcpress funded network for all those interested in fables, nonhumans & multispecies storytelling

Joined June 2023
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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: rethinking-fables.org.uk/fin… Please have a look and enjoy! 😊
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Our final conference included a storytelling workshop called ‘Changing Fables’, led by Prof. Vinciane Despret (May 24, 2025). Here’s a brief report I’m excited to share. Enjoy & heartfelt thanks to everyone who participated in this memorable session. rethinking-fables.org.uk/cha…...

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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. priviledged to meet them & wishing them a safe journey north. #theherds #climateaction
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Check out @susanpoet ’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. 😊🦭youtu.be/vQ1wfvlUcWU
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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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Suniti Namjoshi kindly designed a fable-writing exercise for our project. Can you take up the challenge? rethinking-fables.org.uk/cha…...
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The 'Rethinking Fables' final conference is happening now! Please join us if you can. 🙂Please check out our online resources/exhibition (just launched) rethinking-fables.org.uk

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The 'Rethinking Fables' final conference kicks off tomorrow (May 22-24). Big thanks to the speakers — really excited to meet you soon! research.kent.ac.uk/rethinki…
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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/r…
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Registration is still open for our final 'Rethinking Fables' conference (May 22–24, 2025, U of Kent & online), featuring keynote speakers Vinciane Despret and Susan McHugh. Please join us ! 🙂 research.kent.ac.uk/rethinki…
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#BookReview | The World And The Word — Amitav Ghosh’s 'Wild Fictions' tinyurl.com/58ejpvx2 Literary critic Ashutosh Thakur @ashutosh_mdb writes #Books #AmitavGhosh #NonFiction #ABPLive
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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/rethinki…
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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 🐰🦉🐥 research.kent.ac.uk/rethinki…
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Registration is open for our final 'Rethinking Fables' conference (May 22-24, 2025: University of Kent, Canterbury UK & online) with Vinciane Despret and Susan McHugh as our keynote speakers. Please spread the word. research.kent.ac.uk/rethinki…
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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/rethinki…
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Registration is open for our final 'Rethinking Fables' conference (May 22-24, 2025: U of Kent, Canterbury UK & online) with Profs Vinciane Despret and Susan McHugh as our keynote speakers. Please spread the word - we'd be delighted if you can join us. research.kent.ac.uk/rethinki…...
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These are dark & disconcerting times for the environment & our future. I'm reposting 'Call for Fables'. Drop us a line if you can think of a fable that speaks to you at this moment (& please try writing a fable yourself to make sense of what’s happening) research.kent.ac.uk/rethinki…
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Reposted with the correct link (thanks -William!!)
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These are dark & disconcerting times for the environment & our future. I'm reposting 'Call for Fables'. Drop us a line if you can think of a fable that speaks to you at this moment (& please try writing a fable yourself to make sense of what’s happening) research.kent.ac.uk/rethinki…
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