Lessons
Lesson #1: What Is Animal Studies?
Have you ever thought about the role non-human animals play in your life? In this lesson, you'll learn about animal studies, an interdisciplinary field that explores humans' relationship with other animals. |
By Stephen Vrla
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Lesson #2: Animal Studies and Multispecies Imagination
What is it like to experience the world from the perspective of another animal? In this lesson, you'll learn about multispecies imagination, the ability to take the perspective of other animals. |
By Matthew Bellemare - Imported from 500px (archived version) by the Archive Team. (detail page), CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=73794156
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Lesson #3: Animal Studies and Value Paradigms
Do other animals have value in and of themselves or because of their usefulness to humans? In this lesson, you'll learn about value paradigms, conceptual maps of who we include in our moral community. |
By Unknown - http://www.epa.gov/region7/water/cafo/images/hogssm2.jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1863697
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Final Assessment
What can you do with your new understanding of the animal-human relationship? In the final assessment, you'll complete an action research project in which you address an issue of your choice in the animal-human relationship. |
By U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters - gray wolfUploaded by Dolovis, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31314423
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