Animali is an online slow reading group meeting on the first Tuesday of every month. It is an informal space for collectively reading meaningful texts about animals.
We’ll read out loud together, stopping as desired to discuss the text, with no obligation to read or speak unless you want to.
It is open to anyone, with no prior reading or experience needed to join other than an interest in animals and reading with others. There is no expectation or requirement to attend all sessions.
A copy of the text will be provided during the session.
Previous readings
- 4 May 2026: Ch from Animal Stories by Kate Zambreno
- 7 April 2026: Why look at animals? by John Berger
- 3 Feb 2026: A Report to an Academy by Kafka
- 2 Dec 2025: Animal Ethics, the New Materialism, and the Question of Subjectivity by Josephine Donovan (Ch 11 in Critical Animal Studies)
- 7 Oct:2025 Harriet (Ch in Animals Strike Curious Poses) by Elena Passarello
- 2 Sept 2025: The Inner Life of Earthworms by Eileen Crist
- 5 Aug: Not by Bread Alone: Symbolic Loss, Trauma, and Recovery in Elephant Communities by Isabel Gay Bradshaw
- 1 July 2025: Sheep do have opinions by Vinciane Despret
- 3 June 2025: Revolution by Ron Broglio (Ch 31 in the Edinburgh Companion to Animal Studies)
