{"id":1748,"date":"2021-10-14T10:43:06","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T09:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.manchester.ac.uk\/chstm\/?p=1748"},"modified":"2023-03-28T09:23:57","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T08:23:57","slug":"chstm-seminar-19-october-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.manchester.ac.uk\/chstm\/2021\/10\/14\/chstm-seminar-19-october-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"CHSTM Seminar 19 October 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/mooncontactzone.wordpress.com\/&#8221; global_module=&#8221;322&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_menu global_parent=&#8221;322&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; menu_id=&#8221;7&#8243; submenu_direction=&#8221;downwards&#8221; fullwidth_menu=&#8221;off&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; module_class=&#8221;main-navigation&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; prev_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#1d1d1d&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;2&#8243;][et_pb_row_inner locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_post_title _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; title=&#8221;on&#8221; meta=&#8221;on&#8221; author=&#8221;on&#8221; date=&#8221;on&#8221; categories=&#8221;on&#8221; comments=&#8221;on&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;on&#8221; featured_placement=&#8221;above&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_background=&#8221;off&#8221; locked=&#8221;on&#8221; parent_locked=&#8221;off&#8221; \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; parent_locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Tuesday 19 October, 4pm, Simon 2.39 \/ Zoom (link tba)<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.manchester.ac.uk\/portal\/camille.bellet.html\">Dr Camille Bellet<\/a>, CHSTM, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.design.iastate.edu\/faculty\/emorgan\/\">Dr Emily Morgan<\/a>, Iowa State<\/h2>\n<h1><strong>Breed(ing) narratives: Visualizing Values in Industrial Farming<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>We\u2019ll be meeting largely in person but opening it up as far as possible over Zoom \u2013 for details, please contact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.manchester.ac.uk\/portal\/James.Sumner.html\">Dr James Sumner<\/a>.<br \/>Emily will be joining us by Zoom; Camille will be in the room.<\/p>\n<p><b>Abstract: <\/b>In this study, we consider how farmed animals, specifically pigs and chickens, are visualized in literature designed for circulation within animal production industries. 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