Performing Animal Rights

Beyond certainty and embracing the experimental

Why risks in art and academia might be the most hopeful form of advocacy

Jul 15 • Dr Ben Hunt

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Sonic Activism & Industry Standard

In this episode, Ben Hunt is joined by undercover investigator, filmmaker, and creative advocate Gemunu de Silva to explore how sound can become a…

Jul 14 • Dr Ben Hunt

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June 2026

Who speaks for the animals?

On Hen, elections, and imagining nonhuman political life

Jun 26 • Dr Ben Hunt

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April 2026

Dancing against domination: queering animal advocacy through performance

On play, pleasure, and disrupting the hypermasculinity of non-human dominion

Apr 23 • Dr Ben Hunt

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Walking the route: on pilgrimage, performance, and Watership Down

Durational, geographical, and embodied acts of understanding

Apr 15 • Dr Ben Hunt

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How singing together reshapes advocacy, empathy, and resistance

A conversation with the Animal Rights Choir on voice, community, and collective practice

Apr 3 • Dr Ben Hunt

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March 2026

Voices for Animals: The Animal Rights Choir

In this episode, Ben is joined by Jen Armstrong and Sue Joyce from the Animal Rights Choir; a growing collective using music, voice, and community to…

Mar 24 • Dr Ben Hunt

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Navigating power, story, and systemic change

Rethinking how we choose campaigns in the animal movement

Mar 22 • Dr Ben Hunt

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January 2026

Embodying resistance: what Grotowski and Artaud offer animal activism

On training, presence, and the politics of truth in performance

Jan 31 • Dr Ben Hunt

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December 2025

Visibility, voice, and vision: Reflections on performance and animal advocacy

A look back at 2025, and a look ahead to what’s stirring in 2026

Dec 30, 2025 • Dr Ben Hunt

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Rehearsing resistance: What political theatre can offer animal advocacy

On Boal, Brecht, and the unfinished work of representing nonhuman struggle

Dec 2, 2025 • Dr Ben Hunt

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October 2025

Have we lost the plot, or just the frame?

Reflections on boldness, narrative, and performance in a co-opted movement

Oct 30, 2025 • Dr Ben Hunt

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