Katya Krylova is a PhD researcher at the New Zealand Centre for Human-Animal Studies (NZCHAS) at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch. She holds an MA in Contemporary Art Theory from Goldsmiths, University of London. In her doctoral project, she addresses ethical issues related to the simulation of animal speech in social media and popular culture. Her research interests also include critical studies of cuteness and the representation of animals in contemporary art, film and video games.
Australasian Animal Studies Association (AASA) Online Conference
In this masterclass, Professor Danielle Celermajer, author of the critically acclaimed work Summertime: Reflections on a Vanishing Future (Penguin 2021), will explore creative non-fiction as an approach in making sense of more-than-human worlds. Participants will have an opportunity to read sections of Summertime, and also to workshop their own creative non-fiction writing or experiment with this form.