S6EB: Problematization with Claudia Hirtenfelder

The Animal Turn

Over the years Claudia has mentioned her PhD research and journey, in this episode Catherine Oliver takes over as host and interviews Claudia about her research. They dwell on the concept of problematization and why it is important for thinking politically about urban animals.

Date Recorded: 3 October 2023

Claudia (Towne) Hirtenfelder is an animal studies geographer and podcast producer and host. Claudia has a PhD in Geography from Queen’s University, and her research is focused on the significance of the problematization of urban animals. She is particularly interested in multispecies urban spatial governance. Claudia is also the founder and host of The Animal Turn and The Animal Highlight podcasts. In 2021, she was awarded the AASA Award for Popular Communication and in 2023 she was nominated for two International Women’s Podcasting Awards for her work with The Animal Turn. Contact Claudia via email ([e-mail]) or follow her on Twitter (@ClaudiaFTowne).

Catherine Oliver is a geographer and lecturer in the Sociology of Climate Change based at Lancaster University. Her research interests are animals, more-than-human theory, and urban studies. Currently, Catherine is researching the avian worlds of Morecambe Bay. Between 2020 and 2022, Catherine was researching the history and contemporary resurgence of backyard hens and their keepers in gardens and allotments in London, which she is writing about for her forthcoming book, The Chicken City. Previously, she researched veganism in Britain, and her book Veganism, Archives and Animals, was published in 2021 and her second book, What's Veganism For? will be published with Bristol University Press in 2024.

Featured:

• Cast Out Urbanites: The Historical Problematization of Cows in Kingston by Claudia Towne Hirtenfelder
• An Analytical Framework to Understand the Problematization of Urban (Historical) Animals by Claudia Towne Hirtenfelder (under review)
• Finding Traces of Cows in the Archives and Telling Stories Differently by Claudia Towne Hirtenfelder (forthcoming)
• Milking economies: Multispecies entanglements in the infant formula industry by Claudia Towne Hirtenfelder and Carolyn Prouse
• Why Study Problematizations? Making Politics Visible by Carol Bacchi

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1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Navigating Academia, Animal Studies and Veganism (00:04:52)

3. Reframing Animal Problematization in History (00:16:10)

4. [Ad] Wild Times: Wildlife Education (00:16:50)

5. (Cont.) Reframing Animal Problematization in History (00:17:29)

6. Cows' History in Kingston (00:22:35)

7. Methods and Speculations in Finding Historical Cows (00:25:58)

8. The Courthouse Cow (00:30:35)

9. Collectives, Connections, and Animal Objectification (00:36:20)

10. The Politics of Animals' Histories (00:40:35)

11. Cows' Historical Problematization and Commodification (00:48:48)

12. Problematization Framework and Quote (00:52:38)

13. Navigating Tension in Academic Practice (00:57:19)

14. Politics and Problematization (01:06:27)