Friends of UMaine Libraries Newsletter — October 29, 2024 - Raymond H. Fogler Library

Friends of UMaine Libraries Newsletter — October 29, 2024

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Friends of UMaine Libraries Newsletter — October 29, 2024

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UMaine Libraries is composed of Raymond H. Fogler Library, Merrill Library in Machias, Maine InfoNet, and the University of Maine Press.

In this issue:

Salon Series: What Does it Mean to Respect Nonhuman Animals?
Cod Coasts now available from the University of Maine Press
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Salon Series: What Does it Mean to Respect Nonhuman Animals?

The third event in Fogler Library’s exciting Salon Series, “What Does it Mean to Respect Nonhuman Animals,” takes place on Tuesday, Oct. 29 from 6—7:30 p.m. This event is available both in person at The Salon at Fogler Library, and via Zoom.

Whether they are treated as consumables, research subjects, companions, or family, human civilization relies heavily on the lives of other animals. Given these disparate — and not necessarily mutually exclusive — ways of interacting with nonhuman animals, what does it mean to respect them? Which ideas and practices serve this end? Which cultures and traditions provide relevant insights? How might we treat animals as nonhuman persons?

Please click here to view the event flyer

Cod Coasts Cultural Landscapes of the Cod Fishery from Cape Cod to Labrador

Cod Coasts now available from the University of Maine Press

The University of Maine Press is pleased to announce the publication of Cod Coasts: Cultural Landscapes of the Cod Fishery from Cape Cod to Labrador by Stephen J. Hornsby, professor of Geography and Canadian Studies and former director of the Canadian-American Center at the University of Maine.

This beautifully illustrated book draws on a wealth of scholarship and field research to tell the story of the importance of the cod industry to northeastern North America, and details the rise of distinctive and historically important landscapes in the maritime northeast. These areas include the Gaspé peninsula in Québec; many points in Newfoundland and Labrador, including the port of St. John’s; Cape Breton Island and other points in Nova Scotia; the Channel Islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence; Cape Cod and the fisheries of Massachusetts; and the town of Castine, Maine, a leader in the American cod fishery until the mid-nineteenth century.

Cod Coasts is available from the University of Maine Press for $40.00 and can be ordered through the UM Press website, or by contacting Betsy Rose at betsy.rose@maine.edu.

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