Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In all the debates about the impact humans have on the environment, Liza Oliver, associate professor of art at Wellesley, and Julie Walsh, associate professor of philosophy, say one question is often overlooked: “Do we need to reevaluate our relationship to animals as food?”
In fall 2024, they addressed that question and more in ARTH 324/PHIL 324: Meat: Visuals, Politics, and Ethics, a new seminar they co-taught with the goal of discussing and debating meat consumption and the meat industry.
The course was made possible by an Apgar Award, given by the College’s Educational Research and Development Committee. Endowed in 1991 by Anne Nelson Apgar ’70, the award recognizes faculty initiatives that enhance the quality of teaching at Wellesley.
In all the debates about the impact humans have on the environment, Liza Oliver, associate professor of art at Wellesley, and Julie Walsh, associate professor of philosophy, say one question is often overlooked: “Do we need to reevaluate our relationship to animals as food?”
In fall 2024, they addressed that question and more in ARTH 324/PHIL 324: Meat: Visuals, Politics, and Ethics, a new seminar they co-taught with the goal of discussing and debating meat consumption and the meat industry.
The course was made possible by an Apgar Award, given by the College’s Educational Research and Development Committee. Endowed in 1991 by Anne Nelson Apgar ’70, the award recognizes faculty initiatives that enhance the quality of teaching at Wellesley.
