Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
#wolves #sustainability #animals #humanity
In this video, I talk with Ian Helfant about human-animal studies and specifically about wolves. Ian describes his sustainability journey working as both an academic and an elected official to advance sustainability. He discusses the way humans think about predators and specifically wolves in 19th century Russian culture.
Ian Helfant is a Professor of Environmental Studies and Russian and Eurasian Studies at Colgate University. His book "That Savage Gaze" explores the significance of wolves in pre-revolutionary Russia utilizing the perspectives of cultural studies, ecocriticism, and human-animal studies. Ian was a founding member of Colgate's Sustainability Council and served as its chair from 2005-2010 and 2015-16. He chaired the Russian department from 2006-2012, and served as associate dean of the faculty from 2009-2012. and most recently as Director of the Environmental Studies Program from 2018-21.
#wolves #sustainability #animals #humanity
In this video, I talk with Ian Helfant about human-animal studies and specifically about wolves. Ian describes his sustainability journey working as both an academic and an elected official to advance sustainability. He discusses the way humans think about predators and specifically wolves in 19th century Russian culture.
Ian Helfant is a Professor of Environmental Studies and Russian and Eurasian Studies at Colgate University. His book "That Savage Gaze" explores the significance of wolves in pre-revolutionary Russia utilizing the perspectives of cultural studies, ecocriticism, and human-animal studies. Ian was a founding member of Colgate's Sustainability Council and served as its chair from 2005-2010 and 2015-16. He chaired the Russian department from 2006-2012, and served as associate dean of the faculty from 2009-2012. and most recently as Director of the Environmental Studies Program from 2018-21.
