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CriminalAnimal is a space for web-aware art and criticism about animals, humans, and the stuff in between. The site has three main thrusts: Projects, People and Resources.

Projects is art/criticism created specifically for the site with the idea that such work will specifically flourish in the web environment.

People is a selected list of scholars, artists, scientists, practitioners, activists engaged in work on animal and human cultures. These participants have been asked to prepare a statement about their current research as well as a brief bio citing previous accomplishments within their fields. We are primarily interested in how how people from different practices who are occupied with the significance of animals-within-culture can come together to learn from each other.

Resources is a fairly open-ended list of relevant websites, films, texts and special events. Suggestions are always welcome!

The idea of CriminalAnimal evolved from a Graduate Seminar in Art, taught by Lane Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, during the spring of 2003. It was an exciting semester that culminated in creative art projects, journal entries, critical writing and participation in a regional conference on Zoos as well as an intervention at the Milwaukee County Zoo.

This website is designed and maintained by Lisa Moline and Lane Hall, with the invaluable assistance of Nigel Rothfels. Special thanks to Dorijan Kolundzija, who compiled the core of our web resources, and created "Gregor," our CriminalAnimal interface.