Animals and Organizations
PI: Leticia Fantinel
This research line aims to study the relationships between humans and other animals, mediated by organizational practices or forms/structures, whether they are private, public, or social organizations. In seeking to develop and explore connections between Human-Animal Studies (HAS) and Management and Organization Studies (MOS), the line also aims to bring together theoretical and methodological perspectives at the intersections between the fields of study, as well as to challenge animal instrumentalization and objectification in both theories and organizational settings. Its purpose is to bring together researchers and projects that focus on the multiple ways in which animals and organizations relate to each other, thereby contributing to the understanding and transformation of human-animal relationships.
Leticia Fantinel
Professor, Federal University of Espírito Santo
Leticia Fantinel is a professor at the Department and Postgraduate Program in Administration in the Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil. PhD in Business Administration (Federal University of Bahia, Brazil, with internship at Paris IX University, France), Master and Bachelor in Business Administration (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil). Coordinator of the Study Group on Symbolism and Daily Practices in Organizations - GESIP/UFES. Coordinator of Work Group "Organizational and socio-environmental dynamics in the Anthropocene" at the Association for Research in Administration in Brazil (Anpad). Her research interests include: relationships between animals and organizations, organizational practices involving non-human beings, multispecies studies. Between 2022 and 2023, Letícia is a Visiting Researcher at the HAS-Hub and ICS-ULisboa, where she develops a post-doctoral research in collaboration with project Liminal Becomings: reframing human-animal relations in natural disasters. [CEECIND/02719/2017]. "Liminal Becomings: reframing human-animal relations in natural disasters". [CEECIND/02719/2017]", [CEECIND/02719/2017].