Angela Cassidy
2025
Angela Cassidy is an Associate Professor in Science and Technology Studies at the University of Exeter. She researches the recent histories of agriculture, conservation, animal health and the life sciences, focusing on conflict and collaboration across disciplines, policy silos, and professions. As part of the RENEWing Biodiversity project, she is working with National Life Stories at the British Library to explore newly recorded life histories of agriculture and the environment across the UK.
My Sessions
The power of oral histories of agriculture and ecology
Oral histories inspire and provoke, while reminding us to listen to others as we form our own, new ‘life stories’ in agriculture. In this interactive session the audience are invited to listen and respond to audio clips from life story interviews with farmers, ecologists and agricultural advisers recorded over recent years by National Life Stories […]