Mary Trachsel, PhD

Associate Professor Emerita, Department of Rhetoric

Thursday, February 20, 2025
4:00 pm
Kollros Auditorium
101 Biology Building East

Video of lecture (skip forward about 4 minutes for intro)

This lecture traces my studies on cross-species communication from analyses of ape language research in the early 2000’s to investigation of other interspecies language types, such as horse whispering and the telepathy professed by animal communicators. My current research on human-wild animal relationships has entailed wolf-tracking in Yellowstone, a “women and wolves” workshop in the Boundary Waters, observation of feral horses out west, and visits to wildlife "encounter" sites. I consider "going feral" a metaphor for my life in retirement.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation to participate in this program, please contact Carol Scott-Conner in advance at: 
319-356-0330 or carol-scott-conner@uiowa.edu.

~ Sponsored by the Emeritus Faculty Council and the Office of the Provost ~