Article

Condensed Lives: The Old Cow Project

Author: Melissa Boyde (University of Wollongong)

Abstract

In this article I seek to counteract the invisibility and loss of individuality in public culture of the lives of cows. The auto/ethnographic approach combines personal experience and observation of particular cows woven through an account of historical events and scholarly reflections on the dairy industry. 

Keywords: Rotolactor, Animal publics, Elsie, Dairy industry, Cow sanctuary

How to Cite: Boyde, M. (2025) “Condensed Lives: The Old Cow Project”, Animal Studies Journal. 14(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.14453/asj.1669