She/her. Associate professor of philosophy at UNED, Madrid. Interested in all things animal. Author of PLAYING POSSUM: HOW ANIMALS UNDERSTAND DEATH. susanamonso.com [Profile pic: © Mel Guil]https://bsky.app/profile/susanamonso.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/susanamonso.com/post/3mlsbraayvs2kThe Dutch newspaper Trouw publishes a “review” of my book by a guy who admits to not having read it, calls me a biologist, uses “counterarguments” that I refute in my book, and shows absolutely zero understanding of animal behaviour. The audacity. https://www.trouw.nl/zorg/wat-er-ook-in-dieren-omgaat-ze-rouwen-niet-om-hun-dode-kinderen~b87f673e/14 May 2026 07:20 +0000at://did:plc:7eso2gr2pochgragfjbcpydn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsbraayvs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/susanamonso.com/post/3mldwgbktqk26My favourite souvenir from last week’s conference: me looking back at my PhD student, @miguelborrajo.bsky.social, whose work criticises AI animal translation projects, as Louise Barrett sarcastically comments on anthropocentric animal cognition.08 May 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:7eso2gr2pochgragfjbcpydn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldwgbktqk26https://bsky.app/profile/susanamonso.com/post/3ml66lek32s2sDelighted to wake up to an extremely generous review of my book in @thebjps.bsky.social by Tiffani Thomason and @wileyprof.bsky.social. “Playing Possum is detailed, funny, and probably the closest a dense philosophical work can get to being called a page turner.” https://www.thebsps.org/reviewofbooks/thomason-allen-on-monso/06 May 2026 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:7eso2gr2pochgragfjbcpydn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml66lek32s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/susanamonso.com/post/3mkp3gqpoyc22Next week I will be keynoting at this. My wonderful PhD students @miguelborrajo.bsky.social, @isanchezmoreno.bsky.social, and @josepgasol.com will also be presenting. Fun times! [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2026 07:24 +0000at://did:plc:7eso2gr2pochgragfjbcpydn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkp3gqpoyc22https://bsky.app/profile/susanamonso.com/post/3mkf2qam7322vI know I’m late to this party but I recently read David Peña-Guzmán’s When Animals Dream and loved it! Here’s my review of it for Environmental Ethics (behind a paywall — DM or email me for a copy) https://www.pdcnet.org/pdc/bvdb.nsf/purchase_mobile26?openform&fp=enviroethics&id=enviroethics_2026_0048_0001_0121_012226 Apr 2026 07:44 +0000at://did:plc:7eso2gr2pochgragfjbcpydn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkf2qam7322vhttps://bsky.app/profile/susanamonso.com/post/3mjjebqtskk2sNot me crying because I’m giving a talk at the Max Planck Institute for Animal Behaviour and a bunch of scientists show up to listen to my silly little thoughts15 Apr 2026 07:21 +0000at://did:plc:7eso2gr2pochgragfjbcpydn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjebqtskk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/susanamonso.com/post/3mjezw72xv224You know you’re in Germany when you can barely see yourself in the hotel mirror.13 Apr 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:7eso2gr2pochgragfjbcpydn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjezw72xv224https://bsky.app/profile/susanamonso.com/post/3mj53jjjfx227This 100%. Good science requires good philosophy. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Apr 2026 10:12 +0000at://did:plc:7eso2gr2pochgragfjbcpydn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj53jjjfx227https://bsky.app/profile/susanamonso.com/post/3miykmwtyjc2rI'm used to my name being misspelled but this one's new08 Apr 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:7eso2gr2pochgragfjbcpydn/app.bsky.feed.post/3miykmwtyjc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/susanamonso.com/post/3mhi6pwd3qs2tThe paperback arrived! And it's as cute as ever but now full of kind words 🥺♥️ Available for purchase from April 14: https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691260778/playing-possum20 Mar 2026 09:18 +0000at://did:plc:7eso2gr2pochgragfjbcpydn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhi6pwd3qs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/susanamonso.com/post/3mhgedf5by227Very happy to see this out in the world! A summary of one of my favourite publications, which I co-authored with the stellar @ldanon.bsky.social, so hopefully it will pique people's interest! (You can read it or listen to a very cringeworthy recording by yours truly) [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Mar 2026 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:7eso2gr2pochgragfjbcpydn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgedf5by227https://bsky.app/profile/susanamonso.com/post/3mg5djghnr22hYesterday was a truly special day as I returned to my beloved Vienna to receive a prize for a book that I conceived and wrote in that same city. Moved by the presence of friends in the audience and so thankful to everyone who voted for me.03 Mar 2026 08:20 +0000at://did:plc:7eso2gr2pochgragfjbcpydn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg5djghnr22h