Hounds and Horses: Companion Animals in the Middle Ages (BA FS Seminar Literature)
Dienstag, 05.12.2023
The knight on his valiant steed, the king with his loyal hunting dogs: These are just two prominent examples of human-animal companionship that shaped social and cultural relations in the Middle Ages. The course takes the idea of “companion animals” as a starting point to reflect on close, sometimes very intimate forms of collaboration, cohabitation, and partnership between humans, horses and dogs. The so-called posthumanist perspective challenges both historical and literary studies by problematising a human-centred focus on literature and history: Do only humans have history? Do only humans produce literature? This course takes the interdisciplinarity of Human-Animal Studies (HAS) seriously and brings historical and literary approaches into dialogue. It offers an introduction to the flourishing field of HAS and provides an overview of its central approaches. Through the reading and analysis of high and late medieval historical and literary texts, central concepts such as “agency” are applied and critically discussed. Required Reading: Materials will be uploaded onto Ilias.
| Veranstaltungsart: | Vorlesung/Seminar |
|---|---|
| Dozierende(r): | Dr. Nicole Andrea Nyffenegger-Staub, Dr. Isabelle Schürch |
| 05.12.2023: | 10:15 - 11:45 |
| Ort: |
Unitobler Lerchenweg 36 3012 Bern EG, F007 |
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