Doggy Deux: Dogs, Dogs, Dogs! Redux
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Special Session
Organizer Name
Laura D. Gelfand
Organizer Affiliation
Utah State Univ.
Presider Name
Laura D. Gelfand
Paper Title 1
Beasts, Bestiaries, and the Bayeux Tapestry: Man's Best Friend Meets "the Animal Turn"
Presenter 1 Name
Elizabeth Pastan
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Emory Univ.
Paper Title 2
"Jagd nach der Treue," or, When Desire Met Devotion
Presenter 2 Name
Jane Carroll
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Dartmouth College
Paper Title 3
Collars of Civility: Dogs in Some Medieval Manuscript Miniatures
Presenter 3 Name
John Block Friedman
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Univ. of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
Paper Title 4
Dog Is My Co-Pilot: Canine Companions in English Biblical Drama
Presenter 4 Name
Rob Wakeman
Presenter 4 Affiliation
Univ. of Maryland
Start Date
11-5-2014 8:30 AM
Session Location
Schneider 1235
Description
This session follows on the heels on the successful session, "Dogs, Dogs, Dogs!" held at the 2013 congress. Recent critical attention to the polymorphous categories of human/non-human in medieval art, literature, and thought has focused on the monstrous, the otherworldly, and the threatening. Meanwhile, investigations into the range of practices and beliefs associated with domesticity, friendship, and family have revealed a world far more complex -- and far more familiar to us -- than previously appreciated. Dogs have four paws firmly planted at the crossroads of these two lines of inquiry. Distinctly Other in their non-human biology and their theological status, pre-modern dogs were nonetheless treasured members of the household, beloved companions, and confidantes. This panel will highlight papers that focus on any aspect of dogs, including their symbolism, breeding, appearance, affective role, economic position, and other dimensions of their interactions with their human owners and the human society in which they participated. Contributions from the perspectives of post-human theory, human-animal studies (HAS), moral equality theory and other philosophical and scientific positions are welcome, as are non-traditional modes of presentation including brief films and photo essays.
Laura D. Gelfand
Doggy Deux: Dogs, Dogs, Dogs! Redux
Schneider 1235
This session follows on the heels on the successful session, "Dogs, Dogs, Dogs!" held at the 2013 congress. Recent critical attention to the polymorphous categories of human/non-human in medieval art, literature, and thought has focused on the monstrous, the otherworldly, and the threatening. Meanwhile, investigations into the range of practices and beliefs associated with domesticity, friendship, and family have revealed a world far more complex -- and far more familiar to us -- than previously appreciated. Dogs have four paws firmly planted at the crossroads of these two lines of inquiry. Distinctly Other in their non-human biology and their theological status, pre-modern dogs were nonetheless treasured members of the household, beloved companions, and confidantes. This panel will highlight papers that focus on any aspect of dogs, including their symbolism, breeding, appearance, affective role, economic position, and other dimensions of their interactions with their human owners and the human society in which they participated. Contributions from the perspectives of post-human theory, human-animal studies (HAS), moral equality theory and other philosophical and scientific positions are welcome, as are non-traditional modes of presentation including brief films and photo essays.
Laura D. Gelfand