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Re-figuring the animal I 
Convenors:
Katla Kjartansdóttir (University of Iceland)
Kristinn Schram (University of Iceland)
Krister Stoor (Umeå University)
Karin Dirke (Stockholm university)
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Format:
Panel
Stream:
POSTHUMANISM
:
Room H-205
Sessions:
Wednesday 15 June, -
Time zone: Europe/London

Short Abstract:

The panel will examine the role of animals in folklore (past and present) and human/animal relations from diverse perspectives. The aim is to shed light on human/animal complexities through folk narratives and human/animal visual representations within art, tourism and museums.

Long Abstract:

In the throes of the Anthropocene and the ontological erosion between nature and culture, human beings and animals, new complexities arise within the disciplines of folkloristics and ethnology. In this context the panel will question, explore and examine the role of animals in folklore (past and present) and human/animal relations from diverse perspectives. The aim is to shed light on these complexities and challenges through disparate studies and fields, such as folk narratives and human/animal visual representations within art, tourism and museums. The panel will discuss and raise questions on animals as symbols, harbingers and actants (Latour, 2008) within different cultural and ethnographic contexts. It will investigate the agency, roles and cultural meanings of animals as companion species (Haraway, 2003) and as significant co-creators of our world.

Accepted papers:

Session 1 Wednesday 15 June, 2022, -
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