Monica Mattfeld
Biographic Data
| ID | 3092174 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Monica Mattfeld |
| GIVEN NAMES | Monica |
| FAMILY NAME | Mattfeld |
| SIGNATURE | MATTFELD M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Northern British Columbia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Spanish Horse and the Thunder Drum
Life for many horses at the turn of the nineteenth century was short and subject to objectification before and after death. However, the life and afterlife of one horse at Astley’s Amphitheatre, the Spanish Horse, resisted the usual loss of identity animal death often brings. In this article I first provide a biography of the Spanish Horse and then question his afterlife as a theatrical thunder drum. In doing so, I think about the nature of taxid…
Shaping the Equine Body
This roundtable discussion brings together four prominent scholars from equine studies (Susanna Forrest, Richard Nash, Karen Raber, and Jeannette Vaught) to discuss how we have historically shaped the equine body (and mind) when we breed and train horses, and how taking this history into account might allow us to imagine new ways of living with horses. Three core concerns are addressed from multidisciplinary perspectives: How do human representat…
Humanimalia Roundtable on Breed
Breed
Mike Huggins. Horse Racing and British Society in the Long Eighteenth Century
Horse Racing and British Society in the Long Eighteenth Century gives readers the overwhelming impression of just how important horse races, and equine culture in general, were to the people of Britain. Horse racing touched on most aspects of people’s rural lives, such as how they defined and developed a sense of belonging to a community, how they spent their money, and what occupations predominated within an area. The sport also provides a windo…
Equestrian Cultures
Cosmopolitan Animals
Cosmopolitan Animals
Equestrian Cultures
Mike Huggins. Horse Racing and British Society in the Long Eighteenth Century
Horse Racing and British Society in the Long Eighteenth Century gives readers the overwhelming impression of just how important horse races, and equine culture in general, were to the people of Britain. Horse racing touched on most aspects of people’s rural lives, such as how they defined and developed a sense of belonging to a community, how they spent their money, and what occupations predominated within an area. The sport also provides a windo…
Humanimalia Roundtable on Breed
Breed
Shaping the Equine Body
This roundtable discussion brings together four prominent scholars from equine studies (Susanna Forrest, Richard Nash, Karen Raber, and Jeannette Vaught) to discuss how we have historically shaped the equine body (and mind) when we breed and train horses, and how taking this history into account might allow us to imagine new ways of living with horses. Three core concerns are addressed from multidisciplinary perspectives: How do human representat…
The Spanish Horse and the Thunder Drum
Life for many horses at the turn of the nineteenth century was short and subject to objectification before and after death. However, the life and afterlife of one horse at Astley’s Amphitheatre, the Spanish Horse, resisted the usual loss of identity animal death often brings. In this article I first provide a biography of the Spanish Horse and then question his afterlife as a theatrical thunder drum. In doing so, I think about the nature of taxid…
Biology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Animal science (2 works) · Breed (2 works) · Human-animal relationships (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Subject (documents (2 works)