Lesley B MacGregor
Biographic Data
| ID | 5746676 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lesley B MacGregor |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lesley B |
| FAMILY NAME | MacGregor |
| SIGNATURE | MACGREGOR L B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oxford |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Centring the Animal
Greyhound Nation
Edmund Russell’s detailed account of greyhounds and the people involved with them provides an intriguing analysis of how historical forces shaped the traits of a human and non-human population. Arranged chronologically, Russell uses greyhounds in England as his case-study due to their long and documented history, arguing that greyhounds and humans evolved and co-evolved, that is, evolved in response to each other. Spanning a period of time from 1…
Criminalising Animals in Medieval France
This article explores compelling and specific cases from France during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries in which animals were formally executed for crimes. The so-called ‘medieval animal trials’ were cases in which animals were accused and sentenced for harming persons or property. In secular cases, a domestic animal (generally pigs, horses, and bulls) could be charged for killing a human and consequently be condemned to death, usually by h…
Performing Animals
This volume, edited by Karen Raber and Monica Mattfeld, takes advantage of the growing field of animal studies by assessing what it means for an animal to ‘perform’. Using diverse methodologies from a wide range of sources, ten case studies are presented in which animals ‘act’ for the entertainment of a human audience. The aim is to challenge our understandings of both animals and performance as constructed categories, often involving issues of g…
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Criminalising Animals in Medieval France
This article explores compelling and specific cases from France during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries in which animals were formally executed for crimes. The so-called ‘medieval animal trials’ were cases in which animals were accused and sentenced for harming persons or property. In secular cases, a domestic animal (generally pigs, horses, and bulls) could be charged for killing a human and consequently be condemned to death, usually by h…
Performing Animals
This volume, edited by Karen Raber and Monica Mattfeld, takes advantage of the growing field of animal studies by assessing what it means for an animal to ‘perform’. Using diverse methodologies from a wide range of sources, ten case studies are presented in which animals ‘act’ for the entertainment of a human audience. The aim is to challenge our understandings of both animals and performance as constructed categories, often involving issues of g…
Greyhound Nation
Edmund Russell’s detailed account of greyhounds and the people involved with them provides an intriguing analysis of how historical forces shaped the traits of a human and non-human population. Arranged chronologically, Russell uses greyhounds in England as his case-study due to their long and documented history, arguing that greyhounds and humans evolved and co-evolved, that is, evolved in response to each other. Spanning a period of time from 1…
Centring the Animal
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