Bonnie J Erwin
Biographic Data
| ID | 6604344 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bonnie J Erwin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bonnie J |
| FAMILY NAME | Erwin |
| SIGNATURE | ERWIN B J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wittenberg University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4733-8511 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Zöopedagogies
The human protagonists of medieval romance are works in progress. They are learners, taught by an unexpected set of teachers: non-human animals including horses, hawks, lions, and the various quarry of the hunt. These "creature teachers" show humans how to be more perfectly human—how to love, fight, survive, and live according to medieval culture’s highest ideals. Zöopedagogies explores the pedagogical role of animals in medieval romance, a genre…
Beyond Mastery
Drawing upon Gala Argent’s theory of interspecies apprenticeship, this article illuminates animal agency at work in several Middle English romances: Bevis of Hampton, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and two Fierabras romances. The extraordinary equine characters in these texts work to school their knights in chivalric virtues and behaviors, with horse often mastering human in a way that complicates traditional hierarchies ranking mankind above o…
A Good Woman Is Hard to Find
Josian, the Saracen princess who converts to Christianity for love of the hero in Bevis of Hampton, is simultaneously idealized and unsettling. Her conversion highlights the vital importance of feminine desire in validating and sustaining Christian chivalric masculinity, as well as the political systems buttressed by this masculine ideal. Drawing upon postcolonial theory, this article illuminates how Josian's conversion allows her to pursue her d…
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A Good Woman Is Hard to Find
Josian, the Saracen princess who converts to Christianity for love of the hero in Bevis of Hampton, is simultaneously idealized and unsettling. Her conversion highlights the vital importance of feminine desire in validating and sustaining Christian chivalric masculinity, as well as the political systems buttressed by this masculine ideal. Drawing upon postcolonial theory, this article illuminates how Josian's conversion allows her to pursue her d…
Beyond Mastery
Drawing upon Gala Argent’s theory of interspecies apprenticeship, this article illuminates animal agency at work in several Middle English romances: Bevis of Hampton, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and two Fierabras romances. The extraordinary equine characters in these texts work to school their knights in chivalric virtues and behaviors, with horse often mastering human in a way that complicates traditional hierarchies ranking mankind above o…
Zöopedagogies
The human protagonists of medieval romance are works in progress. They are learners, taught by an unexpected set of teachers: non-human animals including horses, hawks, lions, and the various quarry of the hunt. These "creature teachers" show humans how to be more perfectly human—how to love, fight, survive, and live according to medieval culture’s highest ideals. Zöopedagogies explores the pedagogical role of animals in medieval romance, a genre…
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