Living with Livestock. Human-Animal Relations in Early Modern Swedish Households

In this session, Anton Runesson will present his ongoing project and discuss the different frameworks for explaining the behavior of livestock that men and women of early modern households made use of. 

the picture depicts three maids leading cattle to grazing land

Alexander Clemens Wetterling, Tre pigor leder boskapen i vall. 17 Oct. 1827, public domain.

About the event

In this session, Anton Runesson (University of Stockholm) will present his ongoing project 'Living with Livestock Human-Animal Relations in Early Modern Swedish Households,' and discuss the different frameworks for explaining the behavior of livestock that men and women of early modern household made use of. 

About the presenter

Anton Runesson defended his thesis in history in 2021 and is currently a post-doctoral researcher at Stockholm University and the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

Reading

Mari Joerstad, The Hebrew Bible and Environmental Ethics. Humans, NonHumans, and the Living Landscape, Cambridge University Press 2019, chapter 2 Interacting with the World, p. 14-47.

Organiser

KLIMER

NB: External guests should register with Ada Arendt.

Published Dec. 7, 2023 10:56 AM - Last modified June 11, 2024 1:12 PM