Naming Villains
“whan that dronken al was in the crowke, To bedde wente the doghter right anon; … up Aleyn rist, and by the wenche he crepte. This wenche...
Announcing an Exciting New Series
#announcements #books #series #scholarshipanimalstudies #environment
Looking Back to Reflect on Grief
With recent tragedies in San Bernardino, Adis Ababa, Paris, Nice, Orlando, Baton Rouge, Dallas...much media attention has centered on...
Breaking Silence
Performing Humanity has been on an indefinite hiatus, as other projects and interests have demanded attention as of late. But recent...
"Unsex Me Here": Cruelty and Gender Binary Deconstruction
I recently came across an interesting student article regarding the problematic portrayal of women in recent novels and films such as...
Shakespeare & the Human
At Performing Humanity, we like to notify readers of new materials emerging in the field, such as the upcoming Shakespearean...
Summer Hiatus
Consider it reverse hibernation: Performing Humanity has entered summer hiatus. We will return in the fall. Meanwhile, we encourage you...
Accommodated Animals/
A+D Celebrate: Shelter
When the Architecture + Design Museum of Los Angeles hosted its annual Celebrate Gala by featuring the theme of "Shelter," issues...
Transitional Humanities: Reflections from the Editor
It's not often that I speak from the blog this way, commenting in singular first-person as opposed to the collective "we" of Performing...
Diverse "Animal Encounters" at the SAA
I think of the Shakespeare Association of America as a kind of intellectual home: it’s a place where I go to hear papers that reflect the...
