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...
Performing Humanity is an independent blog invested in promoting interdisciplinary conversations about the social structures that shape perceptions of humans and animals.
The site explores these questions through lenses of history and literature as well as with an eye to contemporary debates. At base, our mission is to raise questions about the origins, functions, and limits of these categories.