Essays about: "Alexander Mullan"

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  1. 1. 'Friend, Servant, Creature' : The Mutual Creation of Human and Animal Identities in Matthew Flinders’ Narrative of his Cat, Trim, c. 1800

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Alexander Mullan; [2020]
    Keywords : Flinders; Trim; Microhistory; Animal History; Masculinity; Postcolonialism;

    Abstract : Inspired by the approach of the Italian microhistories, this paper explores A Biographical Tribute to the Memory of Trim – Matthew Flinders’ story of his cat – to investigate what the text reveals about humanity and animality. From the clues Flinders left behind, it seeks to piece together a picture of the co-creation of human and animal identity through the relationship between cat and crew. READ MORE