About the event
The exhibition Pets & their People, now on at the Weston Library, examines how the special bond between owners and their pets has evolved over time, and what that evolution tells us about who we really are. Are we taming our pets, or are they bring us back to our wild roots?
Curator Charles Foster asks some difficult questions about our relationship with the animal kingdom, our desires and potential wish for dominance. We have been domesticating animals for over ten thousand years. But why do we want tame wolves in our homes or wild cats on our laps?
This talk will explore the relationship between humans and their pets – or pets and their humans. Why not combine the lecture with a visit to the free exhibition?
Speaker
Charles Foster is a Fellow of Exeter College and the bestselling author of Being a Beast. His new book, Pets & their People, is published by Bodleian Library Publishing.
Event information
This talk is hosted by the Friends of the Bodleian, but is open to all. Times listed are UK time (BST/UTC+1).
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