Pets, Persons, Portraits

This lecture by Dr. Ivan Kreilkamp considers some classics of the human/animal portrait in order to think about some of the questions raised by such images. Dr. Kreilkamp's forthcoming book from University of Chicago Press is entitled "Minor Creatures: Persons, Animals, and the Victorian Novel" which asks what it means to consider animals as members of a household or as characters in a novel. held in conjunction with the closing day of the exhibition "Biophilia Life; or, My Best Friend Has Four Legs and a Tail." The event is free and will be followed by a public reception.