Body Pedagogics, Transactional Identities and Human–Animal Relations

The sociology of the body developed as a reaction against Cartesian conceptions homo clausus that haunted disciplinary thought in late 20th century but exhibited anthropocentric tendencies neglecting non-human animals. Building upon recent attempts to address this situation, I develop transactional approach towards pedagogics explores how shifting borders governing human–animal relations influence people’s embodied identities. Transactions between humans and (other) animals have been an historic constant across contrasting societies, patterning these exchanges is framed by specific cultural pedagogics. Focusing on institutional means, characteristic experiences corporeal outcomes ‘civilising’ ‘companionate’ pedagogics, explore identity-shaping impact different modalities inter-species inter-corporeality demonstrate sociological utility approach.