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Research interests

Mediaeval History; Cultural and Religious History; Human-Animal Studies; Critical Animal Studies; Cultural Heritage; Mediaevalisms in Videogames

Publications

Everything but the Squeal: The Politics of Porcinity in the Livre des Propriétés des Choses

Casting Justice Before Swine: Late Mediaeval Pig Trials as Instances of Human Exceptionalism

Hic Abundant Indigeni: Spatial Constructions of Indigeneity in the Dragon Age Games

Adventures in Eden

Creatures of Excess: Monstrous Assemblages in Medieval Heritage and Modern Culture

The Lion, the Weasel, and the Doodlebug: Entangled Species and Theriopoiesis in Middle French Encyclopaedias

The Unbounded Lion: Entangled Notions of Animality in the Middle French Properties of Things

To Name a Hog . . . and Hang Her: Medieval Pig Trials

Varkens voor de rechter: Het dier als misdadiger in de Middeleeuwen

Bij de beesten af: De vergeten geschiedenis van de dierenprocessen

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Press/media

Dieren in het Beklaagdenbankje

Waarom hielden Middeleeuwers rechtszaken tegen dieren?

Smarter in just a few throws: Scientists turn their research into board games

Vermin and friend: Why mice deserve space in your house

Dieren voor het gerecht

Sven Gins is a finalist for ‘young historian of the year’

Rondje Groningen: Landschap, lucht en universum

Monstrum: The Medieval Cooperative Board Game

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