Dominik Ohrem

Dominik Ohrem studied history, English studies, and German studies at the University of Cologne. His research is concerned with the history and philosophy of the human-animal relationship (particularly in North American cultural and historical contexts), feminist theory, and gender studies. In his doctoral thesis he traces a philosophical history of animalistic conceptions and human-animal relations in the era of US-American western expansion. His book projects include Beyond the Human-Animal...See more

Dominik Ohrem studied history, English studies, and German studies at the University of Cologne. His research is concerned with the history and philosophy of the human-animal relationship (particularly in North American cultural and historical contexts), feminist theory, and gender studies. In his doctoral thesis he traces a philosophical history of animalistic conceptions and human-animal relations in the era of US-American western expansion. His book projects include Beyond the Human-Animal Divide. Creaturely Lives in Literature, Culture and History (ed. in collaboration with Roman Bartosch, Palgrave Macmillan 2017) and Exploring Animal Encounters. Philosophical, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives (ed. in collaboration with Matthew Calarco, Palgrave Macmillan 2018). See less