Uncomfortable Animals

Legitimation Strategies for the Usage of Animals in Gartenlaube – Illustriertes Familienblatt

Abstract

The Gartenlaube – Illustriertes Familienblatt, Germany’s most popular weekly journal in the 19th century, contains diverse scientific, journalistic and philosophical articles that distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate forms of animal utilization. The contribution examines the function of these strategies and their influence on the relationship between ‘human’ and other ‘animals’. This allows insight into a standardization process and into forms of anthropological self-reflection in 19th century Germany.