Wednesday 28th May 6.30-7.30pm UK time

Britain has often been characterized as a “nation of dog lovers,” a love affair that began in the Victorian period when dogs became an inextricable part of the hallowed Victorian home. Dogs provided companionship, comfort, love and loyalty, and these bonds even survived the death of their human. This talk will discuss the ways the Victorians celebrated the bonds shared by dogs and their human companions by incorporating dogs into death and mourning texts and imagery.

About our speaker

Dr. Terri Sabatos is Associate Professor of Art History at Longwood University in Farmville, VA. Her area of research is death and mourning culture during the long nineteenth century. She has presented numerous papers at national and international conferences on this subject.

Select publications include: “The Power of the Dog: Caesar of Notts and the Mourning of Edward VII” in Royal Studies Journal, December 2023; “’The Glen of Gloom’: The Massacre at Glencoe in Victorian Visual Culture” in Death in Modern Scotland, 1855-1955: beliefs, attitudes and practices. Peter Jupp, Julie Rugg, and Susan Buckham, eds. (London: Peter Lang, 2016).