Ädlare stam och renare blod: Skapandet av den svenska rashunden 1887–1914
(2022) ILHM05 20211Division of History of Ideas and Sciences
- Abstract
- Noble breed and pure blood: The making of the Swedish purebred dog 1887–1914
The concept of the purebred dog is fairly new: the modern notion of breed and practices of organized dog breeding was introduced in Sweden at the end of the 19th century. This thesis explores how the notion of pure breed is introduced when The Swedish kennel club (Svenska Kennelklubben, SKK) was founded in 1889. The thesis also explores how meaning is attributed to pure breed in relation to systematic breeding and the practices of standardized dog breeds, dog shows and stud books as pedigree record keeping. I look closer at why and how the dog breeding system was introduced and what problems a controlled dog breeding was meant to solve. The world of dog... (More) - Noble breed and pure blood: The making of the Swedish purebred dog 1887–1914
The concept of the purebred dog is fairly new: the modern notion of breed and practices of organized dog breeding was introduced in Sweden at the end of the 19th century. This thesis explores how the notion of pure breed is introduced when The Swedish kennel club (Svenska Kennelklubben, SKK) was founded in 1889. The thesis also explores how meaning is attributed to pure breed in relation to systematic breeding and the practices of standardized dog breeds, dog shows and stud books as pedigree record keeping. I look closer at why and how the dog breeding system was introduced and what problems a controlled dog breeding was meant to solve. The world of dog breeding is examined through Donna Haraways concepts of natureculture, becoming with and material-semiotics.
This thesis shows how the notion of pure breed has both practical and ideological implications. Breed has practical uses when combined with a rational breeding method and is an effective tool in improving the dogs. The ideological implications of the notion of breed are far wider: it divides the dogs into different categories of purity and creates a hierarchal distinction between them. The hierarchal division is made visible through the broader notions of progress and development and different dogs are categorized as being part of either nature or culture. I discuss through these aspects how meaning is attributed to breed and purity in the making of the Swedish purebred dog. (Less)
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- author
- Hultqvist, Emma LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- ILHM05 20211
- year
- 2022
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Dog breeds, Svenska Kennelklubben, Posthumanism, Donna Haraway, Natureculture, Material-Semiotics
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9108100
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- 2023-04-14 11:42:43
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abstract = {{Noble breed and pure blood: The making of the Swedish purebred dog 1887–1914
The concept of the purebred dog is fairly new: the modern notion of breed and practices of organized dog breeding was introduced in Sweden at the end of the 19th century. This thesis explores how the notion of pure breed is introduced when The Swedish kennel club (Svenska Kennelklubben, SKK) was founded in 1889. The thesis also explores how meaning is attributed to pure breed in relation to systematic breeding and the practices of standardized dog breeds, dog shows and stud books as pedigree record keeping. I look closer at why and how the dog breeding system was introduced and what problems a controlled dog breeding was meant to solve. The world of dog breeding is examined through Donna Haraways concepts of natureculture, becoming with and material-semiotics.
This thesis shows how the notion of pure breed has both practical and ideological implications. Breed has practical uses when combined with a rational breeding method and is an effective tool in improving the dogs. The ideological implications of the notion of breed are far wider: it divides the dogs into different categories of purity and creates a hierarchal distinction between them. The hierarchal division is made visible through the broader notions of progress and development and different dogs are categorized as being part of either nature or culture. I discuss through these aspects how meaning is attributed to breed and purity in the making of the Swedish purebred dog.}},
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language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Ädlare stam och renare blod: Skapandet av den svenska rashunden 1887–1914}},
year = {{2022}},
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