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Becoming Human: The Matter of the Medieval Child by John A. Mitchell (review)

Becoming Human: The Matter of the Medieval Child by John A. Mitchell (review) John A. Mitchell, Becoming Human: The Matter of the Medieval Child Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2014. Becoming Human offers a fascinating approach to how medieval thinkers understood and contemplated the concept of the child. It is a study, however, that goes beyond the simple matter of childhood; rather, childhood and the matter of the medieval child become the starting point for a well-­ esearched and deftly articur lated discussion of ontology and ontogeny, the problem of being and becoming. In this series of essays, Mitchell investigates the various ways in which subjects and objects are linked, suggesting that human identity can be understood through various assemblages of the textual, visual and artefactual. As such, his discussion of morphogenesis through stories of hominization without homogenization, necessarily engages various disciplines, from embryology to object theory to quantum physics. While on the surface these might seem disparate disciplines, Mitchell’s careful examination of the evidence (texts, animals’ lives, artifacts, cultural practices) is skillfully structured and organized, allowing the reader to easily follow the reasoning and flow of his argumentation. Focused on the 12th to 15th centuries, with particular attention to medieval England, the book returns the reader to a time of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Comparatist University of North Carolina Press

Becoming Human: The Matter of the Medieval Child by John A. Mitchell (review)

The Comparatist , Volume 41 – Nov 1, 2017

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John A. Mitchell, Becoming Human: The Matter of the Medieval Child Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2014. Becoming Human offers a fascinating approach to how medieval thinkers understood and contemplated the concept of the child. It is a study, however, that goes beyond the simple matter of childhood; rather, childhood and the matter of the medieval child become the starting point for a well-­ esearched and deftly articur lated discussion of ontology and ontogeny, the problem of being and becoming. In this series of essays, Mitchell investigates the various ways in which subjects and objects are linked, suggesting that human identity can be understood through various assemblages of the textual, visual and artefactual. As such, his discussion of morphogenesis through stories of hominization without homogenization, necessarily engages various disciplines, from embryology to object theory to quantum physics. While on the surface these might seem disparate disciplines, Mitchell’s careful examination of the evidence (texts, animals’ lives, artifacts, cultural practices) is skillfully structured and organized, allowing the reader to easily follow the reasoning and flow of his argumentation. Focused on the 12th to 15th centuries, with particular attention to medieval England, the book returns the reader to a time of

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