‘Transgressive Beasts: Animals Challenging Boundaries in Chinese History’, an online workshop in 2022 jointly organised by the University of Cambridge and Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen-Nürnberg, brought together scholars from around the world to discuss the liminality of animality. We invited participants to discuss transgressions of boundaries in dynastic and contemporary China. The talks, as noted below, explored topics as varied as animals in dreams, shape-shifting canines, insects in art, tattooed animals, and human/veterinary medicine.
