The Lives of Animals in Words and Images

Suzana Marjanic, a research advisor, works at the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore in Zagreb (Croatia), where she pursues her interests in the theories of myth and ritual, cultural and critical animal studies / vegan ecofeminism, and performance studies. She has authored six books, several of which have earned accolades, and is the co-editor of 11 anthologies / collections of papers. Zeljko Uvanovic has a MA of Education in English Studies and German Studies (University of Osijek, Croatia, 1991), and a PhD in Literary Studies (University of Zagreb, Croatia, 2001). From March 1996 until October 2018, he was affiliated with the University of Osijek, starting as an Assistant and finishing as Full Professor of German Literature / Theory and History of Literature (BA, MA, PhD levels); and was an Erasmus plus Mobility Professor at the LM University of Munich, Germany, and the University of Seville, Spain. His research interests and publications are in Contrastive Pragmalinguistics, Discourse Markers, Literary Studies, Comparative Literature, Literature-on-Screen Studies, Film Studies, and Animal Studies.