Animals in the Educational Discourse in Habsburg Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Early Twentieth Century

The study aims to elucidate the relations between animals and children within the educational context of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1878–1918). Drawing on archival documents, textbooks, articles, and feuilletons, it examines the attitudes toward animals promoted both inside and outside the classroom, with particular attention to animal death and the envisioned relationship children were expected to develop with it. More broadly, the study situates these findings within the framework of school education in Habsburg Bosnia.