Description
Tales of humans who transform themselves into animals are common in the myths of many cultures. James Jordan (Longwood University) has researched “were-animal” stories as a historical phenomenon. Mack Swift (Blue Ridge Community College) illustrates the genre by telling a “Jack Tale” about women who turn into cats. Also featured: Perhaps what sets the human race apart from the animals is our ability to tell a story, to relate and reflect on our experiences in narrative form. Storyteller Harriet Masembe (Norfolk State University), who has traveled the world, finds there are many similarities in the folk tales of cultures everywhere.
