“There’s Always Pooh and Me”

In this chapter, Tim Wadham applies a posthuman theoretical lens to the Winnie-the-Pooh texts, forcing a reconsideration of the foundational assumptions of posthumanism, which in its anti-humanist incarnation rejects the traditional understanding of the human condition. This takes the idea of human superiority and relegates it to the level of biocentric, nature-based inquiry. The Pooh texts, on the other hand, are profoundly humanist, exalting the human child, and their ability to create reality. This chapter serves as a counterpoint to Chapter 9.