It is probably no surprise to the passive reader of this blog (all two of you) that I am a fairy tale enthusiast. It’s a topic I keep returning to time and time again, and it’s a topic that provides hours of academic muddling for this mythologist. That’s what scholars such as the Jungians find so fascinating about fairy tales. In their simplicity, they speak archetypally, deeply, meaningfully… They can become… Continue reading
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The Rise of Dark Fairy Tales
Author: PriscillaJun 7
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Filed under: American Myth, Culture Thinking, Disney, Fairy Tales, Literature, Popular Culture, Theme Parks | Tagged as: Disney, fairy tales, Kingdom Keepers, shadow
Disneyland and dissertating
Author: PriscillaSep 29
October 1 is right around the corner. That means hardly anything for you, except maybe a paycheck and a season change, but for me, October 1 marks the beginning of the most difficult project I have ever endeavored: the Dissertation. While I’m confident that my dissertation-writing process won’t be nearly as painful as the fabled stereotypical experience, I am nonetheless intimidated by the process. The original reason this blog exists… Continue reading
Filed under: American Myth, Disney, Disneyland, Dissertation, Popular Culture, Theme Parks | Tagged as: American Myth, Disney, Disneyland, Dissertation
Infinitus, WWoHP Wrap-Up
Author: PriscillaJul 17
The Con is coming to an end, which means I’m taking it easy tonight and packing and leaving bright and early tomorrow. I’m going to post the transcript for my talk when I get home, but in the mean time, I thought I’d wrap up the Con. This is really just an excuse to post the pictures I took of the Park.
The Con itself is a little disappointing… Continue reading
Filed under: Conferences, Harry Potter, Popular Culture, Theme Parks | Tagged as: Harry Potter, Infinitus, Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Harry Potter, Infinitus and the Last Airbender
Author: PriscillaJul 13
I’m presenting this summer at Infinitus, a HPEF Harry Potter fan conference. I really enjoy presenting at the HPEF events, because they’re an opportunity to be a stuffy academic without the stuffy academic environment. For example, you can sit through several serious presentations about Harry Potter and things like education, religion, or literature studies, then at lunch go watch a live water Quidditch match or Wizard Chess. I’ve only every… Continue reading
Filed under: Harry Potter, mythology, Popular Culture, Theme Parks | Tagged as: apocalypse, Avatar: the Last Airbender, Harry Potter, hero, Infinitus