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Caitlin Duffy started the topic Introductions in the discussion
Monsters and Monstrosity on Humanities Commons 8 years, 6 months agoSince we’re all approaching monsters from different disciplines, perhaps it might be helpful to briefly introduce yourself and explain how you use monsters/monstrosity in your work here.
I’ll start:
I’m an English Lit. Ph.D. student at Stony Brook University. As of this Fall, I will be in my second year of the program. My research interests focu…[Read more]
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Caitlin Duffy started the topic Links to Academic Horror Resources in the discussion
Horror on Humanities Commons 8 years, 6 months agoIt might be helpful for us to have a set place where links to horror resources might reside.
Here are two blogs and a podcast that might be of interest:
Horror Homeroom – A blog that aims to “take horror seriously!” The three owners of Horror Homeroom are always happy to accept submissions.
Graveyard Shift Sisters – The purpose of this bl…[Read more] -
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Caitlin Duffy's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 8 years, 7 months ago
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Caitlin Duffy's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 8 years, 7 months ago
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Caitlin Duffy changed their profile picture on Humanities Commons 8 years, 7 months ago
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Caitlin Duffy's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 8 years, 7 months ago
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Caitlin Duffy's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 8 years, 7 months ago
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Caitlin Duffy's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 8 years, 7 months ago
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Caitlin Duffy's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 8 years, 7 months ago
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Caitlin Duffy's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 8 years, 7 months ago
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Fiona Mitchell started the topic Welcome! in the discussion
Monsters and Monstrosity on Humanities Commons 8 years, 8 months agoHi everyone,
It’s looking a bit bare around here, but hopefully we can do something about that!
I wanted to start this group so that there was another place that people working on monstrosity in different disciplines could talk to one another.
So, if you have seen/organised a relevant event, have read something interesting on the topic, have p…[Read more]
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Fiona Mitchell deposited Monstrous Omens in Herodotus’ Histories in the group
Ancient Greece & Rome on Humanities Commons 8 years, 11 months agoMonstrous omens appear four times in Herodotus: a concubine of the king of Sardis gives birth to a lion (1.84), a donkey is born with male and female genitalia (7.57), a horse gives birth to a hare (7.57) and fish come back to life whilst being cooked (9.120). These omens are the only occasions when monsters appear in close proximity to Greece;…[Read more]
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Fiona Mitchell deposited Monstrous Omens in Herodotus’ Histories on Humanities Commons 8 years, 11 months ago
Monstrous omens appear four times in Herodotus: a concubine of the king of Sardis gives birth to a lion (1.84), a donkey is born with male and female genitalia (7.57), a horse gives birth to a hare (7.57) and fish come back to life whilst being cooked (9.120). These omens are the only occasions when monsters appear in close proximity to Greece;…[Read more]
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