A group for anyone working on monsters and monstrosity in any part of the arts/humanities.
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Asa Simon Mittman deposited Monsters and Monstrosity in Jewish History From the Middle Ages to Modernity in the group
Monsters and Monstrosity on Humanities Commons 3 years, 2 months agoThe line “Enge anpaðas uncuð gelad” [narrow path, unknown way] appears twice in the Old English corpus: once in the Old English Exodus (a tale from Old Testament narrative poetry that tells us a story of the Israelites fleeing the Egyptians) and once in Beowulf (an epic story of masculine bravado, intense alienation and Otherness, and time past…[Read more]
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Asa Simon Mittman deposited Maps and Monsters in Medieval England in the group
Monsters and Monstrosity on Humanities Commons 3 years, 2 months agoThis study centers on issues of marginality and monstrosity in medieval England. In the middle ages, geography was viewed as divinely ordered, so Britain’s location at the periphery of the inhabitable world caused anxiety among its inhabitants. Far from the world’s holy center, the geographic margins were considered monstrous. Medieval geography,…[Read more]
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Asa Simon Mittman deposited Research Companion to Monsters and the Monstrous in the group
Monsters and Monstrosity on Humanities Commons 3 years, 2 months agoThe field of monster studies has grown significantly over the past few years and this companion provides a comprehensive guide to the study of monsters and the monstrous from historical, regional and thematic perspectives. The collection reflects the truly multi-disciplinary nature of monster studies, bringing in scholars from literature, art…[Read more]
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Asa Simon Mittman deposited Inconceivable Beasts: The ‘Wonders of the East’ in the Beowulf Manuscript in the group
Monsters and Monstrosity on Humanities Commons 3 years, 2 months agoBound with Beowulf, the Old English Wonders of the East, a catalogue of marvelous beings, describes the very creatures it depicts as ungefrægelicu (unheard of, inconceivable). Insistently, these representations, both visual and textual, provoke questions about the nature and possibility of representation itself. In doing so, they also destabilize…[Read more]
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Asa Simon Mittman deposited Classic Readings on Monsters and the Monstrous Primary Sources on Monsters in the group
Monsters and Monstrosity on Humanities Commons 3 years, 2 months agoUniversity courses on monsters are becoming widespread as many disciplines use monsters to think about what it means to be human. To date no source collection on the literature of the monstrous exists, and this volume offers the key primary readings on monsters from ancient times to the present day. Each work is preceded by a critical…[Read more]
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Asa Simon Mittman deposited Sea Monsters, edited by Thea Tomaini and Asa Simon Mittman in the group
Monsters and Monstrosity on Humanities Commons 3 years, 2 months agoBEACHES GIVE AND TAKE, bringing unexpected surprises to society, and pulling essentials away from it. The ocean offers monsters— whales and whirlpools—but when a massive creature is pushed into human proximity by the ocean’s wide shoulders, the waves deposit and erode human assumptions about itself and its environment: words, sounds, breath, water…[Read more]
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Eric Sirota started the topic Frankenstein (musical) Off-Broadway, Still plating in the discussion
Monsters and Monstrosity on Humanities Commons 3 years, 6 months agoMy musical, FRANKENSTEIN, based on Mary Shelley’s novel, is still playing Off-Broadway, having been extended again through its 2nd complete year!
It now plays on Tuesday evenings at 7 PM, at St. Luke’s Theatre (W. 46 & 8th Ave.)
TheFrankensteinMusical.com
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Eric Sirota posted an update in the group
Monsters and Monstrosity on Humanities Commons 4 years, 11 months agoI wrote a musical based on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, which is playing in NY. It is entering its 6th month as an open-ended Off-Broadway production at St. Luke’s Theatre in the heart of the theatre district. http://www.TheFrankensteinMusical.com
“Frankenstein” plays on Monday nights at 7 PM.“..it is a success of a show that should be considere…[Read more] -
Eric Sirota posted an update in the group
Monsters and Monstrosity on Humanities Commons 5 years agoI wrote a musical based on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, which is playing in NY. It is having an open-ended Off-Broadway production at St. Luke’s Theatre in the heart of the theatre district.
“Frankenstein” plays on Monday nights at 7 PM.
While an adaptation, I try to honor the source material.Info is here: http://www.TheFrankensteinMusical.com
(This…[Read more]
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John Robert Ziegler replied to the topic Introductions in the discussion
Monsters and Monstrosity on Humanities Commons 5 years, 5 months agoI divide my research between early modern English literature, especially drama (the focus of my doctoral research), and contemporary pop culture, with a concentration on the pop-culture side on monsters/the supernatural/sci-fi that has increased over time. Currently, I am working on an article about shapeshifting and subjectivity in the video game…[Read more]
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Fiona Mitchell replied to the topic Introductions in the discussion
Monsters and Monstrosity on Humanities Commons 5 years, 5 months agoExcellent idea, Caitlin. Thanks for getting it started.
I work in ancient Greek literature and myth primarily, although I’m interested in the way that Greek texts and narratives interact with those from other cultures. At the moment I’m working on the connections between ancient Greek and Indian creation narratives, including the monstrous…[Read more]
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Caitlin Duffy started the topic Introductions in the discussion
Monsters and Monstrosity on Humanities Commons 5 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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Fiona Mitchell started the topic Welcome! in the discussion
Monsters and Monstrosity on Humanities Commons 5 years, 7 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 created the group
Monsters and Monstrosity on Humanities Commons 5 years, 8 months ago
