Category Archives: myths

Myths and Imagination

November 27th, 2021 | Posted in imagination, myths

Two items recently came to my attention that I think should get a wider circulation, both of which come from writer Philip Ball First is a book that came out this year but somehow missed my news feed. It is The Modern Myths: Adventures in the Machinery of the Popular Imagination by Philip Ball (University […]

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Titles of Interest – “Tracking Classical Monsters in Popular Culture”

March 4th, 2020 | Posted in monsters, myths, pop culture, Titles of Interest

I learned about this volume from the blog of Steve Wiggins, a fellow monster scholar. The overall topic is very appealing to me, and the discussion of Harryhausen’s monsters (or creatures as he preferred to call them), make this a volume I must add to my library. Tracking Classical Monsters Liz Gloyn Bloomsbury Academic, 2019 […]

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New title available – Magic, Monsters, and Make-Believe Heroes

September 25th, 2018 | Posted in Douglas Cowan, fantasy, myths, Titles of Interest

My friend and colleague, Doug, Cowan, has been prolific lately with his books. One of his latest is now available for pre-order: Magic, Monsters, and Make-Believe Heroess looks at fantasy film, television, and participative culture as evidence of our ongoing need for a mythic vision—for stories larger than ourselves into which we write ourselves and […]

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Mythicworlds: Straddling the way between sci-fi conventions and transformational festivals?

June 25th, 2017 | Posted in conventions, cosplay, cultures, faeries, fantasy, folklore, myths

I’m finishing the editing of a manuscript for McFarland that explores aspects of fantastic fan cultures in relation to the sacred. I am waiting for one more chapter to be submitted and then the manuscript goes off for peer review. In addition to editing and writing he Introduction I am contributing a chapter that contrasts […]

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Lilith in Folklore and the Bible

March 26th, 2014 | Posted in folklore, Jewish monsters, Judaism, monsters, myths

A brief but interesting item in this post. In keeping up with ongoing elements and developments in biblical studies I came across a blog I hadn’t read before. It included a post titled “Lilith in the Bible and Jewish Folklore.” Readers may have heard of Lilith from Jewish folklore with the idea that she was […]

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“William Shatner’s Get a Life!” documentary

August 27th, 2013 | Posted in fan cultures, geek cultures, Joseph Campbell, myths, science fiction, science fiction convention, Star Trek

For a while now I’ve been waiting to see the William Shatner’s Get a Life! documentary. This film is part of the EPIX Originals series, and Shatner serves as one of the executive producers. He also wrote and directed this piece. After doing his documentary The Captains as part of a process of self-discovery, this […]

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Call For Papers – Mythic Characters and Places Made Real: TV and Film In Situ

December 26th, 2011 | Posted in call for papers, film, myths, television

CALL FOR PAPERS Mythic Characters and Places Made Real: TV and Film In Situ An area of multiple panels for the Film & History Conference on Film and Myth September 26-30, 2012 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA www.filmandhistory.org Deadline: June 1, 2012 Popular media increasingly are becoming the foundation for “non-mediated” experiences with local, material culture. Now, […]

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Call for Papers: Medieval Magic, Myths, and Legends in Film and Television

October 15th, 2011 | Posted in call for papers, myths

CALL FOR PAPERS “Medieval Magic, Myths, and Legends in Film and Television” An area of multiple panels for the Film & History Conference on “Film and Myth” September 26-30, 2012 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA www.filmandhistory.org Deadline: June 1, 2012 The Middle Ages have inspired some of the most enduring myths and legends of Western culture. Whether […]

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CFP – MYTHOS: Screening Classical Mythology on Film and Television

August 16th, 2011 | Posted in call for papers, myths

CALL FOR PAPERS “MYTHOS: Screening Classical Mythology on Film and Television” An area of multiple panels for the Film & History Conference on “Film and Myth” September 26-30, 2012 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA www.filmandhistory.org Deadline: June 1, 2012 From the earliest beginning of cinema, and throughout the history of screen entertainment, filmmakers and television producers have […]

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Tim Burton and Modern Demons

March 15th, 2011 | Posted in myths, Tim Burton

Today I received an email announcement for a conference at the University of Kent and their Centre for the Study of Myth. The conference is titled “Diamonic Imagination: Uncanny Intelligence” to be held in May in Canterbury in the UK. One of the speakers listed in the program caught my eye, Helena Bassil-Morozow with her […]

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