Tag: folklore
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Protected: Introducing “Lu and Monie Glow Up” – Writing a New Animated Series About Found Families, Neurodivergence, and Living Artfully
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Translating the Hyakunin Isshu: Day 15/100 Emperor Koko
Hello and welcome back to our 100-day journey the legendary Hyakunin Isshu. I’ve missed our ruminations over the stickiness of translation, our wrestling with the ambiguity of localization. In case you missed the last entry, here’s Day 14 of Translating the Hyakunin Isshu and you can catch up on the rest of my project on…
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Story Themes and the 4E’s of the Writer’s Craft
Most ancient tragedy had at its heart the contradiction between two morally justifiable positions. Aristotle begins defining tragedy as “imitation of actions of great import”; the actions themselves are motivated by a conflict of ideas. We may apply this to our own context and craft through the lens of “Story Themes.” A few of examples:…
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Join the Pokémon Mythology Project!
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in Culture, digital communities, digital humanities, fan studies, folklore, folkloresque, folklorist, game studies, games, gaming, japanese folklore, japanese mythology, japanese video games, japanese videogames, language, Ludology, material culture, media studies, pokemon, popular culture, Popular Culture Studies, psychology, worldbuildingWelcome, Pokémon Fans! Are you passionate about Pokémon and fascinated by the rich lore and mythology that underpin these amazing creatures? We’re embarking on an exciting project to explore the connections between real-world myths and Pokémon, and we need your help! What I’m Looking For: We want to hear from YOU! Whether you’re a seasoned…