Various autistic people have found ways around singling out as a minority to actively engage in global politics. In this blog post, I will discuss three autistic influencers: Greta Thunberg, Daryl Hannah and Temple Grandin. The term ‘auti-influencers’ will be used to refer to a global movement of people with autism who actively participate in discussions on global topics.
Every year in December, I make an insanely long list of goals/wishes/intentions for the year to come. This year will be no exception. But I always start by reviewing last year’s list… which is sometimes confrontational, but mostly fun. 😉
On this page you will find a selection of my paper presentations, which are in connection with my thinking about the Cyborg Mermaid. More can be found via Academia, Google Scholar and Research Gate. *** Nehalenia’s Nachleben: A Celtic-Roman Goddess in the 21st Century – July 6 2021 at the International Medieval Congress 2021, University of Leeds, UK. Playing (With) Alfred: An ‘Auti-Ethnographic’ Analysis of the Portrayal of Alfred the Great (849-899) in Two 21st-Century Computer Games – July 9 2020 at the International Medieval Congress 2021, University of Leeds, UK. Collaging / Mindmapping / Zine making with your research [workshop] at the International Medieval Congress 2020, University of Leeds, UK.#KingAlfred – the historical re-imagination of King Alfred of Wessex (847/49-899) in early 21st century multimedia – 25th Medieval Studies Day, …
On this page you will find a selection of my publications, which are in connection with my thinking about the Cyborg Mermaid. More publications (for example on Celtology, autism and classical music) can be found via Academia, Google Scholar and Research Gate. *** Mussies, M. (2010). Keltische meerminnen: Tussen verlangen en vrees. Kelten: Mededelingen van de Stichting A. G. van Hamel Voor Keltische Studies. Mussies, M. (2012). Hoe Keltisch is “Ondine”? Kelten: Mededelingen van de Stichting A. G. van Hamel voor Keltische Studies, 55, 2–4. Mussies, M. (2016a). De “fantastische” geografie van De Kleine Zeemeermin. Geografie (Vakblad van het Koninklijk Nederlands Aardrijkskundig Genootschap). Mussies, M. (2016b). The Bisexual Mermaid: Andersen’s fairy tale as an allegory of the bi-romantic sexual outsider. Full-Text of a Presentation at EuroBiCon. Mussies, …
The mermaid story about Mami Wata below is written by a user under the pseudonym of lucien_cramp, and republished with the author’s permission.
A mermaid fanfic written by sweetbydesign and republished with the author’s permission.
An Azeri mermaid story, written by Rüya Çınar.