{"id":905,"date":"2017-01-01T11:02:06","date_gmt":"2017-01-01T11:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/martinemussies.nl\/web\/?page_id=905"},"modified":"2023-08-03T19:56:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T19:56:28","slug":"the-cyborg-mermaid","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/martinemussies.nl\/web\/current-academic-research-projects\/mermaids\/the-cyborg-mermaid\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cyborg Mermaid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Cyborg Mermaid &#8211; or: how techn\u00e8 can help the misfits fit in and stand out!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In feminist studies, the figure of the mermaid has long been regarded as flawed, disabled and less-than-human. Her theoretical counterpart in that respect would be the cyborg, an image used to show that with the help of robotics, humankind could be larger than life. So, what would happen if we could combine those two images and apply them to create \u201csuper love\u201d more-than-human relationships? In my PhD, I am exploring the possibilities of technology for \u201cmermaids\u201d, people who normally fall outside the norm, to satisfy human desires in a new way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Publications in English (selection):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mussies, Martine, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emielmaliepaard.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Emiel Maliepaard<\/a>. &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/31659919\/Multimodal_Technologies_and_Interaction_The_Cyborg_Mermaid_or_How_Techn%C3%A8_Can_Help_the_Misfits_Fit_In\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Cyborg Mermaid (or: How Techn\u00e8 Can Help the Misfits Fit In)<\/a>&#8221; <i>Multimodal Technologies and Interaction<\/i>\u00a01.1 (2017): 4.<\/p>\n<p>Mussies, Martine. &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/49040569\/A_mermaid_s_song_in_distortion_The_recreation_of_ancient_myth_by_a_medieval_metal_band\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A mermaid\u2019s song in distortion: The recreation of ancient myth by a medieval metal band<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0<i>Metal Music Studies<\/i>\u00a05.1 (2019): 115-125.<\/p>\n<p>Mussies, Martine. &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/37869903\/Frankenstein_and_The_Lure_Border_Crossing_Creatures_Through_a_Feminist_Lens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frankenstein and The Lure: Border Crossing Creatures through a Feminist Lens.<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0<i>Foundation<\/i>\u00a047.130 (2018): 47-58.<\/p>\n<p>Mussies, Martine. &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/93978300\/Posidaeja_and_Mami_Wata_The_online_afterlives_of_two_mermaid_goddesses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Posidaeja and Mami Wata: The online afterlives of two mermaid goddesses<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0<i>Shima<\/i>\u00a016.2 (2022): 186-196.<\/p>\n<p>Mussies, Martine. &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/42754849\/The_Sirens_Lure_A_Starbucks_Influencer_Marketing_Case_Study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Siren\u2019s Lure\u2014A Starbucks influencer marketing case study.<\/a>&#8221; (2021).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Publications in Dutch (selection):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/93978318\/_Het_universum_in_haar_broekzak_over_online_metamorfoses_van_Keltische_meerminnen\">&#8220;Het universum in haar broekzak&#8221; \u2012 over online metamorfoses van Keltische meerminnen<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/38385866\/Keltische_meerminnen_tussen_verlangen_en_vrees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keltische meerminnen: tussen verlangen en vrees<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/38385773\/Welshe_Weemoed\">Welshe Weemoed<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/38385772\/Hoe_Keltisch_is_Ondine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hoe Keltisch is Ondine?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/31660054\/Wereldbeelden_vol_zeemonsters\">Wereldbeelden vol zeemonsters<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/25448760\/De_fantastische_geografie_van_De_Kleine_Zeemeermin\">De &#8220;fantastische&#8221; geografie van De Kleine Zeemeermin<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/38923833\/Meirminnen_Louis_Couperus_and_Maria_Zwollo_in_Dutch_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meirminnen &#8211; Louis Couperus &amp; Maria Zwollo<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Meerminnen (1918) by Maria Zwollo, piano accompaniment\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QU5vy1E6G9o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cyborg Mermaid &#8211; or: how techn\u00e8 can help the misfits fit in and stand out! 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