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Disneyland and dissertating
October 1 is right around the corner. That means hardly anything for you, except maybe a paycheck and a season change, but for me, October 1 marks the beginning of the most difficult project I have...
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The Relevance of Disneyland
Yesterday, I found myself ready to write again. I’ve been grading grading and grading for a month. It was the first major assignment, which usually takes the longest to grade. So I thought I’d work on...
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The Myth(s) of Tangaroa
In honor of the first birthday of my kitten, I thought it would be interesting to explore the myths of his namesake. One would think that – for a mythologist – this would be an easy task. Apparently,...
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The Moon in Mythology
(This post is a response to Randy’s July Myth Café prompt.) When I was younger than I am now, I worked with a bunch of ladies that always celebrated the full moon by drinking red wine and hanging out...
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Disneyland: The Imagination’s Playground
Just a little background: I am a child of post-modern popular culture. I could identify Mickey Mouse, Ronald McDonald and similar animated, branded characters before I could recognize the religious and...
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Psyche, Nature and the Magic Kingdom
There is nothing natural about Disneyland. In fact, I would say that it is one of the most unnatural places in the United States. From the second one drives onto the Resort or steps off the tram, one...
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Towards a New Mythology
When the sun has set over Disneyland, Anaheim, California, and the lights are turned down, one can see the expectation for something about to happen on the face of every person looking at Sleeping...
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The End of Dissertation Summer, Or: How I Spent My Summer Vacation
Just to recap: I took this summer off from teaching to make a significant dent to my dissertation. My goal was to complete 3 chapters by the end of summer vacation. I figure that after the 2 chapters...
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Disneyland as Sacred Landscape
This month’s Myth Café prompt is to consider a sacred landscape either around us or that we have visited. The catch to the prompt is that it is supposed to be a natural landscape. Because if it were...
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I wrote a book!
I’m a little late to my own party (such is the life of an adjunct teaching new curriculum during the summer), but remember that dissertation thingy I wrote? I made it into a book and it’s available for...
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