• Replay: My Mermaiding Journey: Mami Wata, Melusine, and Mersonas

  • Jun 14 2024
  • Length: 35 mins
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Replay: My Mermaiding Journey: Mami Wata, Melusine, and Mersonas

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  • In this replay episode I talk about my personal mermaiding journey, the mermaid lore that inspires my mersona, and what my platform is all about.

    Cover Art:

    Photo by ⁠Natasha Gumbs Art⁠

    My Mermaid Research:

    ⁠Link to All Publications⁠

    Article that most addresses topics in this episode (African Indigenous Religions, Mami Wata): ⁠Crossing Merfolk Narratives of the Sacred⁠. The bibliography also has a lot of sources that you can check out!

    Other Sources Referenced and Cited:

    ⁠Ytasha Womack, Afrofuturism, The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture⁠

    ⁠Lesley Braun, "Tales from the Congo River: Catching Mami Wata"⁠

    Multiple Authors/Unknown, One Thousand and One Nights, or Arabian Nights

    Christina Baccchilega & Marie Alohalani Brown, editors, The Penguin Book of Mermaids, "The Legend of Melusina"

    Texts Mentioned:

    Beyonce, Lemonade

    Freeform, Siren

    Nalo Hopkinson, The New Moon's Arms

    Mermaid Shoutouts:

    ⁠April Kalen Campbell⁠ (My pole teacher who introduced me to mermaiding)

    ⁠Mermaid Che Monique⁠

    ⁠The Caribbean Pearl⁠

    ⁠Merman Maui⁠

    ⁠Carrie Wata⁠

    ⁠Indigo Siren⁠

    Other Business Shoutouts:

    ⁠Conrad Cooper, Swim To Me⁠ (My swim teacher!)
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