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"The shift from the Afro-Caribbean zombie to the U.S. zombie is clear: in Caribbean folklore, people are scared of becoming zombies, whereas in U.S. narratives people are scared of zombies. This shift is significant because it maps the movement from the zombie as victim (Caribbean) to the zombie as an aggressive and terrifying monster who consumes human flesh (U.S.). In Haitian folklore, for instance, zombies do not physically threaten people; rather, the threat comes from the voduon practice whereby the sorcerer (master) subjugates the individual by robbing the victim of free will, language and cognition. The zombie is enslaved."

�� Justin D. Edwards, "Mapping Tropical Gothic in the Americas" in Tropical Gothic in Literature and Culture.

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I’m not a classicist, but I suspect one of the reasons so many of the Greek gods are portrayed so unflatteringly was less because they were seen as villains than because they represented their domains.  Of course Zeus sometimes misuses his power, that’s what a king does.  Of course Artemis’s wrath is wild and painful, that’s what nature can be.  Of course Hades snatched away a young girl from her mother’s arms, that’s what death does.  This is one of the reasons callout posts for some gods comparing them negatively to ‘nicer’ gods are kind of missing the point.

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Every season is exam season when you have an exam a week!

(no I am not okay)

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not your whole life, just a chapter

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Moments from my new cozy vlog where I replace my screentime with painting medieval flowers & reading fantasy books 🎨📚♥️

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on the other side of fear lies freedom

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casual mermaid aesthetic

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Bookish paintings from Musée d’Orsay

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The new semester has not yet started, but I have already lost count of the coffees. I’m looking forward to uni, I’ll be taking philosophy, french and psych statistics modules ☕️

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oh well, you know... *gesturing incoherently* as above, so below.

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peace and quiet

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After finishing my psych assignment I treated myself to bubble tea! I also found a shop that sells second hand Japanese books, and I got these ones with pretty pictures of Paris and Western art ♡

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quiet aesthetic

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put down the chat gpt. consume too much caffeine and nicotine and write a paper that you barely understand while you approach hallucination territory from too little sleep and too much raging. engage with academia in the way god intended

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a hidden bookshelf door would heal me

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essay writing with a view <3

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