It’s All So Monstrous: Research Blog

Notes, reflections, and connections from my work, research, and studies, as I chip away at a thesis and go on many side quests along the way. This blog includes categories like:

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*I usually study in a tiny tree house, and so the notes are usually from there…

Public scholarship about: monster theory | epistemology | pluriversal knowledge | horror |mythologies | queer theory, intersectional feminism | cultural studies | crip theory | a good dose of science | low theory | with plenty of anecdotes to help it all stick.

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