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One thing I would like to ask emyreans:</div>
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Does anyone know good writing on the topic of mermaids?</div>
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Ive written a short piece on PT Barnum's Feejee mermaid, and found good things about it and similar artefacts, pop entertainment, pop science, east-west relations etc. My schtick is about shipboard discipline and the commodification of services.
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I'd like to expand on the mermaid myth, especially in the 19th century when genre painters especially seemed enamoured of the fish-tailed sirens. I'll be looking in the usual places but any interesting art, writing or other leads greatly appreciated</div>
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<div>Seán Cubitt | He/Him<br>
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School of Culture and Communication<br>
W104 John Medley Building<br>
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Victoria 3010 <br>
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<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><span><a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/anecdotal-evidence-9780190065720?lang=en&cc=au#">https://global.oup.com/academic/product/anecdotal-evidence-9780190065720?lang=en&cc=au#</a></span><br>
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<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, 17 January 2021 9:11 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> soft_skinned_space <empyre@lists.artdesign.unsw.edu.au><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [-empyre-] All -empyre_ subscribers- please post What's on your bookshelf in 2021?</font>
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