Venetia Robertson
Biographic Data
| ID | 5871940 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Venetia Robertson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Venetia |
| FAMILY NAME | Robertson |
| SIGNATURE | ROBERTSON V |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Sydney |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Navigating Other-than-Human Identities with Online Ethnography
This article provides an overview of some of the key issues the author encountered when researching an online subculture of people who identify as non-human beings, here referred to as the other-than-human community. The difficulties inherent in this task stem from both the complex nature of internet ethnography and from the community itself, and raise numerous considerations about the ethics and efficacy of various formats of information gatheri…
Where Skin Meets Fin
Mermaids have persisted as a feature of popular culture for centuries as one of the most multivalent of all mythical creatures. The mermaid blurs the boundary between woman and fish, femininity and carnality, land and sea, human and other. She is also held to be an astral entity in various metaphysical circles, in the mermaiding industry she is often marketed as an ambassador for marine preservation, and in the general pervasiveness of this chara…
The Law of the Jungle
The Therianthropy community is comprised of individuals who profess an other-than-human identity, in particular an animal identity. Existing almost solely online, this socio-spiritual identity group experiences tensions between the individual and personal gnosis, and the community and communal consensus, when it comes to evincing the epistemologies, that is, knowledges concerning Therianthropy. By examining how themes of authority, belonging, and…
The Beast Within
This paper will introduce a little-known online phenomenon: the socio-spiritual Therianthropy movement. Therianthropes are individuals who identify as part human and part non-human animal in a biological, mental, and metaphysical capacity. Therianthropes have, in essence, an anthrozoomorphic identity that draws upon the spiritual and supernatural associations of the animal kingdom. I discuss Therianthropes as animal-human “shape-shifters” to high…
Handbook of new religions and cultural production
This vast and impressive collection of papers on the subject of new religions and cultural production features the work of numerous junior scholars as well as established names in the fourth volume
Of ponies and men
The newest incarnation of the My Little Pony franchise, the children’s cartoon program My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic has attracted a sizeable viewership among an unexpected demographic: adolescent men. This article looks at this group, known as Bronies, and assesses how the geek subculture that this fandom exists within frames the fan’s understanding of the show, its pony protagonists, and their own self-reflection. Focusing on the role of …
Introduction to World Religions
from religious perspectives may have similar unintentional effects, thus illustrating the importance of a properly located debate.Secondly, the appropriateness of science as a means to assess religious belief is called into question.Ryan C. Falconi utilises major players in the "Great Debate" such as J. L. Mackie ("atheistic philosopher") and Richard Swinburne ("theistic philosopher") to demonstrate that the religious and non-religious alike gene…
Of ponies and men
The newest incarnation of the My Little Pony franchise, the children’s cartoon program My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic has attracted a sizeable viewership among an unexpected demographic: adolescent men. This article looks at this group, known as Bronies, and assesses how the geek subculture that this fandom exists within frames the fan’s understanding of the show, its pony protagonists, and their own self-reflection. Focusing on the role of …
Introduction to World Religions
from religious perspectives may have similar unintentional effects, thus illustrating the importance of a properly located debate.Secondly, the appropriateness of science as a means to assess religious belief is called into question.Ryan C. Falconi utilises major players in the "Great Debate" such as J. L. Mackie ("atheistic philosopher") and Richard Swinburne ("theistic philosopher") to demonstrate that the religious and non-religious alike gene…
The Beast Within
This paper will introduce a little-known online phenomenon: the socio-spiritual Therianthropy movement. Therianthropes are individuals who identify as part human and part non-human animal in a biological, mental, and metaphysical capacity. Therianthropes have, in essence, an anthrozoomorphic identity that draws upon the spiritual and supernatural associations of the animal kingdom. I discuss Therianthropes as animal-human “shape-shifters” to high…
Handbook of new religions and cultural production
This vast and impressive collection of papers on the subject of new religions and cultural production features the work of numerous junior scholars as well as established names in the fourth volume
Of ponies and men
The newest incarnation of the My Little Pony franchise, the children’s cartoon program My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic has attracted a sizeable viewership among an unexpected demographic: adolescent men. This article looks at this group, known as Bronies, and assesses how the geek subculture that this fandom exists within frames the fan’s understanding of the show, its pony protagonists, and their own self-reflection. Focusing on the role of …
Where Skin Meets Fin
Mermaids have persisted as a feature of popular culture for centuries as one of the most multivalent of all mythical creatures. The mermaid blurs the boundary between woman and fish, femininity and carnality, land and sea, human and other. She is also held to be an astral entity in various metaphysical circles, in the mermaiding industry she is often marketed as an ambassador for marine preservation, and in the general pervasiveness of this chara…
The Law of the Jungle
The Therianthropy community is comprised of individuals who profess an other-than-human identity, in particular an animal identity. Existing almost solely online, this socio-spiritual identity group experiences tensions between the individual and personal gnosis, and the community and communal consensus, when it comes to evincing the epistemologies, that is, knowledges concerning Therianthropy. By examining how themes of authority, belonging, and…
Navigating Other-than-Human Identities with Online Ethnography
This article provides an overview of some of the key issues the author encountered when researching an online subculture of people who identify as non-human beings, here referred to as the other-than-human community. The difficulties inherent in this task stem from both the complex nature of internet ethnography and from the community itself, and raise numerous considerations about the ethics and efficacy of various formats of information gatheri…
Sociology (7 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Epistemology (5 works) · Aesthetics (4 works) · Anthropology (4 works) · History (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works)