University Observer - Art & Culture

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Culture Crush, where we interview the people who make the events, publications, and art on UCD campus.Thank you once again to UCD Litsoc and the Caveat Lector team for joining us, and to Laura Molloy for joining us as interviewer and host of our first ever episode.You can find UCD Litsoc at https://www.instagram.com/ucdlitsoc/.

Ciara talks representation and appropriation, joined by Film & TV Editor, Tessa Ndjonkou.Ciara can be reached at uo.podcasting.culture@gmail.com with any questions, comments, or ideas for future episodes.Thank you to Shane Ivers for the use of his song, Chasing Tales. (https://www.silvermansound.com)Sources:Matthes, Erich Hatala. “Cultural Appropriation Without Cultural Essentialism?” Social Theory and Practice 42, no. 2 (2016): 343–66. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24871347.Some YouTube channels to check out:Tee NoirSherliza MoeF.D. Signifier Elliot Sang 

Host Ciara Darling talks fanfiction: its roots, its appeal and its tropes. Featuring friend of the pod, Lena. To get in contact with Ciara, email uo.podcasting.culture@gmail.comThank you to Shane Ivers for the use of his song, Neon Noir. (https://www.silvermansound.com)Used in this episode:Yatrakis, Christina. “Fan Fiction, Fandoms, and Literature: Or, Why It’s Time to Pay Attention to Fan Fiction.” https://via.library.depaul.edu/, Aug. 2013, https://via.library.depaul.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1147&context=etdFreiss, Megan. Fanfiction as: Searching for Significance in the Academic Realm. May 2021. https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1030&context=english_thesesLorente, Julia E. APPRECIATION OR ABOMINATION? A STUDY OF FANFICTION AS LITERATURE. June 2020http://diposit.ub.edu/dspace/bitstream/2445/170822/1/EGIDO%20LORENTE%2C%20Ju%CC%81lia%20TFG.pdfBronwen, Thomas. “What Is Fanfiction and Why Are People Saying Such Nice Things About It?” Storyworlds: A Journal of Narrative Studies, vol. 3, 2011, pp. 1–24.Zsila, Agnes, and Zsolt Demetrovics. “The Boys’ Love Phenomenon: A Literature Review.” Journal of Popular Romance Studies, Apr. 2017.https://jprstudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TBLP.4.2017.pdf

Host Ciara Darling talks Anime, shonen, and tropes she loves to hate with friend of the pod, Alex (he/him).Contact the host at uo.podcasting.culture@gmail.com.Thank you to Shane Ivers for the use of his tracks, 'The Victory Of Heroes' and 'Hard Sell Hotel'. These tracks and more can be found at https://www.silvermansound.com.

Host Ciara Darling discusses modern witchcraft, its cultural origins, leads a meditation, and reacts to a script on the Blair Witch Project, written by friend of the feed Fina.If you've got a script you'd like featured, or any ideas for the feed, contact uo.podcasting.culture@gmail.com.Script writer: Fina Script Sources: Hance, R. (2016) I died in the first Blair Witch Film. I can't wait for the new one | Heather Donahue, The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/15/first-blair-witch-project-film-killed-meRock, B. (2016) The making of the blair witch project: Part 1 - witch pitch, Dread Central. Available at: https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/180272/making-blair-witch-project-part-1-witch-pitch/ MUSIC: Thank to Shane Ivers for the use of the following tracks.helenas lament by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.compiano-romantisme by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comthe-paladins-underworld by Shane Ivers-https://www.silvermansound.com bright-ideas by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Ciara Darling returns for another edition of Truly Fascinating, a show that explores internet, nerd and media culture. This episode she breaks down the phenomenon of True Crime media, who it helps, who it hurts, and who it entertains. Thank you to Shane Ivers for the use of his songs, 'They Come at Night' and 'Skeleton Carnival', which can be found at https://www.silvermansound.com

On the series premier of Truly Fascinating, Ciara Darling (Chief of Arts and Culture Podcasting at the University Observer) discusses the intricacies of Good and Evil in fiction with friend of the feed, Fina.Special thanks to the artists behind our intro and outro music.Intro music: Nightchaser by Shane IversOutro music: Endings by Shane IversBoth songs can be found in full at https://www.silvermansound.com.