Csenge Virág Zalka's Blog, page 37
January 17, 2020
StorySpotting: Fishing for genies (The Witcher)
StorySpotting is a weekly or kinda-weekly series about folktales, tropes, references, and story motifs that pop up in popular media, from TV shows to video games. Topics are random, depending on what I have watched/played/read recently. Also, THERE WILL BE SPOILERS. Be warned!
Where was the story spotted?
The Witcher, season 1, episode 5 (Bottled Appetites)
What happens?
Geralt goes
Where was the story spotted?
The Witcher, season 1, episode 5 (Bottled Appetites)
What happens?
Geralt goes
January 15, 2020
Pablo and the Princess (Feminist Folktales 3.)
Another Thursday, another post for Feminist Folktales! It's a series of traditional stories from around the world that display motifs that reflect feminist values. I am not changing any of the stories, merely researching and compiling them, and posting them here as food for thought. You can find the list of posts here.
Origin: Philippines
The story
Three friends - Pedro, Juan, and Pablo -
Origin: Philippines
The story
Three friends - Pedro, Juan, and Pablo -
January 12, 2020
Creole tales from the blue ocean (Following folktales around the world 138. - Seychelles)
Today I continue the blog series titled Following folktales around the world! If you would like to know what the series is all about, you can find the introduction post here. You can find all posts here, or you can follow the series on Facebook!
Stars and Keys
Folktales and Creolization in the Indian Ocean
Lee Haring
Indiana University Press, 2007.
This book was written by the same
Stars and Keys
Folktales and Creolization in the Indian Ocean
Lee Haring
Indiana University Press, 2007.
This book was written by the same
January 10, 2020
StorySpotting: The grateful alien (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker)
StorySpotting is a weekly or kinda-weekly series about folktales, tropes, references, and story motifs that pop up in popular media, from TV shows to video games. Topics are random, depending on what I have watched/played/read recently. Also, THERE WILL BE SPOILERS. Be warned!
(Image from Mark Hamill's Twitter which is a gift to the galaxy)
The Rise of Skywalker is out, and I'm not a happy
(Image from Mark Hamill's Twitter which is a gift to the galaxy)
The Rise of Skywalker is out, and I'm not a happy
January 8, 2020
Amaradevi (Feminist Folktales 2.)
Another Thursday, another post for Feminist Folktales! It's a series of traditional stories from around the world that display motifs that reflect feminist values. I am not changing any of the stories, merely researching and compiling them, and posting them here as food for thought. You can find the list of posts here.
Origin: Cambodia and Sri Lanka
The story
Cambodian version: Princess
Origin: Cambodia and Sri Lanka
The story
Cambodian version: Princess
January 5, 2020
Little islands, full of trickery (Following folktales around the world 137. - Comoros)
Today I continue the blog series titled Following folktales around the world! If you would like to know what the series is all about, you can find the introduction post here. You can find all posts here, or you can follow the series on Facebook!
Indian Ocean Folktales
Lee Haring
National FolkLore Support Centre, 2002.
This book contains 27 folktales, out of which 5 are from the Comoros (
Indian Ocean Folktales
Lee Haring
National FolkLore Support Centre, 2002.
This book contains 27 folktales, out of which 5 are from the Comoros (
2019 - The year in (good) TV shows
2019 was a pretty good year in terms of TV shows (at least in my subjective opinion). People have been writing articles about how over the course of this decade TV overtook big screen movies both in terms of quality and in prestige, and I tend to agree. I watched a lot of shows this year, as usual (while eating, while crocheting, and while sick - in case anyone wants to question how I "have time
January 3, 2020
StorySpotting: Hedgehog Knights (The Witcher)
StorySpotting is a weekly or kinda-weekly series about folktales, tropes, references, and story motifs that pop up in popular media, from TV shows to video games. Topics are random, depending on what I have watched/played/read recently. Also, THERE WILL BE SPOILERS. Be warned!
Where was the story spotted?
The Witcher, season 1, episode 4 (Of Banquets, Bastards and Burials)
What happens?
Where was the story spotted?
The Witcher, season 1, episode 4 (Of Banquets, Bastards and Burials)
What happens?
January 1, 2020
Queen Anait (Feminist Folktales 1.)
Today I start a new blog series: Feminist Folktales! It will be a collection of traditional stories from around the world that display motifs that reflect feminist values. I am not changing any of the stories, merely researching and compiling them, and posting them here as food for thought. You will find the list of posts here.
I wanted to kick off this series with a story that has been part of
I wanted to kick off this series with a story that has been part of
2019: The year in (good) books
I read a total of 133 books this year (I know, I know, I am bad at keeping up with my Goodreads), almost 29,000 pages. A bit less than last year, but it was a very good, enjoyable lineup anyway. 37 of these were folktale collections for the Following folktales around the world challenge - I almost made it all the way through Africa this year, with only 9 countries left for 2020! Another 12
