Thesis Shmesis

[laviniaspeaks]

Having some confusion personally about what to do with my thesis next year. The one major person I wanted to work with cannot work with me, so that changes things dramatically. Also coming to the conclusion that I have to finally make a choice on whether or not I can incorporate the whole Women in the Asylum thing with Bluebeard for the actual

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[seshathawk]

My mom told me there's a mannequin house in Portland. That sounds really creepy and random but this lady has lots of mannequins? I am not sure if she sells them. I will see if my mom can find out.

[ext_805440]

Ah! A theatre piece based in part on The Bloody Chamber? Friggin' rad. Angela Carter is amazing.

Have you ever seen The Company of Wolves? She wrote the screenplay, conflating a few of her stories, and Neil Jordan directed. It's quite something.

[laviniaspeaks]

um, of course. And why have we never talked about this because I think we'd be best friends.

Yes, the thesis is based on the theory (mine, I suppose) of Woman as The Other, as portrayed primarily through the glass of fairy tales (primarily the tale of Bluebeard) and women committed into insane asylums between 1850-1950 against their wills. The latter is the part I have a feeling may go, at least for the performance aspect of the thesis.