Hoi! I am Martine - also known as the Cyborg Mermaid - an artistic researcher and autistic academic based in Utrecht, the Netherlands. More via martinemussies.nl/web/
Martine Mussies
I may now unofficially qualify as a cat researcher, at least according to my Bengal Boris, who supervised the entire process. Read my article on the evolutionary history of the Iriomote cat in the Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies:
www.academia.edu/165198585/In...
#IriomoteCat #WomenInSTEM
Much looking forward to tomorrow's concert. 🎶🎵
My article, “Rewriting the Warrior: Feminist Embodiment and Martial Arts in Anglophone Fanfiction by Indian Women”, has just been published in "Indraprasth: An International Journal of Culture and Communication Studies".
www.academia.edu/165376866/Re... .
#FanStudies #MartialArts #AsianStudies
Mermaid fanfiction 🤝 King Alfred the Great...
Somehow both ended up in the peer review pipeline at the same time. 🧜♀️📜
Delighted to see my mermaid article now published online in The Journal of Fandom Studies, with the Alfred article hopefully following before long. ✨
#FanStudies #FandomStudies
🎻🌊 New cover on The Cello Diaries 🎻🌊
Sirens of Blood and Water by Epica, arranged as a cello quartet.
#Epica #CelloCover #SymphonicMetal #MetalMusic #Cello
youtu.be/5jf6KCOWf6E?...
School buildings are not neutral.
They shape who gets to learn... and who is left surviving.
My new article explores sensory-friendly design, #neurodiversity, and the politics of space in education.
Because learning begins with the senses.
www.academia.edu/165436301/Ro... .
#autism #academia
For many autistic people, the sudden loss of a pet isn’t just emotionally devastating—it can be completely destabilising. The predictable patterns that make daily life manageable are shattered. By @martinemussies.bsky.social, at TPGA.
thinkingautismguide.com/2026/02/the-... #autism #neurodiversity
My November 2025 scrapbook. ✨
To read more about this monthly habit, just visit: martinemussies.nl/web/musings/ .
#collage #digitalcollage #artofcollage #scrapbook
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This research investigates how Indian women authors use fanfiction platforms to reimagine martial arts narratives as sites of feminist agency and cultural reclamation. Through analysis of anglophone f...
reminder that I keep a list of original fantasy and science fiction for adults published in Celtic languages, and I am always looking to expand it: anduilleaggheal.neocities.org/ficsean-speu...
if you know of anything that's missing, please let me know!
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Someone told me lately "Bluesky is just like Twitter." I argued that was untrue on the basis that last time I had a Twitter account most times I got a new follower their bio said "single & looking for fun" & here when I get a new follower it tends to say something like "professor of rare moths".
