{"id":7783,"date":"2023-05-24T14:44:02","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T14:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/?p=7783"},"modified":"2025-01-02T15:00:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T15:00:34","slug":"mermaids-myths-and-copyright-a-dive-into-cultural-storytelling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/2023\/05\/24\/mermaids-myths-and-copyright-a-dive-into-cultural-storytelling\/","title":{"rendered":"Mermaids, Myths, and Copyright: A Dive into Cultural Storytelling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The enduring appeal of mermaid stories and their complex relationship with copyright law took centre stage in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/m001lzhh\">a recent episode of BBC\u2019s Free-Thinking podcast<\/a>. Hosted by Shahidha Bari, the discussion brought together experts to explore how these maritime legends continue to captivate and evolve across different cultures and media.<\/p>\n<p>The timing was particularly relevant, coinciding with two major adaptations: Disney&#8217;s live-action remake of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt5971474\/\">The Little Mermaid<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/openairtheatre.com\/production\/once-on-this-island\">Ola Ince\u2019s stage production of Once On This Island<\/a> at Regent\u2019s Park Theatre.<\/p>\n<p>The panel offered diverse perspectives on mermaid mythology: historian <a href=\"https:\/\/sarahpeverley.com\/tag\/mermaids\/\">Sarah Peverley traced their cultural history<\/a>, while <a href=\"https:\/\/unbound.com\/books\/queer-as-folklore\">Sacha Coward explored their significance as queer icons<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/\">CIPPM<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/2016\/10\/07\/claudy-op-den-kamp\/\"><strong>Dr<\/strong> <strong>Claudy Op den Kamp<\/strong><\/a> provided crucial insights into Disney\u2019s copyright history, highlighting how intellectual property laws shape the way cultural stories can be retold and adapted.<\/p>\n<p>The podcast masterfully demonstrated how a single narrative\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/andersen.sdu.dk\/vaerk\/hersholt\/TheLittleMermaid_e.html\">Hans Christian Andersen\u2019s original Little Mermaid story<\/a>\u2014can inspire multiple interpretations. From Rosa Guy\u2019s novel to Disney\u2019s adaptations and the Caribbean-inspired musical \u2018Once On This Island,\u2019 the mermaid tale becomes a powerful vehicle for exploring themes of love, transformation, and cultural identity.<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image credit: Still from Once On This Island<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The enduring appeal of mermaid stories and their complex relationship with copyright law took centre stage in a recent episode of BBC\u2019s Free-Thinking podcast. Hosted by Shahidha Bari, the discussion brought together experts to explore how these maritime legends continue to captivate and evolve across different cultures and media. The timing was particularly relevant, coinciding&#8230;  <a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/2023\/05\/24\/mermaids-myths-and-copyright-a-dive-into-cultural-storytelling\/\">Read more &raquo;<span class=\"sr-only\"> about Mermaids, Myths, and Copyright: A Dive into Cultural Storytelling<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1040,"featured_media":7784,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,3],"tags":[2],"class_list":["post-7783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-creative-industries-2","category-focus-areas","tag-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1040"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7783"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7783\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7785,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7783\/revisions\/7785"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cippm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}