OPENING QUOTE:
“The tale of a place is the tale of its water.” from The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell
BOOKS AND STORIES:
The Little Mermaid (Hans Christian Andersen)
Flood stories (especially around Abrahamic Noah)
Bermuda triangle
Maui’s creation of the Hawaiian Islands
Circe by Madeline Miller
Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
Sleipnir, Odin’s horse (birthed by Loki)
Shallow Waters by Anita Kopacz
Enheduanna’s “Hymn to Inanna”
The Deep by Rivers Solomon with Daveed Diggs, Jonathan Hutson, and Jonathan Snipes (based on the song “The Deep” by clipping.)
Mesopotamian creation myth of Tiamat and Apsu
Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis
Atlantis and other lost cities
MOVIES:
Moana
The Little Mermaid
Luca
Castaway
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
The Meg
Jaws
The Mist
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the Sea
Muppet Treasure Island
The Shape of Water
The Lady in the Water
PEOPLE:
Bridget Harrington: @semiabled on IG (and semiabled.com)
BONUS MEDIA WE DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT:
Treasury of Folklore: Forests and Rivers by DeeDee Chainey and Willow Winsham
Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen
The Mermaid, the Witch and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
Atlantia by Ally Condie
The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey
Vaquita: Science, Politics, and Crime in the Sea of Cortez by Brooke Bessesen
The Lure (film)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (film)
Song of the Sea (film)
