Martine Mussies
@martinemussies.bsky.social
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/
I’ve just released a new Advent recording: mandolin + flute in a soft, joyful take on the Wexford Carol. If you’re in the mood for something cosy, serene, and a touch festive, I’d love to share this with you! youtu.be/gLFoVYO8Qpc
#ChristmasMusic #Advent #Mandolin #Recorder #IrishTrad #WexfordCarol
#ChristmasMusic #Advent #Mandolin #Recorder #IrishTrad #WexfordCarol
🎄 Wexford Carol – Traditional Christmas Music for Flute & Mandolin 🎶 | Christmas Playlist
YouTube video by TheFippleFlutist
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December 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I’ve just released a new Advent recording: mandolin + flute in a soft, joyful take on the Wexford Carol. If you’re in the mood for something cosy, serene, and a touch festive, I’d love to share this with you! youtu.be/gLFoVYO8Qpc
#ChristmasMusic #Advent #Mandolin #Recorder #IrishTrad #WexfordCarol
#ChristmasMusic #Advent #Mandolin #Recorder #IrishTrad #WexfordCarol
✨ My article on Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in Chinese history, is online! How power, art & storytelling intertwined in the Tang dynasty… 🐎💛
Dutch: www.academia.edu/145294642/Pa... .
English: martinemussies.nl/web/wu-zetia...
#WuZetian #History #Feminism
Dutch: www.academia.edu/145294642/Pa... .
English: martinemussies.nl/web/wu-zetia...
#WuZetian #History #Feminism
Paardjes, porselein en powervrouwen Wu Zetian: Vrouwelijke keizer in een mannenbolwerk
This article explores the life, reign, and cultural legacy of Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in Chinese history, and examines how her image has been shaped by gendered historiography. It links her...
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December 5, 2025 at 9:22 AM
✨ My article on Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in Chinese history, is online! How power, art & storytelling intertwined in the Tang dynasty… 🐎💛
Dutch: www.academia.edu/145294642/Pa... .
English: martinemussies.nl/web/wu-zetia...
#WuZetian #History #Feminism
Dutch: www.academia.edu/145294642/Pa... .
English: martinemussies.nl/web/wu-zetia...
#WuZetian #History #Feminism
Very happy to have finished two NASA Open Science courses and added the badges to my ORCID (orcid.org/0000-0002-08...). Grateful for the chance to deepen my commitment to open, transparent research!
#OpenScience #ResearchCulture #ContinuousLearning #AutisticAcademic #WomeninSTEM #NASA #openscience
#OpenScience #ResearchCulture #ContinuousLearning #AutisticAcademic #WomeninSTEM #NASA #openscience
December 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Very happy to have finished two NASA Open Science courses and added the badges to my ORCID (orcid.org/0000-0002-08...). Grateful for the chance to deepen my commitment to open, transparent research!
#OpenScience #ResearchCulture #ContinuousLearning #AutisticAcademic #WomeninSTEM #NASA #openscience
#OpenScience #ResearchCulture #ContinuousLearning #AutisticAcademic #WomeninSTEM #NASA #openscience
Much looking forward to today's concert! ✨
November 28, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Much looking forward to today's concert! ✨
When the drizzle refuses to stop and the sky is all grey, what could be better than curling up in your favourite cosy jumper and diving into your scrapbook? 🌧️🧣 Here’s a little peek at my September 2025! ✨📖
#ScrapbookLove #CozyDays #AutumnVibes #RainyDayCreativity #CraftingJoy #autisticdiary #harp
#ScrapbookLove #CozyDays #AutumnVibes #RainyDayCreativity #CraftingJoy #autisticdiary #harp
November 27, 2025 at 10:29 PM
When the drizzle refuses to stop and the sky is all grey, what could be better than curling up in your favourite cosy jumper and diving into your scrapbook? 🌧️🧣 Here’s a little peek at my September 2025! ✨📖
#ScrapbookLove #CozyDays #AutumnVibes #RainyDayCreativity #CraftingJoy #autisticdiary #harp
#ScrapbookLove #CozyDays #AutumnVibes #RainyDayCreativity #CraftingJoy #autisticdiary #harp
Very happy to share my newest publication: "Budo on the Spectrum: Self-Reported Benefits of Autistic Adults Engaged in Japanese Martial Arts", now in Journal of Martial Arts Research.
www.academia.edu/145172724/Bu... .
#MartialArts #Autism #Neurodiversity #Budo #BudoGirl #ActuallyAutistic #Karate
www.academia.edu/145172724/Bu... .
#MartialArts #Autism #Neurodiversity #Budo #BudoGirl #ActuallyAutistic #Karate
Budo on the Spectrum Self-Reported Benefits of Autistic Adults Engaged in Japanese Martial Arts: A Mixed-Methods Exploration
Japanese martial arts (budo) offer structured, repetitive, and highly disciplined training environments that may be particularly beneficial for autistic individuals. Using a mixed-methods approach, th...
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November 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Very happy to share my newest publication: "Budo on the Spectrum: Self-Reported Benefits of Autistic Adults Engaged in Japanese Martial Arts", now in Journal of Martial Arts Research.
www.academia.edu/145172724/Bu... .
#MartialArts #Autism #Neurodiversity #Budo #BudoGirl #ActuallyAutistic #Karate
www.academia.edu/145172724/Bu... .
#MartialArts #Autism #Neurodiversity #Budo #BudoGirl #ActuallyAutistic #Karate
📖✨ Sam from Tistje has read The Pictorialist and written such a thoughtful, in-depth review. I’m really touched! 💙 English translation: martinemussies.nl/web/the-pict... .
#ThePictorialist #BookReview #Neurodiversity #Autism #AutisticVoices #ArtAndScience #ActuallyAutistic #MyBook
#ThePictorialist #BookReview #Neurodiversity #Autism #AutisticVoices #ArtAndScience #ActuallyAutistic #MyBook
“The Pictorialist” review by Tistje - Martine Mussies
Sam from Tistje.com — a large Dutch website about autism — has read my book The Pictorialist and written this wonderful review. I’m so grateful (and honestly a bit moved) to see how deeply they engage...
martinemussies.nl
November 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
📖✨ Sam from Tistje has read The Pictorialist and written such a thoughtful, in-depth review. I’m really touched! 💙 English translation: martinemussies.nl/web/the-pict... .
#ThePictorialist #BookReview #Neurodiversity #Autism #AutisticVoices #ArtAndScience #ActuallyAutistic #MyBook
#ThePictorialist #BookReview #Neurodiversity #Autism #AutisticVoices #ArtAndScience #ActuallyAutistic #MyBook
Finally found the time to finish this monthly #scrapbook. August was full of contrasts — challenges and joys, movement and stillness.
#ArtisticResearch #VeganLife #SustainableLiving #NeurodivergentJoy #EmpoweringTheMisfits #BudoGirl #JapanFans #CreativeLife #FolkMusic #ChoirLife #ThePictorialist
#ArtisticResearch #VeganLife #SustainableLiving #NeurodivergentJoy #EmpoweringTheMisfits #BudoGirl #JapanFans #CreativeLife #FolkMusic #ChoirLife #ThePictorialist
October 19, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Finally found the time to finish this monthly #scrapbook. August was full of contrasts — challenges and joys, movement and stillness.
#ArtisticResearch #VeganLife #SustainableLiving #NeurodivergentJoy #EmpoweringTheMisfits #BudoGirl #JapanFans #CreativeLife #FolkMusic #ChoirLife #ThePictorialist
#ArtisticResearch #VeganLife #SustainableLiving #NeurodivergentJoy #EmpoweringTheMisfits #BudoGirl #JapanFans #CreativeLife #FolkMusic #ChoirLife #ThePictorialist
✨ New publication! ✨
Happy to share that “Fanfiction in Esperanto – Esperanto in Fanfiction” is now published in Esperantologio / #Esperanto Studies! 💚
Huge thanks to the editors for their trust and encouragement. 🙏
www.academia.edu/144442225/Fa...
#Fanfiction #Linguistics #ParticipatoryCulture
Happy to share that “Fanfiction in Esperanto – Esperanto in Fanfiction” is now published in Esperantologio / #Esperanto Studies! 💚
Huge thanks to the editors for their trust and encouragement. 🙏
www.academia.edu/144442225/Fa...
#Fanfiction #Linguistics #ParticipatoryCulture
October 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
✨ New publication! ✨
Happy to share that “Fanfiction in Esperanto – Esperanto in Fanfiction” is now published in Esperantologio / #Esperanto Studies! 💚
Huge thanks to the editors for their trust and encouragement. 🙏
www.academia.edu/144442225/Fa...
#Fanfiction #Linguistics #ParticipatoryCulture
Happy to share that “Fanfiction in Esperanto – Esperanto in Fanfiction” is now published in Esperantologio / #Esperanto Studies! 💚
Huge thanks to the editors for their trust and encouragement. 🙏
www.academia.edu/144442225/Fa...
#Fanfiction #Linguistics #ParticipatoryCulture
A while ago, I attended an absolutely inspiring talk by Beste Sevindik, who told us about Nobu Koba and performed excerpts from her 1st violin sonata. I couldn’t resist trying it on my cello! The music is lyrical, somewhat Beethoven-esque and technically demanding. 🎻✨ #musicology #Asiastudies #cello
October 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
A while ago, I attended an absolutely inspiring talk by Beste Sevindik, who told us about Nobu Koba and performed excerpts from her 1st violin sonata. I couldn’t resist trying it on my cello! The music is lyrical, somewhat Beethoven-esque and technically demanding. 🎻✨ #musicology #Asiastudies #cello
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Een artikel van @martinemussies.bsky.social en mij, dat @deperfectepodcast.bsky.social ongetwijfeld zal interesseren. www.academia.edu/128586397/Hu...
Humane but Not Human: Robots in Suske en Wiske
This article examines the representation of robots in two albums from the Belgian comic series Suske en Wiske: De wolkeneters (1961) and Tedere Tronica (1968). We analyse how Willy Vandersteen depicts...
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April 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Een artikel van @martinemussies.bsky.social en mij, dat @deperfectepodcast.bsky.social ongetwijfeld zal interesseren. www.academia.edu/128586397/Hu...
🌞✨ Wow – this summer has gone by faster than I could keep up with documenting it… but this morning I finally carved out a little time to finish my digital scrapbook for July! ✂️📸
#Scrapbook #SummerVibes #CreativeJournaling #MemoryKeeping #CosyMoments #July2025 #ArtisticResearch #autismawarenessmonth
#Scrapbook #SummerVibes #CreativeJournaling #MemoryKeeping #CosyMoments #July2025 #ArtisticResearch #autismawarenessmonth
September 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
🌞✨ Wow – this summer has gone by faster than I could keep up with documenting it… but this morning I finally carved out a little time to finish my digital scrapbook for July! ✂️📸
#Scrapbook #SummerVibes #CreativeJournaling #MemoryKeeping #CosyMoments #July2025 #ArtisticResearch #autismawarenessmonth
#Scrapbook #SummerVibes #CreativeJournaling #MemoryKeeping #CosyMoments #July2025 #ArtisticResearch #autismawarenessmonth
This is my recording of Haru no Umi (春の海, The Sea in Spring) by Michio Miyagi (宮城道雄), a beautiful piece originally composed in 1929. On our CDs, Selene and I play all tunes on our harps & flutes, but here, I’m playing it with my beloved Mrs Jacky Cello. 😊
#musician #cello #cellosolo #japanesemusic
#musician #cello #cellosolo #japanesemusic
July 10, 2025 at 7:17 AM
This is my recording of Haru no Umi (春の海, The Sea in Spring) by Michio Miyagi (宮城道雄), a beautiful piece originally composed in 1929. On our CDs, Selene and I play all tunes on our harps & flutes, but here, I’m playing it with my beloved Mrs Jacky Cello. 😊
#musician #cello #cellosolo #japanesemusic
#musician #cello #cellosolo #japanesemusic
I think I forgot to share this one here, one of my personal favourites: "The King and I. Representations of BDSM in Fanfiction about King Alfred".
doi.org/10.1484/M.NE...
#kinky #fanfiction #alfredthegreat #bdsm #storytelling #fanscholar
doi.org/10.1484/M.NE...
#kinky #fanfiction #alfredthegreat #bdsm #storytelling #fanscholar
July 8, 2025 at 5:16 AM
I think I forgot to share this one here, one of my personal favourites: "The King and I. Representations of BDSM in Fanfiction about King Alfred".
doi.org/10.1484/M.NE...
#kinky #fanfiction #alfredthegreat #bdsm #storytelling #fanscholar
doi.org/10.1484/M.NE...
#kinky #fanfiction #alfredthegreat #bdsm #storytelling #fanscholar
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rpg cat triptych (2021)
July 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
rpg cat triptych (2021)
So happy that my article "Mad mermaids vs. beauty standards: Examining the intersection of gender, sexuality, race, and dis/ability in online mermaid fan art (2010-2020)" was published in First Monday. ^_^
Direct link: doi.org/10.5210/fm.v... .
#Academia #Mermaids #QueerStudies #Disabilitystudies
Direct link: doi.org/10.5210/fm.v... .
#Academia #Mermaids #QueerStudies #Disabilitystudies
July 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
So happy that my article "Mad mermaids vs. beauty standards: Examining the intersection of gender, sexuality, race, and dis/ability in online mermaid fan art (2010-2020)" was published in First Monday. ^_^
Direct link: doi.org/10.5210/fm.v... .
#Academia #Mermaids #QueerStudies #Disabilitystudies
Direct link: doi.org/10.5210/fm.v... .
#Academia #Mermaids #QueerStudies #Disabilitystudies
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The LEIGHEAS project Irish Medical Manuscript of the Month for July 2025 is Dublin, @ria.ie MS 23 N 29. It consists of 23 paper fragments, one of which is a portion of the sole surviving prosimetrical remedy collection in Irish. Read more here! 👇
leigheas.maynoothuniversity.ie/leigheas-man...
leigheas.maynoothuniversity.ie/leigheas-man...
July 7, 2025 at 11:55 AM
The LEIGHEAS project Irish Medical Manuscript of the Month for July 2025 is Dublin, @ria.ie MS 23 N 29. It consists of 23 paper fragments, one of which is a portion of the sole surviving prosimetrical remedy collection in Irish. Read more here! 👇
leigheas.maynoothuniversity.ie/leigheas-man...
leigheas.maynoothuniversity.ie/leigheas-man...
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3 things I learned from #TheWaterHorse:
1. Water pressure physics are optional in Scotland.
2. An "Out of Order" sign won't fool people for long.
3. I know some folks who won't be happy to learn Nessie is both male and female at once.
#filmsky #moviesky #Movies 🎬
www.imdb.com/title/tt0760...
1. Water pressure physics are optional in Scotland.
2. An "Out of Order" sign won't fool people for long.
3. I know some folks who won't be happy to learn Nessie is both male and female at once.
#filmsky #moviesky #Movies 🎬
www.imdb.com/title/tt0760...
July 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
3 things I learned from #TheWaterHorse:
1. Water pressure physics are optional in Scotland.
2. An "Out of Order" sign won't fool people for long.
3. I know some folks who won't be happy to learn Nessie is both male and female at once.
#filmsky #moviesky #Movies 🎬
www.imdb.com/title/tt0760...
1. Water pressure physics are optional in Scotland.
2. An "Out of Order" sign won't fool people for long.
3. I know some folks who won't be happy to learn Nessie is both male and female at once.
#filmsky #moviesky #Movies 🎬
www.imdb.com/title/tt0760...
I’m truly grateful my article "Too Cute to Be a Crime? AI-Generated Lolita Aesthetics and the Legal Limits of Synthetic Girlhood on TikTok" has been published in the International Journal for Crime, Law and AI.
www.academia.edu/130116050/To...
#academic #mediascholar #tiktok #ai #lolita #girlhood
www.academia.edu/130116050/To...
#academic #mediascholar #tiktok #ai #lolita #girlhood
July 7, 2025 at 10:32 AM
I’m truly grateful my article "Too Cute to Be a Crime? AI-Generated Lolita Aesthetics and the Legal Limits of Synthetic Girlhood on TikTok" has been published in the International Journal for Crime, Law and AI.
www.academia.edu/130116050/To...
#academic #mediascholar #tiktok #ai #lolita #girlhood
www.academia.edu/130116050/To...
#academic #mediascholar #tiktok #ai #lolita #girlhood
Proud and honoured to have been part of the 日蘭平和交流シンポジウム (NL-JAP Conversation for Peace) online, by NUTIC, Nagasaki University, Japan.
I was moved to tears by the beautiful speech of Volodymyr Zelensky.
Feeling truly committed to strengthening the bonds of friendship and promoting lasting peace.
I was moved to tears by the beautiful speech of Volodymyr Zelensky.
Feeling truly committed to strengthening the bonds of friendship and promoting lasting peace.
July 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Proud and honoured to have been part of the 日蘭平和交流シンポジウム (NL-JAP Conversation for Peace) online, by NUTIC, Nagasaki University, Japan.
I was moved to tears by the beautiful speech of Volodymyr Zelensky.
Feeling truly committed to strengthening the bonds of friendship and promoting lasting peace.
I was moved to tears by the beautiful speech of Volodymyr Zelensky.
Feeling truly committed to strengthening the bonds of friendship and promoting lasting peace.
Feeling chuffed this week as my scholarly essay, "The Cosmonaut's Body: Medical Politics and Soviet Space Medicine," has just been published in "Hektoen International Journal of Medical Humanities". 🥳
academia.edu/130301251/The_Cosmonauts_Body_Medical_Politics_and_Soviet_Space_Medicine
academia.edu/130301251/The_Cosmonauts_Body_Medical_Politics_and_Soviet_Space_Medicine
July 7, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Feeling chuffed this week as my scholarly essay, "The Cosmonaut's Body: Medical Politics and Soviet Space Medicine," has just been published in "Hektoen International Journal of Medical Humanities". 🥳
academia.edu/130301251/The_Cosmonauts_Body_Medical_Politics_and_Soviet_Space_Medicine
academia.edu/130301251/The_Cosmonauts_Body_Medical_Politics_and_Soviet_Space_Medicine
Whew! I just realised I haven’t been here in ages… Thank you all so much for your lovely messages—I’ll be taking some time this afternoon to read and reply properly.
I’m happy and massively enjoyed singing the Mendelssohn concert last week!
Hope you’re all keeping well! ☕📚✨
I’m happy and massively enjoyed singing the Mendelssohn concert last week!
Hope you’re all keeping well! ☕📚✨
July 7, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Whew! I just realised I haven’t been here in ages… Thank you all so much for your lovely messages—I’ll be taking some time this afternoon to read and reply properly.
I’m happy and massively enjoyed singing the Mendelssohn concert last week!
Hope you’re all keeping well! ☕📚✨
I’m happy and massively enjoyed singing the Mendelssohn concert last week!
Hope you’re all keeping well! ☕📚✨
🌟 Published in the International Journal for Crime, Law and AI:
"AI, Fanart and Intellectual Property – an analysis of ownership in the age of machine creativity" 🎨🤖📚
www.academia.edu/129663465/AI...
#AIArt #IntellectualProperty #FanCulture #MachineCreativity #TechLaw #AIethics #DigitalArt #AIlaw
"AI, Fanart and Intellectual Property – an analysis of ownership in the age of machine creativity" 🎨🤖📚
www.academia.edu/129663465/AI...
#AIArt #IntellectualProperty #FanCulture #MachineCreativity #TechLaw #AIethics #DigitalArt #AIlaw
June 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
🌟 Published in the International Journal for Crime, Law and AI:
"AI, Fanart and Intellectual Property – an analysis of ownership in the age of machine creativity" 🎨🤖📚
www.academia.edu/129663465/AI...
#AIArt #IntellectualProperty #FanCulture #MachineCreativity #TechLaw #AIethics #DigitalArt #AIlaw
"AI, Fanart and Intellectual Property – an analysis of ownership in the age of machine creativity" 🎨🤖📚
www.academia.edu/129663465/AI...
#AIArt #IntellectualProperty #FanCulture #MachineCreativity #TechLaw #AIethics #DigitalArt #AIlaw
My piece premiered at the Night of Light in our beloved Domkerk Utrecht and made the local paper! Silly selfie included... 😅 so grateful for the support ❤
www.varnws.nl/leidscherijn...
#Domkerk #NightOfLight #JapanFans #fluteandorgan #flute #premiere #gratefulartist #Utrecht #japanfans #composer
www.varnws.nl/leidscherijn...
#Domkerk #NightOfLight #JapanFans #fluteandorgan #flute #premiere #gratefulartist #Utrecht #japanfans #composer
Wereldpremière in de Domkerk: “Meditation” voor orgel en fluit
UTRECHT – Met steun van de Japan Fans en het Japans Cultureel Centrum - elke vrijdag op de 1e etage van de bibliotheek Leidsche Rijn - ontstond de compositie Meditation. Afgelopen zaterdag beleefde di...
www.varnws.nl
June 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
My piece premiered at the Night of Light in our beloved Domkerk Utrecht and made the local paper! Silly selfie included... 😅 so grateful for the support ❤
www.varnws.nl/leidscherijn...
#Domkerk #NightOfLight #JapanFans #fluteandorgan #flute #premiere #gratefulartist #Utrecht #japanfans #composer
www.varnws.nl/leidscherijn...
#Domkerk #NightOfLight #JapanFans #fluteandorgan #flute #premiere #gratefulartist #Utrecht #japanfans #composer