Trickster

Mythology[edit] Loki cuts the hair of the goddess Sif. Frequently the Trickster figure exhibits gender and form variability, changing gender roles and even occasionally engaging in same-sex practices. Such figures appear in Native American and First Nations mythologies, where they are said to have a two-spirit nature. Loki, the Norse trickster, also exhibits gender variability, in one case even becoming pregnant. He shares the ability to change genders with Odin, the chief Norse deity who also possesses many characteristics of the Trickster. In some cultures, there are dualistic myths, featuring two demiurges creating the world, or two culture heroes arranging the world — in a complementary manner. British scholar Evan Brown suggested that Jacob in the Bible has many of the characteristics of the Trickster: Coyote[edit] Coyote often has the role of trickster as well as a clown in traditional stories. More often than not Coyote is a trickster, but he is always different. Archetype[edit]

Troll - Mythology Wiki A Troll is a fearsome member of a mythical race from Norse mythology. Originally more or less the Nordic equivalents of giants, although often smaller in size, the different depictions have come to range from the fiendish giants – similar to the ogres of England (also called Trolls at times, see Troller's Gill) – to a devious, more human-like folk of the wilderness, living underground in hills, caves or mounds. In the Faroe islands, Orkney and Shetland tales, trolls are called trows, adopted from the Norse language when these islands were settled by Vikings. History Nordic literature, art and music from the romantic era and onwards has adapted trolls in various manners – often in the form of an aboriginal race, endowed with oversized ears and noses. Popular Culture Literature Trolls have been either seen or mentioned in all the Harry Potter books except The Half-Blood Prince. Films Video Games Trolls appear in numerous Harry Potter games, based on the films and LEGO sets. Gallery

Ethnography of Trolling: Workarounds, Discipline-Jumping & Ethical Pitfalls (1 of 3) Editor’s Note: Reddit. Facebook. YouTube. Twitter. The subject of Whitney’s research leads us to ask, how does one conduct ethnographic research on an anonymous, and at times malicious, online population? Check out past posts from guest bloggers. My name is Whitney Phillips, and I study trolls. As I will discuss in this and several subsequent guest posts, my research experiences have been something of a mixed bag. Because in the end, it was the complications—the incomplete data sets, the trolls’ endless prevarications, the incessant march of subcultural change—that gave rise to my basic argument, the nutshell version of which can be found in my response to the Violentacrez controversy. The first and most initially intimidating of these roadblocks was the fact that my research subjects were anonymous. For one thing, and most obviously, I had no way of knowing who exactly I was dealing with. Trolls’ anonymity didn’t just hinder my ability to establish concrete demographics.