Niku Nourmohammadi - The Evolution of Mermaids

The Evolution of Mermaids

Niku Nourmohammadi

        After doing my research paper, I learned the following: never procrastinate and always have a game plan. Start your research by learning more about your topic online and doing general reading. By doing this first, you will understand what you are looking for in the library, which will inspire more thoughts and questions once the initial research is done. Write as soon as possible after in depth reading! This will give you time to make any necessary changes. 

        My research question focused on the evolution of mermaids and the interpretations of mermaids in different cultures along with their sexualization. I found useful sources online and in the CSULA library’s online database with useful keywords that I found online. The following are some resourceful sources.

Works Cited

1.     “A Mermaid and a Magic Comb.” Myths and Legends. Myths.e2bn.org, 2006. Web. 1            March. 2015.

2.     Dinnerstein, Dorthy. The Mermaid and the Minotaur: Sexual Arrangements and     Human Malaise. New York: Harper & Row, 1976.

3.     Lucian of Samosata, De Dea Syria Part 2, Chapter 14

4.     “Myths & Legends.” Ancient Origins. Ancient Origins, 2013 – 2015. Web. 1 March. 2015.

5.     Prothero, Donald, and Carl Dennis Buell. Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters. New York: Columbia University Press, 2007.

6.     Underwater times. December 25, 2005. Retrieved October 25, 2012.

7.     Weiss, Kenneth, and Anne Buchanan.The Mermaid's Tale: Four Billion Years of Cooperation in the Making of Living Things. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2009.