MyNDIR

Cansu is a second-year master's student in the Sociology department at UVic, with a focus on Cultural, Social, and Political Thought. Their research interests include the philosophy of art and queer theory, as well as the sociology of gender and female impersonation in Turkish history. They work as a research assistant on MyNDIR. In their free time, Cansu enjoys practicing tango and guides queer tango workshops.

Mandy is a grad student in the English program at UVIC. She/they contacted Trish Baer while working on an archival project regarding Louis Moe's Valkeryian - and serendipitously discovered there was a little place for her at University after all! It makes sense that a child born in the remote lands of Northwest Ontario (Thunder Bay) who grew up loving the woods, spending childhood summers immersed in great lake fishing and sharpened stick/imaginary bear hunting along the Kaministiquia, a child who sat in classrooms and frustrated teachers with her near constant daydreams of paddling-to-the-sea, tucking into tea with Mr. Tumnus, or looking down at her wide feet and wondering if she was also in need of an adventure - would eventually find herself working on the MyNDIR project. Myth and legend, trolls and wolves, gods and giants, Norse mythology is full of the good stuff. In her spare time, Mandy thinks about Missed Connections, birding, her children, her dogs, how she has fallen in love with Louis Moe (and how to break it to her partner) and how to be less cringy when interacting with the human world. Mandy assisted with the Vanquished Viking Gods exhibition and is currently working on Wikipedia pages for Olive Bray, Katherine Boult and Mabel Cummings.

Camryn is a third year student at the University of Victoria. She enjoys folklore, Scandinavian studies, and video game studies. She is currently working on MyNDIR as a volunteer.

Chloe Mee is an English Honours student in her third year at the University of Victoria. She first worked with MyNDIR through the Humanities Scholars Program in August 2023. Her research interests include Victorian fiction and the periodical press.

Gabrielle Eisenberg is a Greek and Roman Studies major and a Film minor, and a student in the Humanities Scholars Program at UVic. Gabrielle has studied the relationship between theory and myth. She is interested in the transmission and reception of mythology throughout the ancient Indo-European region up to the present day.

Sage Dunn-Krahn is an undergraduate student of Medieval Studies at UVic. They are especially interested in Norse Mythology, modern medievalism, gender transgression in early modern France and Mughal India. They work as a researcher and xml coder on MyNDIR.

They have also worked as a researcher on Perfecta, a digital project headed by Helene Cazes.

Joe Hansen is a Medieval Studies and Creative Writing Student at UVic. He is descended from Danish immigrants to the Pacific North West and has always been fascinated with the old stories since he first played Age of Mythology. His interests include the translation of the Middle Ages to modern times in pop cultural artifacts from Fantasy novels to "realistic" video games.

Camryn Cutter is a second year English student at the University of Victoria. She worked on MyNDIR for her HUMA 295 practicum in 2021 and joined the team in June 2021. Her interests include law, fairytales and folklore, and mythology.

Camille Laliberte is an English and Philosophy student at the University of Victoria. She has been on the MyNDIR project since 2020. Her research interests include the studies of fairy and folk tales in literature and culture.

Gabrielle Eisenberg is a Greek and Roman Studies major and a Film minor, and a student in the Humanities Scholars Program at UVic. Gabrielle has studied the relationship between theory and myth. She is interested in the transmission and reception of mythology throughout the ancient Indo-European region up to the present day.

Chloe Mee is an English Honours student starting her third year at the University of Victoria. She is working with MyNDIR through the Humanities Scholars Program starting in August 2023. Her research interests include Victorian fiction and the periodical press.

Haley England is a first-year Linguistics student at the University of Victoria with an interest in language acquisition. Haley researched biographical information and identified monograms for MyNDIR.

Trinity Blacklock is a first year Humanities university student at UVic. She contributed to the MyNDIR project by researching authors and illustrators in order to help create biographies. Going forward, Trinity plans to study History and English, before entering into the Education program.