Episode 23
November 14, 2018
Fantasy Potential
Lochin Brouillard
Hosted by Michael Collins with Lochin Brouillard
Lochin Brouillard is a Chinese adopted Québécoise who has been Anglicized and who cultivates a love-hate relationship with France. She went from being the goth high school president to a PhD student in medieval studies who’s interested in monks, family, and gender. She’s a social nerd, a feminist geek, a close reader with big ideas, and a consciously kind Slytherin who tries her best to use her power for good.
Lochin and Michael talk about “world” music, cultural Catholicism, postmedieval Quebec, gender roles, and racialized identities.
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Lochin’s Five Songs.
- A Different Drum by Peter Gabriel feat. Youssou N’Dour.
- Il est venu le temps des cathédrales by Bruno Pelletier.
- Montréal -40C by Malajube.
- Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush.
- China Girl by Iggy Pop.
Show Notes.
[Correction: David Bowie co-wrote China Girl with Iggy Pop.]
Lochin chats with Chris about The Return on The Scene Of The Scene. It's a movie about Korean-born people adopted by westerners returning to Korea as adults.
She has also appeared on two other episodes of The Scene Of The Scene, discussing the films Becoming Who I Was and The People’s Republic of Desire.
Lochin recommends people read Anna Wilson’s work on fanfiction, such as her essay Full Body Reading. Anna was a guest on This Is Your Mixtape 3. Lush, Vivid, and Strange.
Placebo’s cover of Running Up That Hill.
Within Temptation’s cover of Running Up That Hill.