Interview with Luna McNamara

About this episode

Luna McNamara discusses her work on Greek mythology and its relevance to modern storytelling.

This week, we sit down with Luna McNamara. Harvard-trained scholar, social worker, and author of The Witch and the Huntress, Luna talks about reclaiming the women of Greek mythology. We dig into her research process, the rotating POV structure that maps each character's inner world, the gender dynamics baked into ancient myth, and why Greek mythology is such fertile ground for queer and sapphic storytelling. In this episode Research vs. creative liberty in retelling Greek myth The Odyssey as inspiration for Medea, Atalanta, and Jason How shifting POV (first, second, third person) shapes the story Women "too strong" for their husbands — then and now Bringing sapphic representation into a retelling space The Subtext Society Journal: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thesubtextsocietyjournal.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We’re thrilled to announce our newest venture: The Subtext Society Journal—the first of its kind, dedicated to Romance, Romantasy, and fandom with an academic yet accessible voice. We’re publishing original essays and thought pieces, and we encourage listeners to submit their own articles for a chance to be featured. Share your thoughts…

People in this episode

Host: Cloud10

Guest: Luna McNamara

Topics covered

• Greek mythology
• sapphic storytelling
• gender dynamics
• research process
• POV structure
• retelling myths

Keywords

• Greek mythology
• sapphic representation
• gender dynamics
• retelling
• POV structure
• The Odyssey
• The Witch and the Huntress

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Subtext Society Journal

Books & works: The Witch and the Huntress, The Odyssey

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