324 - If Evil, Why Hot-Shaped? - The Mummy (1999)

About this episode

The episode discusses the 1999 film 'The Mummy' and its cultural context, including themes of Egyptomania and representation.

Welcome back to Fright School! Are you fearfully and wonderfully made? Joe went to see Maria Bamford and Jackie Kashian! Joshua discovers Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter are different things. This week we go on another expedition with Indiana Jones and the... no, sorry.. wait... THE MUMMY (1999*). We break down the 1990s Egyptomania resurgence by discussing aliens and the pyramids, Michael Jackson, and some of the things the film actually gets right! Recommended Reading: Representation and Reality in ‘The Mummy’ (1999) by Matt Szafran Mysterious wave of Egypt-o-mania crests in America's museums, media and malls by Jackie Loohaus An Egyptological Review of ‘The Mummy’ (1999) Find us on upcoming GEEKSCAPE shows! Napping Through Happy Hour Christian Cringe Daily Geekscape News! Check out all of the GEEKSCAPE Network Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Joe, Joshua

Topics covered

• Egyptomania
• The Mummy
• 1990s film
• aliens
• pyramids
• representation
• media

Keywords

• The Mummy
• Egyptomania
• 1999 film
• Michael Jackson
• aliens
• pyramids
• representation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: GEEKSCAPE, GEEKSCAPE Network

Books & works: The Mummy (1999)

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