by Lisa Rathje | Aug 21, 2026
Why Teach “Baticano” as a Monster Text? Bad Bunny released “Baticano” on Halloween (October 31, 2023) as part of his album Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana. Directed by Stillz and featuring Steve Buscemi, the black-and-white video stages an overt gothic homage: Bad...
by Lisa Rathje | Aug 21, 2026
The Last Hunt for the Jabberwock Nyles cautiously approaches Soothsore Dam, her comically oversized battleax at the ready. The tiny fairy barbarian is poised to strike. There is a rustle in the forest below. Professor Cinnamon McWhiskey Biscuits emerges, dragging a...
by Lisa Rathje | Aug 21, 2026
We have to begin in media res. If I begin in the beginning—at one of the many beginnings—you might get the sense that this has all been figured out with one thing inevitably leading to the next, which is not the case. It’s Summer 2024 and I’m hosting a graduate-level...
by Lisa Rathje | Aug 21, 2026
Monsters are bodies tumbled into bodies; the art of telling monstrosity requires stories tumbled into stories. (Swanson et al. 2017, M10) Introduction In this short article I introduce a common piece of caregiver and children’s folklore in Japan, the...
by Lisa Rathje | Aug 16, 2026
There is a moment that repeats itself whenever I use theatre to teach the Holocaust—whether in a classroom, a community setting, or a post-show conversation. Someone arrives prepared to talk about facts: dates, perpetrators, policies, and the scale of violence....
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