tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post672042796811441569..comments2024-03-28T06:25:55.731-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): Megan on Swedish TV Explaining Cheerleadingpattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-14967458962003371502012-11-08T20:38:38.820-05:002012-11-08T20:38:38.820-05:00Thanks, Jack! haven't run into you lately!Thanks, Jack! haven't run into you lately!pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-19473464597425457922012-11-08T19:02:09.551-05:002012-11-08T19:02:09.551-05:00Really cool, Patty. And I did enjoy the book. I...Really cool, Patty. And I did enjoy the book. I've watched those plot lines repeat several times for the last 26 years in the classroom and on the field- thankfully without those results! Really rang true. Jack Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16055185636509700845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-87660753560670566972012-11-08T17:28:07.895-05:002012-11-08T17:28:07.895-05:00I can't stress enough how odd it is that Megan...I can't stress enough how odd it is that Megan is the lead-in to the entire programme - she's not even translated into Swedish! Yet she is referred to as "one of the foremost authors in America". Could it be she has sold considerably on import?Anders Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164550847416446757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-90595351912969053842012-11-08T17:12:59.994-05:002012-11-08T17:12:59.994-05:00It was a fun exercise doing the translation. I pri...It was a fun exercise doing the translation. I pride myself in my Swedish skills and I think of myself as pretty good in English, but damn - it was sometimes hard to handle the nuances. And I should have used "fierce" rather than "violent".<br /><br />It seems Megan and Kristofer really hit it off, hmm?... Such a cute couple, hmmm...Anders Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164550847416446757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-21146018600355675462012-11-08T16:56:36.978-05:002012-11-08T16:56:36.978-05:00Anders-She loved your translation. Thanks so much ...Anders-She loved your translation. Thanks so much for doing it for us. Was wondering what that charming man was saying. <br />Thanks, guys. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-50639102668038319722012-11-08T16:49:23.782-05:002012-11-08T16:49:23.782-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-43593776020059164522012-11-08T16:08:26.018-05:002012-11-08T16:08:26.018-05:00Al Tucher: It could be the prosody that attracts y...Al Tucher: It could be the prosody that attracts you. It's very, very important in the Scandinavian languages, which is probably why they are perceived by outsiders as "sing-song-y". It's known to be one of the toughest aspects to learn for immigrants.Anders Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164550847416446757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-87332594551518501462012-11-08T14:19:34.557-05:002012-11-08T14:19:34.557-05:00Loved the interview! Megan handled herself well. ...Loved the interview! Megan handled herself well. She sure takes after you and Phil, Patti!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-17166564900179226712012-11-08T14:18:17.132-05:002012-11-08T14:18:17.132-05:0003:40-03:50
The cheerleader never seizes to funct...03:40-03:50<br /><br />The cheerleader never seizes to function as a metaphor for the teenage girl. She is the beautiful one, the successful, the desireable.<br /><br />04:10-04:20<br /><br />However, we have a need to play around with our cultural icons as always. And that is what gives us...the fallen cheerleader.<br /><br />05:00-05:05<br /><br />In recent times we have also seen the modern, more radical, type.<br /><br />05:25-05:28<br /><br />When Megan herself grew up she was far from the cheerleader world.<br /><br />07:05-07:20<br /><br />It was likely the violent part of cheerleading that most attracted her as a crime writer. It is a physically incredibly demanding and injury prone sport. There is often also a violent psychological struggle to become the best.<br /><br />09:00-09:20<br /><br />Teenage boys - their dreams and their struggle with inner demons - is something we often can see dramatized. "Friday Night Lights" for instance, made brilliant drama from life on a football team, where players, parents and coaches were taken seriously. Megan Abbott has never seen anything like it about women's sports. Characters are then most often transformed into stereotypes.Anders Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164550847416446757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-59757306635980502882012-11-08T14:09:24.493-05:002012-11-08T14:09:24.493-05:0002:35-02:55
"Dare Me" is a novel about ...02:35-02:55<br /><br />"Dare Me" is a novel about seemingly innocent cheerleaders and their dark sides.<br />Megan Abbott did not initially know much about cheerleading, she was more interested in it as a phenomena. She started interviewing cheerleaders but thought the answers she got were only clichés. Nothing sounded like locker room talk.Anders Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164550847416446757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-791474411635610712012-11-08T14:05:43.306-05:002012-11-08T14:05:43.306-05:00Here's a quick translation of the Swedish spea...Here's a quick translation of the Swedish speaker comments. First, the intro (00:50-01:30):<br /><br />There are certain American phenomena that you just can not avoid, no matter how much you would like to. Cheerleading is probably a good example of that - this pep squad standing on the sidelines, shouting, dancing, waving their arms. The cheerleader is the object of admiration, jealousy and jokes...but she is hardly someone who is given serious consideration.<br />That is why we became interested when one of the foremost authors in America - the Queen of Noir as she is known - Megan Abbott chose to write a novel in a cheerleader setting and to do so entirely without irony.<br /><br />(more to come)Anders Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164550847416446757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-37229548478133906742012-11-08T12:18:09.715-05:002012-11-08T12:18:09.715-05:00This brings two of my fetishes together. Cheerlead...This brings two of my fetishes together. Cheerleaders and all things Swedish!<br /><br />Seriously, I love to listen to people speaking Swedish. Between English and German, which I speak, I even understand some of it.<br /><br />On top of that, it's a great interview of a great noir author.Al Tuchernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-84612716667572973772012-11-08T07:43:58.812-05:002012-11-08T07:43:58.812-05:00Very cool, Patti! Thanks for sharing! Very cool, Patti! Thanks for sharing! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com