FURTHER READING
These are some of the readings I engaged with throughout this project. Perusal to learn more is heavily encouraged!
Note: research utilised for blog posts that are not directly related to this research topic are not included!
THEORETICAL READINGS
Brown, Michael F. “Can Culture Be Copyrighted?” Current Anthropology 39, no. 2 (April 1998): 193–222. https://doi.org/10.1086/204721.
National Archives. “Intrinsic Value in Archival Material.” Archives Library Information Center (ALIC). Prepared in 1999. https://www.archives.gov/research/alic/reference/archives-resources/archival-material-intrinsic-value.html#note
Peeling the Past. “What do archivists keep (or not)?” Archives FAQs and Facts. Published April 4, 2018. https://peelarchivesblog.com/2018/04/04/what-do-archivists-keep-or-not/
Trouillot, Michel-Rolph. Silencing the Past. Beacon Press, 1995.
DRAGON ARCHIVE RESEARCH
National Palace Museum — Open Data
Historic Mysteries — “The Mušḫuššu: Ancient Proto-Dragon from Mesopotamia.”
World History Encyclopedia — “Dragon of the Ishtar Gate.”
World History Encyclopedia — “Enuma Elish – The Babylonian Epic of Creation – Full Text.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica — “Leviathan.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica — “Tiamat.”
Wikipedia — “Commentary on the Apocalypse.”
Ziereis Facsimiles — “Beatus Manuscripts.”
Medieval Bestiary (bestiary.ca) — “Dragon.”
Wikipedia — “Saint George and the Dragon.”
Our Migration Story — “From the Middle East to Britain: the migrating legend of Saint George.”
National Gallery, London — Paolo Uccello, Saint George and the Dragon.
Wikipedia — “St. Michael (Raphael).”
Apologetics Press — “Marco Polo's Dragons.”
The Collector — “Chinoiserie – How Europe Became Obsessed With Chinese Art.”
China Through the Eyes of Chinoiserie - Taiwan Panorama
Victoria and Albert Museum — “Chinoiserie: an introduction.”
Wikipedia — “Dragon (Dungeons & Dragons).”
Wikipedia — “How to Train Your Dragon (2010 film).”
Non-alien Creatures Wiki (Fandom) — “Dragon (Avatar: The Last Airbender).”
Zhao Xu, “Tracking down the dragon throughout history,” China Daily (HK), Feb. 9, 2024.
Wikipedia — “Chinese dragons.”
UNESCO Courier — “Archaeological discovery of the Hongshan culture jade dragons.”
Wikipedia — “Hongshan culture.”
Wikipedia — “Xinglongwa culture.”
People's Daily Online — “Archeologists Find Crocodile is Prototype of Dragon.”
Ancient Origins — “Fuxi, Nuwa, and the Creation of Humanity.”
Baidu Baike — “Long (surname)” (Huanlongshi / Yulongshi dragon-keeper clans).
Baidu Baike —Liu Lei - Historical figure from the Xia Dynasty
Sotheby's — “Enter the Dragon: Imperial Power and its Depictions.”
Taliesin Antiques — “The 3-Claw Myth: Why This 'Japanese' Dragon is Chinese.”
History Skills — “The powerful role of dragons in Chinese mythology.”
Emily Thorpe, “How the Auspicious Dragon became Imperial,” Medium.
The Historian's Hut — “The Legend of Emperor Gaozu's Abnormal Conception And Birth.”
Yansu Lu, “The Mythology of Liu Bang in Shiji and Western Han Elites,” Atlantis Press.
Encyclopaedia Britannica — “Dragon Boat Festival.”
CNN Travel — “China's spectacular dragon dance is hundreds of years old.”
EBSCO Research Starters — “Yinglong, the Winged Dragon (Chinese myth).”
Ninth Dragon — “The Dragon — Three Joints and Nine Resemblances” (quoting Wang Fu).