Lochin Brouillard is a

Chinese adopted Québécoise who has been Anglicized and who cultivates a love-hate relationship with France. She went from being the goth high schoolpresident to a PhD student in medieval studies who’s interested in monks,family, and gender. She’s a social nerd, a feminist geek, a close reader withbig ideas, and a consciously kind Slytherin who tries her best to use herpower for good.

Lochin and Michael talk about “world” music, cultural Catholicism,

postmedieval Quebec, gender roles, and racialized identities.

Lochin’s Five Songs.

• A Different Drum by
  Peter Gabriel feat. Youssou N’Dour.
• Il est venu le temps des
  cathédrales by Bruno
  Pelletier.
• Montréal -40C by
  Malajube.
• Running Up That Hill
  by Kate Bush.
• China Girl by Iggy
  Pop.

Show Notes.

[Correction: David Bowie co-wrote China Girl with Iggy Pop.]

Lochin chats with Chris about The Return

on The Scene Of The Scene. It's a movie aboutKorean-born people adopted by westerners returning to Korea as adults.

She has also appeared on two other episodes of The Scene Of The Scene,

discussing the films Becoming Who I Wasand The People’s Republic of Desire.

Lochin recommends people read Anna

Wilson’s work on fanfiction, such asher essay Full Body Reading. Anna was a guest on This Is Your Mixtape3. Lush, Vivid, and Strange.

Placebo’s cover of Running Up That

Hill.

Within Temptation’s cover of Running Up That

Hill.