Greco-Roman mythology is used widely and imaginatively in teaching and outreach activities, in both secondary and higher education. Nonetheless, there have been few opportunities to analyse the pedagogical benefits and pitfalls of teaching mythology, or to share and explore effective practices and innovation in the field. We propose to address this gap in pedagogy by… Continue reading Mythology and Education: History and Practice

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A one-day conference on myth in the twenty-first century organised by the Centre for Myth Studies, University of Essex, and Psychosocial Studies, University of East London. Academic papers by Amber Jacobs, Anita Klujber, and Carol Leader. Presentations by Tom de Freston and Kiran Millwood Hargrave (on OE, a transmedia retelling of the myth), and Ghost… Continue reading Translating Eurydice |
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1 event,2017 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the publication of Martin Bernal’s controversial and divisive Black Athena, a challenge to what he saw as a white Eurocentric view of the origins of Greek civilization. For Black History Month, three scholars from the University of Roehampton’s Department of Humanities will take part in a panel that reassesses… Continue reading Black Athena – 30 Years On |
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2 events,We are excited to announce our forthcoming workshop in the reception of the ancient Greek and Roman classics in 20th- and 21st-century poetry. This one-day workshop will be a collaboration with Classics And Poetry Now (CAPN), an international project designed to foster long-term, collaborative research in the field, led by Prof Lorna Hardwick (Open University), and the Institute of… Continue reading Classics and Poetry Now – Workshop Poet and translator Josephine Balmer reads from her new poetry collection, The Paths of Survival, based on Aeschylus' Myrmidons. Followed by a discussion with Oliver Taplin and Laura Swift. Free, all welcome, no booking required *This event complements the work-in-progress performance of Laura Swift's and Russell Bender's Fragments at the Old Fire Station, Oxford, at… Continue reading Josephine Balmer: a reading |
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