mythology
Translating Eurydice
University of East London Room US4.15, University Square Stratford, 1 Salway Road, Stratford, London, United KingdomA 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 […]
Natalie Haynes, ‘The Children of Jocasta’
British Academy 10 Carlton House Terrace, London, United KingdomThe British School at Athens Lecture Natalie Haynes is a writer and broadcaster. She writes for both the Guardian and the Independent. She has spoken on the modern relevance of the classical world on three continents, from Cambridge to Chicago to Auckland. In this talk, she will explore her recent novel 'The Children of Jocasta' […]
Peter Symes, ‘Making television films with Tony Harrison: Metamorpheus’
Classics Faculty, University of Oxford 66 St Giles', Oxford, United KingdomA screening followed by discussion between the director, Peter Symes, and Oliver Taplin.
Festival of Imagined Worlds
East Oxford Community Classics Centre Cheney School, Cheney Lane, Headington, Oxford, United KingdomWe are delighted to announce our Festival of Imagined Worlds on Friday 9th February 2018. This event will celebrate novels set in imaginary worlds, exploring how ancient myths and histories have often inspired these worlds. The event will include author talks and book illustration workshops, as well as a wide range of stalls, activities and […]
Tea With The Sphinx: Reception of Ancient Egypt’s Myth, Magic, and Mysticism
University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, United KingdomAt the first roundtable of ‘Tea with the Sphinx: Defining the Field of Ancient Egypt Reception Studies’ in September 2017 a debate arose surrounding the idea of ‘truth’, ‘facts’, the ways in which knowledge is formed in the popular imagination, and how this relates to reception studies as a field. This prompted discussion surrounding how […]
Centre for Myth Studies seminar: ‘Return to Oedipus’
University of Essex Colchester, United KingdomOpen Seminar Centre for Myth Studies University of Essex Room EBS.1.1 Return to Oedipus Professor Marinos Pourgouris (University of Cyprus) If there is one story, one narrative, at the very centre of Freudian theory, it is undoubtedly structured around the myth of Oedipus. The story of Oedipus has become, as Shoshana Felman […]
Mythological Panoramas: Tracing Distortions and Fictions of Landscape Across Time and Space
Senate House, University of London Malet Street, LondonCall for Papers A one-day conference at Senate House, University of London 4th October 2018 Keynote: Professor John Wylie (University of Exeter) In recent decades, the ‘spatial turn’ in critical theory has heralded an increased focus on geographical tensions across the humanities. Considering the nature of spaces and places allows us to elucidate the complex dialectics that […]
Myth and Audiovisual Creation: Classical Myths
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Madrid, SpainMyth: image and sound The digitalization of the last decades has caused a revolution in traditional artistic mediums (painting, sculpture, theater) and introduced new ones (video games, multimedia installations, performances). In the four previous conferences, organized by Asteria, International Association of Mythcriticism, in collaboration with Amaltea, Journal of Mythcriticism, we have seen the difficulties in attempting […]
Our Mythical Childhood (Being Human)
University of Roehampton , United KingdomThis exhibition showcases discoveries made in the University of Roehampton’s extensive archive of children’s literature. Focusing on illustrations in children’s classics, it shows how ancient myths are brought alive to the imagination. Myths from ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt have given us iconic characters, such as heroes, gods, and monsters, whose stories are often first encountered […]
Creation and Destruction: Stories by the Fire (Being Human)
Skip Garden 1 Tapper Walk, London, United KingdomWhere did we come from? Where are we going? These questions will be explored in a very special night of storytelling hosted by the Institute of Physics and Global Generation who will discuss different ideas about the creation and fate of the universe. In the beautiful surroundings of the Skip Garden, join in a fireside chat […]