Oedipus
Recovering the Past: Egypt and Greece
Few ancient cultures have been studied as intensely as ancient Egypt and Greece. But how exactly do we learn about these ancient cultures and their connections? This multimedia event looks at the many ways in which the Graeco-Egyptian past has been recovered. Come and find out all about it—the recuperation of texts on papyri, the […]
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' […]
‘The Gods Are Still Not to Blame’
University of Bristol Bristol, United KingdomThe University of Bristol is holding the UK premier of ‘The Gods Are Still Not to Blame’, a Nigerian cinematic adaptation of Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex. The event will take place at the Wills Memorial Building (room 3.32) on Wednesday 21st March, 5pm. Opening remarks will be given by Oyefunke Fayoyin, the film’s director and producer. […]
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 […]
‘Cleft Lip’ (Dir. Erik Knudsen, 2018) Film Screening with Guest Introduction from Director, Prof. Erik Knudsen (UCLAN)
No 70 Oxford Street Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United KingdomManchester Classical Association presents a special screening of Erik Knudsen's 'Cleft Lip' (2018), a 21st century retelling of the Oedipus myth which asks the question of 'what happens when fertility becomes a commodity in a fractured society?'. We're lucky enough to be joined by the film's director for this event, which will also feature his […]