This 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 … Read More
mythology
Centre for Myth Studies seminar: ‘Return to Oedipus’
Open 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, … Read More
Mythological Panoramas: Tracing Distortions and Fictions of Landscape Across Time and Space
Call 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 … Read More
From a cow in walking boots to Queen Victoria: A Greek mythology tour of Brighton
by Amanda Potter My Greek mythology Tour of Brighton, which took place on two Saturday mornings in May 2018, was inspired by a twentieth century painting and a medieval cottage. … Read More
Peter Symes, ‘Making television films with Tony Harrison: Metamorpheus’
A screening followed by discussion between the director, Peter Symes, and Oliver Taplin.
Tea With The Sphinx: Reception of Ancient Egypt’s Myth, Magic, and Mysticism
At 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 … Read More
Natalie Haynes, ‘The Children of Jocasta’
The 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 … Read More
Myth and Audiovisual Creation: Classical Myths
Myth: 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). … Read More
Translating Eurydice
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 … Read More
Festival of Imagined Worlds
We 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 … Read More