Category Archives: Reading Group

Reading Group Session postponed

Posted on 22 January 2020 by

With apologies for the short notice, we regret to announce that this afternoon’s session of the Myth Reading Group (‘Tragic Childhood’) has been postponed. The next scheduled session is on Wednesday 29 January, full details to be posted soon.

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Narnia: Reshaping Myth for Children and Adults

Posted on 6 December 2019 by

Dr Jeremy Solnick Narnia: Reshaping Myth for Children and Adults Myth Reading Group Wednesday 11 December 2019 1.15 – 2.45 pm Room NTC.3.06 C. S. Lewis and his close friend, J. R. R. Tolkien, were instrumental in the development of … Continue reading →

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Roundtable Discussion: Myth and Childhood

Posted on 7 November 2019 by

Roundtable Discussion: Myth and Childhood Myth Reading Group Wednesday 13 November 2019 1.15 – 2.45 pm Room NTC.3.06 In this session we invite our members to consider the idea of the “changeling,” and other instances of child abduction by fairies … Continue reading →

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The Kathakali Man: Childhood in The God of Small Things

Posted on 4 November 2019 by

Dr Leon Burnett (Essex) The Kathakali Man: Childhood in The God of Small Things Myth Reading Group Wednesday 6 November 2019 1.15 – 2.45 pm Room NTC.3.06 Arundhati Roy’s novel, The God of Small Things, winner of the 1997 Booker … Continue reading →

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The Childhood of the Hero in the Acritic Tradition

Posted on 13 October 2019 by

Dr Leon Burnett (Essex) The Childhood of the Hero in the Acritic Tradition Myth Reading Group Wednesday 16 October 2019 1.15 – 2.45 pm Room NTC.3.06 The new term begins with the new theme of Myth and Childhood. As is … Continue reading →

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Myth Reading Group: Call for Proposals, Autumn 2019

Posted on 2 October 2019 by

Centre for Myth Studies — Myth Reading Group Call for Proposals: Myth and Childhood We are pleased to announce that we are now accepting suggestions for texts to read for our new theme, Myth and Childhood. We invite proposals from … Continue reading →

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Infernal Roundtable

Posted on 15 March 2019 by

Roundtable Session Animals and Mythical Creatures of the Underworld Myth Reading Group Thursday 21 March 2019 12.00 – 1.30 pm Room 5B.124 For our last session of the term we will hold a roundtable discussion on Underworld Animals and Creatures. … Continue reading →

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