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Category Archives: Seminar
Thursday 24 November: The Russian Forest: the landscape of Russian fairytales with ‘Babayaga’s Daughter’
Performance Event Centre for Myth Studies University of Essex Thursday 24 November, at 12.00 in Room NTC.2.06 The Russian Forest: the landscape of Russian fairytales with ‘Babayaga’s Daughter’ Sally Pomme Clayton We are delighted to welcome storyteller Sally Pomme Clayton … Continue reading
Translating Myth book launch
We are delighted to announce a Book Launch Symposium for Translating Myth to be hosted by the British Centre for Literary Translation (BCLT) at the University of East Anglia (UEA) on Wednesday 16 November, from 2 to 5 p.m. Arts … Continue reading
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Tagged BCLT, Ben Pestell, book launch, Leon Burnett, Pietra Palazzolo, Publications, Translating Myth
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Journeys to Mictlan and Xibalba: an introduction to the Aztec and Maya afterlife through art
Centre for Myth Studies & ESCALA Special Event University of Essex Thursday 23 June, at 12:00 in Room CB.21 Journeys to Mictlan and Xibalba: an introduction to the Aztec and Maya afterlife through art Dr. Joanne Harwood (University of Essex) … Continue reading
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Report of the Centre for Myth Studies Open Seminar: 17 March 2016
Dr Leon Burnett ‘Reading the strands of Ariadne’s story’ Centre for Myth Studies Open Seminar, 17 March 2016 by Dr Ben Pestell The latest in the Centre for Myth Studies seminar series provided an occasion to consider the unique … Continue reading
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Tagged Ariadne, Catullus, cosmology, Dionysus, Greek mythology, Leon Burnett, open seminar, Reports, Theseus
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Thursday 17 March: Reading the Strands of Ariadne’s Story
The Centre for Myth Studies is pleased to invite you to our Spring term Open Seminar given by our former Director, Dr Leon Burnett. Open Seminar Centre for Myth Studies University of Essex Thursday 17 March (5:00pm, in Room 5N.3.9) … Continue reading
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Tagged Ariadne, Catullus, Dionysus, Greek mythology, Leon Burnett, open seminar, Theseus
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Thursday 26 November: Junot Díaz and a Graeco-Caribbean Mythology
The Centre for Myth Studies is pleased to welcome Dr. Justine McConnell (Oxford University) for a discussion of Junot Díaz’s use of Greek myth. Open Seminar Centre for Myth Studies University of Essex Thursday 26 November, at 5:00pm in Room … Continue reading
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Tagged Junot Díaz, modern/contemporary literature, Odyssey, open seminar
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Links for The Orpheus Project
Following last week’s presentation of work from The Orpheus Project, here are links to the websites for Lyndon Davies and Penny Hallas: Lyndon Davies Penny Hallas (including Penny’s Orpheus Drawings)
