Category Archives: Seminar

Open Seminar – Myth and the Physical World

CENTRE FOR MYTH STUDIESUniversity of EssexOPEN SEMINAR Myth and the Physical World:The Case of Wolfgang Pauli Professor Roderick MainUniversity of Essex Thursday 16 May 20247.30 – 9.00 pm (BST)Online All welcome To register for this free Zoom event, please email: … Continue reading

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Open Seminar – CAUTION: An Archetype!

CENTRE FOR MYTH STUDIESUniversity of EssexOPEN SEMINAR CAUTION: An Archetype! Ethno-cultural myths as universal tools for self- and ‘enemy’-identity, social mobilization, and manipulation of the masses Dr Alexey KholodovOdessa University, Ukraine Thursday 29 February 20247.30 – 9.00 pm (GMT)Online All … Continue reading

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Open Seminar: The Alchemical Oedipus: Re-Visioning the Myth

CENTRE FOR MYTH STUDIESUniversity of EssexOPEN SEMINAR The Alchemical Oedipus:Re-Visioning the Myth Reginald AjuonumaUniversity of Essex Thursday 14 December 20237.30 – 9.00 pm (GMT)Online All welcome To register for this Zoom event, please email: pps@essex.ac.uk before 11.30 am on the … Continue reading

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Open Seminar: The End of Eternity and the Mesopotamian ‘Rod and Ring’

CENTRE FOR MYTH STUDIESUniversity of EssexOPEN SEMINAR The End of Eternity and the Mesopotamian ‘Rod and Ring’ Dr Ben PestellUniversity of Essex Thursday 23 November 20237.30 – 9.00 pm (GMT)Online All welcome To register for this Zoom event, please email: … Continue reading

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Open Seminar: Mythical Monsters and the Monstrous in Myth

CENTRE FOR MYTH STUDIESUniversity of EssexOPEN SEMINAR Mythical Monsters and the Monstrous in Myth:Harpies and Erinyes in Modern Fiction Dr Ana González-Rivas FernándezAutonomous University, Madrid Thursday 2 November 20237.30 – 9.00 pm (GMT)Online All welcome To register for this Zoom … Continue reading

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Open Seminar: Kami and Japanese creation myth

The Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies and the Centre for Myth Studies at University of Essex present an Open Seminar: Professor Megumi Yama Kyoto University of Advanced Science The concept of kami and Japanese creation myth Thursday 9 March, … Continue reading

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Seminar on the Oedipus Complex

This Thursday, 6 February, the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies will host a seminar with the title ‘The Oedipus Complex: Focus Of The Psychoanalysis/ Anthropology Debate’. The event starts at 5 p.m., is free to attend, but prior registration … Continue reading

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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

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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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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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