Category Archives: Seminar

Seminar on the Oedipus Complex

Posted on 3 February 2020 by

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’

Posted on 19 November 2016 by

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

Posted on 4 November 2016 by

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

Posted on 16 June 2016 by

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

Posted on 31 March 2016 by

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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Thursday 17 March: Reading the Strands of Ariadne’s Story

Posted on 11 March 2016 by

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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Thursday 26 November: Junot Díaz and a Graeco-Caribbean Mythology

Posted on 20 November 2015 by

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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