Tag Archives: Eirini Apanomeritaki

Thursday 5 November: Judging Beauty: Reading Apuleius and Marie Darrieussecq

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This week Eirini Apanomeritaki introduces a discussion of changing perceptions of beauty. How has our perception of beauty changed from antiquity to the present? The Judgement of Paris, a beauty contest among three goddesses, is one of the earliest stories … Continue reading →

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Thursday 18 June: Werewolves and the Uncanny in Angela Carter’s Short Stories

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This week Eirini Apanomeritaki introduces a discussion of werewolves and the uncanny in two stories by Angela Carter: “The Werewolf” and “The Company of Wolves” from The Bloody Chambers and Other Stories, 1979 (in Burning Your Boats: The Collected Short … Continue reading →

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Thursday 5 March: The Minotaur in Twentieth Century Art and Literature

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This week Eirini Apanomeritaki introduces a discussion of the myth of the Minotaur and the labyrinth in twentieth-century art and literature. Click the link to see our poster: P-The Minotaur Myth Reading Group Thursday 5 March 2015 1-2 p.m. Room … Continue reading →

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