17 Mar Mesa redonda: Classical Myths and Monstrosity. Exploring the Dark.

ROUND TABLE: “Classical Myths and Monstrosity: Exploring the Dark”
DATE: March 17th, 15.00
VENUE: Sala de Vídeo 1 (Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UAM)
What does monstrosity consist of? How is it represented in the classical
world? Why do these monsters continue to both attract and horrify us today?
These and other questions will be discussed in the round table “Classical
Myths and Monstrosity: Exploring the Dark”, which will feature five
distinguished guests: Professors Liz Gloyn, Debbie Felton, Richard Buxton,
Mercedes Aguirre, and Anastasia Bakoganni.
Guest speakers:

• Debbie Felton (University of Massachussetts, Amherst): “Creatures of
  the Light: Aerial Monsters of Antiquity”
• Liz Gloyn (Royal Holloway, University of London): “Cat Got Your
  Tongue? The Sphinx And The Power Of Listening”
• Mercedes Aguirre (Universidad Complutense de Madrid) and Richard
  Buxton (University of Bristol): “»Cannibalistic ogres in Classical
  mythology: The Cyclopes»
• Anastasia Bakogianni (Massey University): “Clytemnestra, Medea
  and Co.: The Monster Within Comes out to Play”
  The round table will take place in person in Video Room 1 (Faculty of
  Philosophy and Letters, Autonomous University of Madrid). It will also be
  streamed via Zoom. If you are interested in attending online, please fill in the
  following form: https://forms.gle/EDeUWs3PqrFjuFj9A
  Coordinator: Ana González-Rivas Fernández, PhD.

Proyecto Marginalia Classica IV. Marginalidades clásicas y su recepción
en la cultura de masas contemporánea: escapismo y resistencias.
PID2023-150513NB-I00.