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Myths of human creation: Woman and the patriarchy
The movie ‘Barbie’ (2023) opens with a scene depicting the dawn of history accompanied by the words «Since the beginning of time…». Early creation myths of the Western tradition all touch upon the tensions between men and women, much like in ‘Barbie’.
The Old Testament famously includes two accounts of how humans were created, one in which woman is derived from and thus secondary to man, and another where man and woman were created simultaneously. How does the biblical depiction of Eve compare to the Greek «women’s poet» Hesiod’s depictions of Pandora? And how is all this reworked in the creational myths of the Roman poet Ovid’s Metamorphoses, the single most influential poem on myth from antiquity? And where does ‘Barbie’ fit into all of it? Join us for an exciting debate on these and other issues with our expert panel: professor of religious studies Gabriel Levy; senior lecturer in Classics Aslak Rostad; and professor of Classics at Durham University Ioannis Ziogas.
Dato
30. jan 2024
Tid
17:00 - 18:00
Pris
Kr150 / Kr90
Deltakere
Gabriel Levy - Aslak Rostad - Ioannis Ziogas
Arrangør
Spor Festival for oversatt litteratur og idéhistorie