The Trouble with Kings - online course starts February 24th
This class has ended
I hope to offer it again sometime in the future
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The Trouble with Kings is a five week course, run by Kris Hughes, which will look at kingship, leadership, stewardship, and sovereignty figures from the many angles provided by Welsh and Irish myth, with a few folktales thrown in for good measure. The relationship between leadership and the health of the land is a frequent theme in Celtic myth, and one which certainly concerns us today.
Each session will consist of me telling (or occasionally reading) stories, followed by moderated class discussion. I don’t plan to do formal “teaching” in these sessions, but will be offering questions for us to consider, and joining in the discussions.
Each session will consist of me telling (or occasionally reading) stories, followed by moderated class discussion. I don’t plan to do formal “teaching” in these sessions, but will be offering questions for us to consider, and joining in the discussions.
There is no required reading for the classes, and no class recordings will be provided. For that reason it is important that participants have a strong commitment to attending all the sessions, and to participating in the discussions. After each session, I will send out a short document with a bibliography and links to where the stories we covered can be read. (Most of them are available online.)
A little prior knowledge of Celtic myth will prove useful to participants on this course. For those who are concerned about that I will offer a pre-course reading/video list which you should find helpful. (You are not required to read through it, it’s just there for guidance if you want it.)
The cost of the series will be $70 US for 5 sessions of 90 minutes - 2 hours each. Your payment will be refunded if the class is cancelled for any reason.
Because this class is discussion-based, numbers are strictly limited.
This class will meet on Wednesdays at 12 noon Pacific/3 pm Eastern/8 pm UK time, on the following dates:
24th February, and 3rd, 10th, 17th, and 24th March, 2021.
Classes will be held using the Zoom platform.
A little prior knowledge of Celtic myth will prove useful to participants on this course. For those who are concerned about that I will offer a pre-course reading/video list which you should find helpful. (You are not required to read through it, it’s just there for guidance if you want it.)
The cost of the series will be $70 US for 5 sessions of 90 minutes - 2 hours each. Your payment will be refunded if the class is cancelled for any reason.
Because this class is discussion-based, numbers are strictly limited.
This class will meet on Wednesdays at 12 noon Pacific/3 pm Eastern/8 pm UK time, on the following dates:
24th February, and 3rd, 10th, 17th, and 24th March, 2021.
Classes will be held using the Zoom platform.
Coming in May, 2021 . . .
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Women and Goddesses in the Mabinogi
In this series we will look at the treatment of women, the male/female balance of power, mythological background, symbolism, and the possible intent of the compilers of the medieval text. Click here to see course page. |
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