The Trouble with Kings - online course starts in September
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.
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.)
Numbers are strictly limited. Please see below for dates and times.
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.)
Numbers are strictly limited. Please see below for dates and times.
The Trouble with Kings - Saturday Group
Meets at 11:30 am Pacific/7:30 pm UK time on the following Saturdays:
September 26th; October 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th
Classes will last 90 minutes – 2 hours
Your money will be fully refunded if the class is cancelled for any reason.
$
60.00
