Join the Weird Fictions Research Group for the first Mythos, Inc. meeting this semester – an online lecture and a Q&A by
Joanna Kaniewska
(independent researcher)
Between Euterpe and Aurora: How the Greek Myths Live in Contemporary Music
Thursday, March 30, 2023
at 5:30 pm
You can get 2 OZN points for participating in this event.
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Where?
This lecture will be streamed online. To attend, click the button below or enter https://uw-edu-pl.zoom.us/j/91889497358 into your browser, and join the meeting.
What?
Ancient mythologies are still alive in the contemporary world and continue to inspire artists and musicians. This lecture will offer a look into the interpretations and reinterpretations of Greek mythos in contemporary popular (or not-so-popular) music. Together, we will listen to the reconstructions of ancient hymns and their 21st reinterpretations, as well as pop albums and songs with lyrics about Greek gods and goddesses, heroines and heroes. The following discussion will start with a question perhaps impossible to answer but still worth asking: why do so many people from different countries and cultures want to listen to the Greek tales from thousands of years ago?
Who?
Joanna (Asia) Kaniewska is a subtitler by day and an independent researcher by night. She graduated from University of Warsaw with MAs in Japanese Studies and American Studies. She’s been a part of Weird Fictions Research Group since its very beginnings in 2018. Her academic interests include popular music, Japanese and American popular culture, science fiction, and weird studies. Sometimes, she writes about them on her blog “dziewiętnaście czwartych” (“nineteen fourths”) or talks about them in her radio show “dancing in dystopia” on Radio Kapitał.
