V INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MYTHCRITICISM
MYTH AND AUDIOVISUAL CREATION
theater | film | video games | tv series | music
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Myth: image and sound
The digitalization of the last decades has caused a revolution in traditional artistic mediums (painting, sculpture, theater) and introduced new ones (video games, multimedia installations, performances).
In the four previous conferences, organized by Asteria, International Association of
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Myth: image and sound
The digitalization of the last decades has caused a revolution in traditional artistic mediums (painting, sculpture, theater) and introduced new ones (video games, multimedia installations, performances).
In the four previous conferences, organized by Asteria, International Association of
The V International Conference on
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15 – 17 October
Nordic, anglosaxon and germanic myths: Odin, Thor, Freyja; nibelungs, elves, giants; Yggdrasil, Ragnarök, etc.
- Reception in the fantastic genre.
- Relevance of original soundtracks in the reception process.
- Myth in germanic opera.
- Animals and nature.
- Audiovisual translation as mediator in reception.
17 – 19 October
The classical myths from Ancient Greece and Rome: Oedipus, Galatea, Prometheus, Perseo, Diana, etc.
- Gods, heroes, and humans.
- Rewriting of myths in modern fiction.
- Subversion and deconstruction of classical myths.
- Ancient myths related with Greece and Rome.
22 – 23 October
Importance of biblical myths in Western culture: Genesis, Cain and Abel, Paradise, Apocalypsis, etc.
- Transcendence and spirituality in contemporary art.
- The Bible in film and television.
- Video games inspired by religion.
- Echos of the Bible in modern music.
24 – 26 October
Medieval, modern and contemporary myths: Faustus, Don Juan, Frankenstein, Dracula, the werewolf, etc.
- Science fiction and space opera.
- Mythical superheroes.
- Mythical utopias and dystopias.
- Comic, animation and manganime.
- Mythical sincretism.
- Other myths: oriental, precolombine, celtic and slave.
Universidad de Alcalá
15 – 17 October
Nordic, anglosaxon and germanic myths: Odin, Thor, Freyja; nibelungs, elves, giants; Yggdrasil, Ragnarök, etc.
- Reception in the fantastic genre.
- Relevance of original soundtracks in the reception process.
- Myth in germanic opera.
- Animals and nature.
- Audiovisual translation as mediator in reception.
Universidad Autónoma
17 – 19 October
The classic myths from Ancient Greece and Rome: Oedipus, Galatea, Prometheus, Perseo, Diana, etc.
- Gods, heroes, and humans.
- Rewriting of myths in modern fiction.
- Subversion and deconstruction of classic myths.
- Ancient myths related with Greece and Rome.
Universidad Francisco de Vitoria
22 – 23 Octubre
Importance of biblical myths in Western culture: Genesis, Cain and Abel, Paradise, Apocalypsis, etc.
- Transcendence and spirituality in contemporary art.
- The Bible in film and television.
- Video games inspired by religiousness.
- Echos of the Bible in modern music.
Universidad Complutense
24 – 26 October
Medieval, modern and contemporary myths: Faustus, Don Juan, Frankenstein, Dracula, the werewolf, etc.
- Science fiction and space opera.
- Mythical superheroes.
- Mythical utopias and dystopias.
- Comic, animation and manganime.
- Mythical sincretism.
- Other myths: oriental, precolombine, celtic and slave.
So far, we have held four Conferences. The first one (“Myth and Subversion in the Contemporary Novel”, UCM, 2011) showed how myths marked the degeneration of the classical epistemology. The second one (“Myth and Interdisciplinarity”, UCM, 2012) demonstrated that myths fit perfectly into an interdisciplinary world. The third one (“Myths in Crisis, the Crisis of Myth”, UCM, 2014) proved that the new conditions may lead to distortion, subversion or elimination of myths. In the fourth one (“Myth and Emotions”, UCM, 2016) we shifted the focus to the ways in which myths affect us as receptors.
For this fifth Conference we will return to the study of the transformations of myth in our time and discern how the digital revolution ―particularly in film, television series and video games― affect the mythical accounts.
To strengthen the internationality of the Conference, there will be presentations in Spanish, English, German, French, Italian, and Portuguese.
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