Bodies of Myth: The Department of Humanities at Leeds Trinity & All Saints will be hosting this one-day conference on myth on July 13th 2007.

The conference is dedicated to exploring mythological figures and themes in all areas of the humanities; from foundational myths of faith and nation to retellings of traditional stories; and the significance of these images and motifs in contemporary culture.

Keynote Speaker: Dr Laurence Coupe, author of Myth (Routledge New Critical Idiom). Other speakers and performers include: Gillian Alban; Amina Alyal; David Annwn; Cliff Forshaw; Scott Freer; Alan Halsey; Paul Hardwick; Bethan Jones; Tim Leadbeater; Katie Lister; Karalina
Matskevich; Amy Mechowski; Steven C. Myers; Alison Peirse; Maria del Mar Perez-Gil; John Poulter; Frances Presley; Susan Rowland; Roberta Rude; Steve Sayers; Gavin Selerie; D. W. DeVilliers.

Conference fee £25 / £15 unwaged

For registration information contact Sylvia Simpson at
Leeds Trinity & All Saints, Brownberrie Lane, Horsforth, Leeds LS18 5HD,
UK. Email mailto:s.simpson@leedstrinity.ac.uk