Presentation Title
Relationality Reimagined
Major Field of Study
Humanities
Location
Dominican University of California (online)
Start Date
20-6-2021 11:00 AM
End Date
20-6-2021 11:40 AM
Abstract
Circe, by Madeline Miller, introduces readers to a reimagined version of the Greek goddess who hosted Odysseus for a year on her island Aiaia. Miller affords rare authority and agency to a female protagonist, creating a nuanced study of power, value, and perception absent from other portrayals of female characters in heroic epics. Circe's inner landscape reveals multi-faceted motives, reflections, regrets, and, ultimately, a surprising achievement that speaks to our mortal condition. Circe is not only a revisionist myth; it serves as a cautionary tale and cultural corrective that speaks to the urgent issues of our time.
Relationality Reimagined
Dominican University of California (online)
Circe, by Madeline Miller, introduces readers to a reimagined version of the Greek goddess who hosted Odysseus for a year on her island Aiaia. Miller affords rare authority and agency to a female protagonist, creating a nuanced study of power, value, and perception absent from other portrayals of female characters in heroic epics. Circe's inner landscape reveals multi-faceted motives, reflections, regrets, and, ultimately, a surprising achievement that speaks to our mortal condition. Circe is not only a revisionist myth; it serves as a cautionary tale and cultural corrective that speaks to the urgent issues of our time.
Presenter Biography
Throughout her career in education, Brighid has worked in various settings, teaching kindergarten through high school. She pursued her interests in history, literature, philosophy, and religious studies while enrolled in the Master’s of Arts in Humanities program at Dominican University of California. Her senior thesis, Cultivating an Ecospiritual Imagination, synthesizes aspects of ecology, spirituality, and feminism, emphasizing reciprocity and relationship. She graduated in May 2020.