In just over a week, I shall be heading to Warsaw for the first of three conferences associated with the Our Mythical Childhood Project. The upcoming event is this one:
Our Mythical Hope in Children’s and Young Adults’ Culture... The (In)efficacy of Ancient Myths in Overcoming the Hardships of Life.
The aspect of 'mythical hope' I shall explore will be in connection with my research for the autism and classical myth strand of the OMC Project. I shall introduce the work I'm doing by setting out two key things underpinning my research: that teachers and other professionals welcome new ideas for their work with autistic children, and that classical mythology provides a rich source of such material. I will focus especially on the resources I am creating around stories of Hercules, especially his difficult journeys into fantasy lands and his comparably difficult experiences in the mundane world where he often remains an outsider. In particular, I shall explore the potential of these stories in:
Our Mythical Hope in Children’s and Young Adults’ Culture... The (In)efficacy of Ancient Myths in Overcoming the Hardships of Life.
The aspect of 'mythical hope' I shall explore will be in connection with my research for the autism and classical myth strand of the OMC Project. I shall introduce the work I'm doing by setting out two key things underpinning my research: that teachers and other professionals welcome new ideas for their work with autistic children, and that classical mythology provides a rich source of such material. I will focus especially on the resources I am creating around stories of Hercules, especially his difficult journeys into fantasy lands and his comparably difficult experiences in the mundane world where he often remains an outsider. In particular, I shall explore the potential of these stories in:
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Stimulating the imagination
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Extending experience
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Developing social and personal skills
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Giving cultural experience
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Aiding interaction with others
Last week I started an Academia session on the topic. If you'd like to join (I'd be honoured!), please go to: https://www.academia.edu/s/aac55062c5/hercules-and-the-autistic-imagination
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