Pressly Forum: Dr. Kiki Karoglou, "Mania: Narratives of Madness in Classical Art"
Pressly Forum: Dr. Kiki Karoglou, "Mania: Narratives of Madness in Classical Art"
Please join us for a special Pressly Forum, when Dr. Kiki Karoglou, the Ailsa Mellon Bruce Visiting Senior Fellow for fall 2022 at the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at the National Gallery of Art, joins us to talk about her research with a talk "Mania: Narratives of Madness in Classical Art."
Ancient Greeks considered madness (mania) as a form of divine punishment for an act of hubris or sacrilege. In numerous myths vengeful gods drive individuals into madness with grim consequences such as murder and suicide.
This talk explores narratives of madness in Classical art and their afterlife, bringing an art historical perspective to the discussion of cognitive disabilities and atypical psychologies in antiquity which has hitherto relied primarily on the analysis of literary sources.
The Pressly Forum offers members of Department faculty and selected speakers to give a talk to members of the Department (faculty, staff, students) in an effort to create bonds of intellectual and collegial community. The forum is the brainchild of Professor Emeritus William L. Pressly, after whom the forum now is named. A light lunch will be served at 11:30.
Please join us for a special Pressly Forum, when Dr. Kiki Karoglou, the Ailsa Mellon Bruce Visiting Senior Fellow for fall 2022 at the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at the National Gallery of Art, joins us to talk about her research with a talk "Mania: Narratives of Madness in Classical Art."
Ancient Greeks considered madness (mania) as a form of divine punishment for an act of hubris or sacrilege. In numerous myths vengeful gods drive individuals into madness with grim consequences such as murder and suicide.
This talk explores narratives of madness in Classical art and their afterlife, bringing an art historical perspective to the discussion of cognitive disabilities and atypical psychologies in antiquity which has hitherto relied primarily on the analysis of literary sources.
The Pressly Forum offers members of Department faculty and selected speakers to give a talk to members of the Department (faculty, staff, students) in an effort to create bonds of intellectual and collegial community. The forum is the brainchild of Professor Emeritus William L. Pressly, after whom the forum now is named. A light lunch will be served at 11:30.