What is a monster? - University of Cambridge
Sep 7, 2015 · Such public 'monsters' serve a similar role to gothic monsters, images that embody the cultural or psychological characteristics that we as a society find difficult to acknowledge. …
Outlaws, trolls and beserkers: meet the hero-monsters of the …
Oct 22, 2015 · Rebecca Merkelbach (Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic) discusses the monstrous heroes of Scandinavian mythology and literature.
history of science - University of Cambridge
Aug 2, 2024 · Natalie Lawrence (Department of History and Philosophy of Science) discusses the history of monsters, and what they say about the people who invent...
The Song of Wade - University of Cambridge
It shifts this legend away from monsters and giants into the human battles of chivalric rivals.” Seb Falk is back in Cambridge's University Library with James Wade.
Ancient Greek Heroes In ancient Greek culture, a hero was a person of great strength and courage who was admired for their noble qualities and celebrated in legends and stories. …
Mapping the origins of a masterpiece - University of Cambridge
Apr 21, 2011 · The countryside bursts with human life: a ploughman and his two-horse team are at work in fields outside Worcester, a group of bathers enjoy the Roman spa at Bath, ducks …
Opinion: What Ancient Greece can teach us about toxic …
Feb 8, 2018 · News Opinion: What Ancient Greece can teach us about toxic masculinity today Tori McKee, a PhD scholar in Classical Studies, looks at ancient and modern ways of being a …
Study finds that genes play a role in empathy
Mar 12, 2018 · A new study published today suggests that how empathic we are is not just a result of our upbringing and experience but also partly a result of our genes.
The Pict warrior fighting her inner demons
How games developers, a Cambridge psychiatrist and people who live with hearing voices helped bring to life the psychoses experienced by Senua in the award-winning video game Hellblade.
folklore - University of Cambridge
Sep 19, 2023 · Natalie Lawrence (Department of History and Philosophy of Science) discusses the history of monsters, and what they say about the people who invent...