PCA/ACA Conference 2007
The Mythology and Technology panel presented during the second day of the PCA/ACA Conference at the Boston Marriott Copley Place. Anais N. Spitzer from Pacifica Graduate Institute was the chair.
The first presenter was Katharyn M. Privett from Auburn University who presented on Sacred Cyborgs and 21st Century Goddesses. Ms. Privett discussed the cyborg as a contemporary model for femininity in a technological society. She also gave examples of contemporary role models who have developed fuller potentials than this limited robotic image.
I was the second presenter and spoke about Myth and the Machine, giving a presentation on the technological fantasies of global civilization and contrasted them with the sustaining values of living mythological communities.
The third presenter was Garrison LeMasters from Catholic University who spoke on Trickster Makes this (Virtual) World: Ludic Myth in Liminal Space. Mr. Lemaster’s presentation explored the ontological freedom expressed in trickster online gamers.
The final presenter was Colette Kavanagh from Pacifica Graduate Institute who presented on The Webcam as the “Evil Eye” in Modern Culture. Ms. Kavanagh discussed the cultural significance of the “evil eye” in European and Middle Eastern culture and demonstrated how the webcams of sexual predators reify in a destructive way this cross-cultural mytheme.
There was a good turn out for the panel and afterwards a lively discussion started by the chair, Ms. Spitzer.
The first presenter was Katharyn M. Privett from Auburn University who presented on Sacred Cyborgs and 21st Century Goddesses. Ms. Privett discussed the cyborg as a contemporary model for femininity in a technological society. She also gave examples of contemporary role models who have developed fuller potentials than this limited robotic image.
I was the second presenter and spoke about Myth and the Machine, giving a presentation on the technological fantasies of global civilization and contrasted them with the sustaining values of living mythological communities.
The third presenter was Garrison LeMasters from Catholic University who spoke on Trickster Makes this (Virtual) World: Ludic Myth in Liminal Space. Mr. Lemaster’s presentation explored the ontological freedom expressed in trickster online gamers.
The final presenter was Colette Kavanagh from Pacifica Graduate Institute who presented on The Webcam as the “Evil Eye” in Modern Culture. Ms. Kavanagh discussed the cultural significance of the “evil eye” in European and Middle Eastern culture and demonstrated how the webcams of sexual predators reify in a destructive way this cross-cultural mytheme.
There was a good turn out for the panel and afterwards a lively discussion started by the chair, Ms. Spitzer.
Labels: cyborg, evil eye, goddesses, myth, mythology, Pacifica Graduate Institute, PCA/ACA, robotic, technology, trickster, webcam
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