An Update on my Research: A Mythological Lecture

Some Thesis Findings, in Talk Form

Happy late winter/early spring, my magnificent readers! I have an exciting thesis update for you. A few weeks ago, I gave a talk with the Centre for Hellenic Studies at SFU, which is my current home university. It was all about how modern board games depict Greek mythology: in my opinion, fascinating stuff!

The material in this lecture is loosely based on a chapter of my thesis; at the time of writing, that chapter is waiting on standby while I finish the rest of my first thesis draft. Keep your fingers crossed for me as I work my way to a cohesive, editable text…

The Hellenic Studies lectures get recorded for posterity, so I’m excited to share a video of my talk!

I’ve delivered lectures about ancient-themed board games before, but this is the longest talk I’ve presented to date. It’s also the first time I’ve really delved into a subtopic of portrayals of the ancient Mediterranean in games, instead of just sharing an introduction to gaming reception. As you can probably tell from the video, I was bursting at the seams with excitement during the talk…

Kudos to the fantastic team at the Centre for Hellenic Studies, for making this lecture possible and inviting me to be part of their speaker series. You can watch more lectures on their YouTube channel, check out upcoming events on their website, and follow their social media.

You’re more than welcome to continue the discussion that started in my lecture, by leaving me questions or responses in the comments of this post. I love hearing people’s reactions to my research, and chatting about mythology in board games!