The symposium aims to consider the role of the goat-legged ancient Greek deity Pan in the twenty-first century, particularly as a figurehead for anxieties surrounding the relationship between humanity and the natural world. Professor Ronald Hutton will give a keynote lecture on 'The Return of the Horned God: Pan and the Modern British'.
Abstracts are invited for 20-minute papers exploring the ecological Pan in culture from antiquity to the present day. Possible topics might include the relationship between Pan and:
- Human-animal studies
- Ecology and folklore
- Rurality and the countryside
- Classical ecologies
- Queer ecologies
- Gothic nature
- Human evolution
- Climate change
Abstracts should be no more than 200 words, and should be sent to bg13358@bristol.ac.uk by 20th June 2023, along with a short bio. Queries can be directed to the same email address.
In addition, two travel grants of £50 each are on offer for PGR and ECR presenters. If you would like to be considered for a grant, please include a brief note along with your abstract detailing your estimated travel expenses and any other sources of funding you have applied for.