Thursday, February 27, 2025
Noorda Center
| 10:00 a.m. |
Welcome and Introduction |
| 10:10 a.m. |
Keynote Address: “Herakles and Opheltes: Myth versus Religion at the Sanctuary of
Nemean Zeus” |
| 11:00 a.m. |
“The Creation of Navajo Rugs” |
| 11:15 a.m. |
“Echoes of Idolatry: The Irony of the Cult of Relics as seen through the Reliquary
of Sainte-Foy” |
| 11:30 a.m. |
“Materialization of Ritual: Death, Memory, and Immortality at Çatalhöyük” |
| 11:45 a.m. |
Q&A |
12:00 – 12:45 p.m. Lunch Break
| 12:45 p.m. |
“The Relationship Between Celtic Mythology and Christianity Within Children’s Illustrations
Depicting the Children of Lir" |
| 1:00 p.m. |
“The Art of Cursing: The Curse Tablet Tradition of Roman Britain” |
| 1:15 p.m. |
“The Divine Union : Understanding the Syncretism of Isis and Hathor in Ancient Egyptian
Art" |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Goddess of Spring & Death (Ballet film) |
| 1:45 p.m. |
Q&A |
2:00 – 2:15 p.m. Break
| 2:15 p.m. |
“Civilization vs. Wildness: The Iconography of Heracles in Greek Art and Architecture” Aaliyah Tibbett, Undergraduate Student, History and Classical Studies, Utah Valley University |
| 2:30 p.m. |
“The Myth of Male Homosexuality in Renaissance Florence as Examined through Donatello's
Bronze David” |
| 2:45 p.m. |
Q&A |
| 3:00 p.m. |
“The Ritual of Feasting in Seventeenth-Century Dutch Painting” |
| 3:15 p.m. |
“The Myth, Design, and Process of Tattoo Rituals within Oceanic Migration” |
| 3:15 p.m. |
“Ana Mendieta: Earth-Body Performance as Ritual” |
| 3:45 p.m. |
Q&A |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Event Conclusion |
Aaliyah Tibbett
Aubrey Gallafent
Cameron Christensen
Chelsea Clinger
Elke Sprague
Grace Bybee
Hannah Singleton
Jack Charlesworth
Lily Greenwood
Regan Presley
Samantha Marx
Shawntay Yellowhair
This event is made possible through a grant from Utah Humanities.
If you have questions about the symposium please contact Dr. Char Poulton at [email protected]. For more information about Art History program at UVU, please go to the Art History Page.
