There will be an an event held at Virginia Tech titled "Bellerophon to Beowulf to Batman: The Image of the Hero", Wednesday, November 7, 2007, 7-9pm, in 113 McBryde Hall. Free and open to the public.
Motivating questions include: What is a hero? Has "heroism" changed? Does Buffy have anything to do with Beowulf?
It sounds like undergraduates will be presenting some of their research, followed by a faculty roundtable, including:
* Terry Papillon (Classics & Honors Program) - ancient world * Karen Swenson (English) - Norse sagas * Charlene Eska (English) - King Arthur * Stephen Prince (Communication) - modern pop culture * Kaye Graham (English) - Harry Potter and children's literature * LtCol. William Stringer (Corps of Cadets) - modern military