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Humanities West presents The Celts: Culture, History, Legend

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Humanities West’s 2015-2016 Season culminates with The Celts: History, Culture, Legend, a two-day program of lectures, discussions, and a special musical performance celebrating the colorful Celtic past, while uncovering the mysteries of ancient legends and lore attributed to the Celtic people.

From Galatia in modern Turkey to Galicia in northwest Spain, Celtic peoples dominated pre-Roman Europe. Celtic culture outlasted Roman military rule and generated a rich archive of art, religious and cultural traditions, and legends that inspired epic and lyric poetry. Celtic musical and literary contributions to the European culture have been notable—from Thomas Moore, the Bard of Erin, to Seamus Heaney.

This program uncovers Celtic myths and misconceptions, explores ancient legends and lore connecting the present to the past, and brings to life the things that mattered most to our Celtic predecessors. Presenters include Daniel Melia (UC Berkeley), Joseph Falaky Nagy (UCLA), Elaine Treharne (Stanford), Karen Eileen Overbey (Tufts), and Catherine Flynn (UC Berkeley); with a special one-man musical theater performance by Patrick Ball about Celtic harper and composer Turlough O’Carolan.
Humanities West’s 2015-2016 Season culminates with The Celts: History, Culture, Legend, a two-day program of lectures, discussions, and a special musical performance celebrating the colorful Celtic past, while uncovering the mysteries of ancient legends and lore attributed to the Celtic people.

From Galatia in modern Turkey to Galicia in northwest Spain, Celtic peoples dominated pre-Roman Europe. Celtic culture outlasted Roman military rule and generated a rich archive of art, religious and cultural traditions, and legends that inspired epic and lyric poetry. Celtic musical and literary contributions to the European culture have been notable—from Thomas Moore, the Bard of Erin, to Seamus Heaney.

This program uncovers Celtic myths and misconceptions, explores ancient legends and lore connecting the present to the past, and brings to life the things that mattered most to our Celtic predecessors. Presenters include Daniel Melia (UC Berkeley), Joseph Falaky Nagy (UCLA), Elaine Treharne (Stanford), Karen Eileen Overbey (Tufts), and Catherine Flynn (UC Berkeley); with a special one-man musical theater performance by Patrick Ball about Celtic harper and composer Turlough O’Carolan.
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