Pharos, Greeks, Freud, Oedipus and other Complexes @ WSU Perfoming Arts Ogden: (March 25)

Pharaohs, Greeks, Freud, Oedipus and other Complexes


Who: Weber State University Department of Performing Arts
What: a slide presentation by Angelika Pagel - The Iconography of the Sphinx:  
From the Pharaohs and the Greeks to Freud and the Oedipus Complex
When: March 25 o 1:30 p.m. o  
Where: Room 143, Kimball Visual Arts Center, WSU Ogden Campus

Weber State University Department of Performing Arts presents a slide lecture by Angelika Pagel - "The Iconography of the Sphinx:  From the Pharaohs and the Greeks to Freud and the Oedipus Complex," Monday, March 25, 1:30 p.m. in Room 143, Kimball Visual Arts Center, WSU Ogden Campus. This lecture is presented in conjunction with the WSU theatre production, "The Comedy of Oedipus," by Ali Salim, running March 22-30. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Pagel, WSU Professor of Art History, will explore cultural symbols and art objects reflected in the play, giving the potential audience member more visual references to understand the humor and commentary intended by playwright Ali Salim and the play´s director, Jennifer Kokai. Those images include The Sphinx, architecture in ancient Thebes and charactures of these and similar images through history.

Pagel received her M.A. at UCLA and a Ph.D. from UC, Berkeley.  She has been educating and entertaining students of history, in general, and art history, in particular, since she came to WSU at 1986.  Her teaching philosophy is indicative of what one might expect by attending her presentation:

"Is there a `pure art´ that exists in a vacuum, detached from allegory, extraneous meanings, social circumstances and contextual realities? Can any art truthfully claim to be informed by nothing other than its own materials, colors and forms? I do not believe so. . .  The `style´ of art is inseparable from content and context. The `history´ of art encompasses social, political, economic, intellectual and other cultural conditions and must be discussed in those contexts. I try to practice a global, multicultural approach to art history in my classes and encourage my students to embrace every possible form of artistic expression while developing an inquisitive and critical approach to art history, art criticism, art and cultural theories. As an art historian, teaching is my first passion, research my second (and sometimes in reverse order)."

For more information about the lecture, contact Angelika Pagel, apagel@weber.edu