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Panel 1 of 'Dire Straits: Patagonia and the Magellan Circumnavigation at 500'
Dire Straits: Patagonia and the Magellan Circumnavigation at 500 30 March 2021, 12:45 pm–8:00 pm Panel 1: Mobilities and Mythologies (Chair: Katherine Parker) Carmen Channing (University of Edinburgh): From Magellan to Drake: The Locus of the Strait of Magellan in England's Worldview (1520-1578) Carolina Martínez (CONICET-Universidad Nacional de San Martín): Moving Frontiers, Global Interests. The South Atlantic Expedition of Brothers Bartolomé and Gonzalo García de Nodal (1618-1619) Alexander Samson (University College London): The Armada del Mar del Sur, Global Mobility and the Limits of Empire
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6/8/2021
Angels, Putti, Dragons and Fairies: A Biological Dissection - Vide‪o
Representational art - painting, cartoon film, etc makes myths appear real; with mythological creatures and objects often placed within familiar and naturalistic scenes. One of the myths is that of flying beings.
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2/19/2021
Angels, Putti, Dragons and Fairies: A Biological Dissection - Audio
Representational art - painting, cartoon film, etc makes myths appear real; with mythological creatures and objects often placed within familiar and naturalistic scenes. One of the myths is that of flying beings. Angels, putti, fairies and dragons are all shown as having wings and an otherwise naturalistic form that we recognise readily. Yet, are they able to fly? If not, why do we wish to suggest they have the same powers of flight as real flying animals?
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2/19/2021