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Bringing Mythology Back: A Call for the Literary Study of Mythic Narratives.

ResearchTalks (keynote, workshop, symposia, colloquia, other)

Mythology and Folklore
African American/African Diaspora

EnglishNancy VeraNortheast Modern Language Associatio Mythological narratives constitute a significant portion of the world’s most influential literature; nevertheless, they are glaringly absent from contemporary literary studies.Students interested in the study of mythology are directed to departments of anthropology, religion, or intellectual heritage, and these fields certainly conduct invaluable examinations of world-mythology; however, myths are unequivocally literary in nature, and their omission in departments of literature is both a detriment to the field and a disservice to world cultures. What went wrong with the study of myth-as-literature, and how can we revive this genre to reinvigorate the field of literary studies?Bringing Mythology …Faculty63211