ASWM Conference May 5-6, Syracuse NY
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10:45 – 12:15 Saturday May 6 (schedule subject to change)
Panel 11: Connecting All Waters: Myth, Marsh, and Rivers
- Tahya, “Ancient Egyptian Waters of Life and the Goddess Hathor”
- Frodo Okulam, “Reed-marsh People: Gender-variant priestxes in Sumerian mythology and biblical writings”
- Tanja Thorjussen and Thale Fastvold, “River Sisters: Connecting the Waters of the World”
PRESENTERS
A dancer, drummer, and independent researcher, Tahya is a woman of central European and Irish descent who upon hearing the intoxicating melodies and hypnotic rhythms of Egyptian music found herself swept away on a magic carpet ride. Her enthusiasm for teaching the movements and rhythms of the ancient dance of the Goddess ~ traditionally handed down from one from one generation to the next, grandmother to granddaughter ~ is infectious!
Frodo Okulam, D.Min. teaches feminist spirituality in the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department at Portland State University. Frodo is coordinator of SisterSpirit, a women’s spirituality group in Portland, Oregon, and is active in the local Pagan community. Her writings include The Julian Mystique and many articles. Through ritual and teaching, Frodo seeks to invite people into relationship with the Goddess and the natural world.
Thale Blix Fastvold (b. 1978) is a Norwegian visual artist working primarily with photography, film and performance art. Thematically within the frameworks of eco feminism, inter-species-collaborations and the more-than-human intelligence, her work aims to utilise artistic research as a response to current ecological challenges. She believes collaborations, communication and speculative storytelling is essential to envision new and more sustainable futures.
Tanja Thorjussen (b. 1970) is an artist living in Oslo (NO). Her artistic medium spans between drawing, sculpture, performance and art in public space. Through speculative research her artistic practice revolves around how ancient art can inform the present. Her current artistic focus is on the mystic and spiritual in nature and bodies of water, hydrofeminism, and the science embedded in indigenous knowledge and ancient mythology.
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