Deadline:
As soon as possible
Program Starts: June 20, 2026
Program Ends: June 30, 2026
Location(s)
Greece
Location: Athens (1 day) and Naxos island, Cyclades (9 days)
Overview
Details
Why Study Myth Today?
Because myths never disappear – hey only change form. From ancient folklore and mythic aetiologies to contemporary legends and digital narratives, societies have always used stories to confront fear, explain disruption, and make sense of collective experience.
Mythos as MythUs explores myth and narrative as living cultural practices – shaped by crisis, place, memory, and community life.
Program Overview
Mythos as MythUs is a ten-day international summer school combining academic study, creative practice, and place-based learning. The program explores myth, folklore, and narrative as responses to crisis, transition, and collective uncertainty – from antiquity to the contemporary world.
Learning unfolds through lectures, seminars, workshops, discussions, and field-based sessions, encouraging participants to approach myth and narrative as living cultural processes.
Courses
- Language: English
- Tutorials: face to face interactive courses
- Fieldwork: Many sessions will take place in the open air, within cultural sites and landscapes that resonate with the myths and narratives we explore
What you will gain
- Learn from leading scholars from Europe and the United States
- Understand myth and folklore as a living cultural practice
- Explore stories through place and experience in landscapes, villages, and everyday cultural life
- Develop critical and creative storytelling skills
- Learn through place and lived experience
- Experience a Cycladic island learning environment
- Create a personal portfolio project
- Receive a Certificate of Participation documenting your academic and creative engagement
Mythos as MythUs invites you to study stories not only as texts, but as cultural tools for understanding crisis, change, and community.
Why Join Mythos as MythUs
- Learn alongside internationally acclaimed academics and scholars who specialize in mythology, folklore, narrative studies, and cultural analysis
- Move beyond the lecture format through workshops, discussion-based sessions, and field learning
- Study myth as lived experience embedded in landscape, memory, and everyday cultural practice
- Combine theory with creative practice exploring storytelling across written, visual, and digital forms
- Join an international research community that cut across disciplines, backgrounds, and perspectives
- Take time to reflect and exchange views in a leisured and participatory
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Target audience
The summer school is open to anyone with an interest in mythology, classical studies, folklore studies, literature, history, anthropology, and related fields. No specific academic background is required—participants from all walks of life who are curious about the role of myth in human experience are welcome.
Dates
Deadline: As soon as possible
Program starts:
June 20, 2026
Program ends:
June 30, 2026
Program Starts: June 20, 2026
Program Ends: June 30, 2026
Cost/funding for participants
Tuition fees for the summer school are 3200€.
Accommodation
- Hotel resort in Naxos in double rooms
- City center hotel in Athens in double rooms
Transport and Tours
- Ferry tickets to/from Naxos
- Transfer to the port
- Guided tours and excursions according to the program
Meals
- Breakfast and one meal daily
- Coffee breaks and snacks
Un-save Opportunity
Internships, scholarships, student conferences and competitions.
