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PUBLIC LECTURE: Creativity, sleep and dreams: cross-cultural explorations

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A public lecture by Katie Glaskin, Associate Professor of Anthropology, The University of Western Australia.

In Western thought, we generally understand dreams to occur ‘in the mind’. Anthropological studies show that what are understood as dreams in Western culture may be understood and valued quite differently in other cultural contexts. How a person perceives, what they experience, and the meaning that they attribute to it, are shaped by culture, both implicitly and explicitly. Dreams are no different in this regard. Despite cross-cultural differences, dream experiences have been identified as sources of creativity, innovation, and inspiration, in both Western and non-Western cultures. While not everyone remembers their dreams, many of those who may not experience dream-inspired creativity may nevertheless wake from sleep, or rise from disturbed sleep, having solved problems or thought of new ideas. This public lecture will explore sleep and dreams, and their relationship to creativity and innovation, cross-culturally.

Dr Glaskin has recently published 'Sleep Around the World: Anthropological Perspectives', edited with Richard Chenhall (2013).

Cost: Free, but RSVP essential via http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/glaskin
Location Webb Lecture Theatre, UWA
Contact Audrey Barton <[email protected]>
URL http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/glaskin
Start Wed, 21 Aug 2013 18:00
End Wed, 21 Aug 2013 19:00
Submitted by Audrey Barton <[email protected]>
Last Updated Thu, 11 Jul 2013 10:43
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