Monthly Archives: January 2019

AAR Meeting: New Directions in the Study of Religion, Monsters, and the Monstrous Seminar

January 31st, 2019 | Posted in monsters, monstrous, religion

The Monsters and Religion group at the American Academy of Religion has announced an ambitious five year period of analysis and discussion that will begin with the meeting in November 2019. I really like the topic for year four, and am hoping someone presents on how we construe religious others as monsters as part of […]

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Monsters: An Inclusive Interdisciplinary Project

January 22nd, 2019 | Posted in call for papers, conference, monsters

Monsters An Inclusive Interdisciplinary Conference Saturday 31st August 2019 – Sunday 1st September 2019 Lisbon, Portugal This inclusive interdisciplinary conference seeks to investigate and explore the enduring influence and imagery of monsters and the monstrous on human culture throughout history. In particular, the project will have a dual focus with the intention of examining specific […]

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Titles of Interest – Gods of Thrones: A Pilgrim’s Guide to the Religions of Ice and Fire

January 18th, 2019 | Posted in fantasy, Game of Thrones, religion

Gods of Thrones: A Pilgrim’s Guide to the Religions of Ice and Fire A. Ron Hubbard and Anthony Le Donne Bald Move Books, 2018 Why is Tyrion hated by the gods? Does Dany have a messiah complex? Can Bran manipulate timelines? What would Nietzsche think about Jaime’s morality? These are just a few of the […]

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Shudder documentary “Horror Noire”

January 7th, 2019 | Posted in horror, horror noire, race

From Entertainment Weekly: Get Out writer-director Jordan Peele and Candyman star Tony Todd are two of the movie notables interviewed in a new documentary called Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror, EW can exclusively reveal. Horror Noire is based on the book of the same name by Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman and takes […]

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