The Canadian institute for the study of
pop culture & religion
at the intersection of religion and popular culture
c/o Dr. Nicholas Greco
Providence College
10 College Cres
Otterburne MB
R0A 1G0
Canada
Welcome to the Canadian Institute for the Study of Pop Culture
& Religion website. The Institute is an independent cooperative of Manitoba-based scholars from various disciplines who share an interest in the use of religion and religious imagery in popular culture. Our research interests cover a wide spectrum of topics, including but not limited to music, film, television, and comics - wherever popular culture intersects with religion.
NEWS:
The Second Annual Symposium of The Canadian Institute for the Study of Pop Culture & Religion
Date: Friday, November 5, and Saturday, November 6, 2010
Time: Friday, 7:00-10:00 PM; Saturday, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Location: Lecture Hall, Canadian Mennonite University, Winnipeg MB.
Friday, 7:00 PM: Film Screening - Kill Bill, Vol. 1 (directed by Quentin Tarantino, 2003) followed by Q & A Session.
Saturday, 10:30 AM: Welcome & Keynote Address by Paul Dyck, Ph.D. (Canadian Mennonite University): “Love as Vengeance in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill.”
1:00 PM: Papers by
Randall Holm, Ph.D. (Providence College): “Hollywood Deconstructs god.”
Michael Gilmour, Ph.D. (Providence College): “The Far Side of Religion: Notes on the Prophet Gary Larson.”
2:30 PM: Papers by
Karen Sunabacka, Ph.D. (Providence College): “‘That Other Voice, Wordless and Terrible’: The Life Giving Screams of Rachel Cameron, Alice Bag, Yoko Ono and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”
Brian Froese, Ph.D. (Canadian Mennonite University): “Little Slaughterhouse on the Prairie: Cannibalism, Mutilation and The Apocalypse in Frontier Horror.”
Admission is $2 (suggested) and all are welcome to attend. Click on the poster below to download it (in .pdf format).
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