IS POP CULTURE THE NEW RELIGION?
It has been suggested by a number of scholars that popular culture is "like" religion,"functions" as religion, or can do "religious work." Students in my 3rd year "Religion and Disney" course have explored these ideas through fan videos to uncover some of Disney's religious dimensions. Click the image above to watch one student's video interpretation of Disney's The Lion King. Click here to read the explanation of the video. Visit the Disney Fan Video page for many more student-made videos .
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I am an Associate Professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland. My primary research and teaching interests are in the area of religion and popular culture, with an emphasis on Star Trek and Religion, Religion and Disney, and Religion in television and film. Other research and teaching interests include alternative spiritualities (Paganism, Spiritualism, New Age) and Implicit Religion.
CURRENT STUDENTS
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PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS
Are you interested in studying Religion and Popular Culture at the Graduate level? MUN's Religious Studies department offers an MA in religion. Click here for more info...
LATEST NEWS
The Religion and Disney Project is a go! Funding provided by SSHRC... Click here for more info...
My husband, Canadian composer Clark Ross, was nominated for a 2011 JUNO Award! Click here for more info...
