Haunting Faith: Unveiling Our Hopes, Fears, and Culture Through Chilling TV in the Streaming Era
Religious themes enjoy a long history in film and television, with narratives featuring the supernatural, science fiction, and horror making use of Roman Catholicism in particular. Join Professor Ruth DeFoster (Hubbard School of Journalism & Mass Communication), co-author of the new book Catholic Horror on Television: Haunting Faith, as she discusses her research on chilling television in the streaming era, unpacking what these stories reflect about our hopes, our culture, and our deepest fears.
This presentation will be held virtually via Zoom. Following the lecture, guests will be able to engage in a Q&A with Dr. DeFoster.
Presenter
Ruth DeFoster, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota. Her research on terrorism, mass shootings, gun violence and popular culture has been published in Health Communication, Contemporary Drug Problems, Journal of Communication Inquiry, Communication, Culture & Critique, and SAGE Research Methods Cases. Ruth is the author of the 2017 book Terrorizing the Masses: Identity, Mass Shootings, and the Media Construction of Terror (Peter Lang), and the forthcoming book The Fear Knot: How Science, History and Culture Shape our Fears, and how to get Unstuck (Prometheus).
Dark Reflections: A Scholarly Series on Horror, Folklore, Death, and the Macabre
Oct 28 - Nov 1. Confront your fears and discover the scholarly side of the supernatural through this Halloween event series. Join us for events, both virtual and in-person, that promises to enlighten, entertain, and send shivers down your spine.