Faith/Religion

**Over*Flow: They Are Risen: Drive-In Distractions and Hallowed Ground Under Lockdown**
David Church / Indiana University

April 16, 2020 David Church / Indiana University 9 comments

David Church considers how a renewed interest in drive-in theaters as movie exhibition spaces, as well as spaces for religious services during the Covid-19 health crisis, brings further attention to politicization of public space.

A Bachelorette F*ing in a Windmill**
Matthew H. Brittingham / Emory University

September 16, 2019 Matthew H. Brittingham / Emory University Leave a comment

Looking at the battle between Hannah and Luke on The Bachelorette, Matthew H. Brittingham examines the complicated intersection of faith and sex in American reality television.

Legitimating/ed Complexity and Religion in The Leftovers
Kiwi Lanier / University of Texas at Austin

July 26, 2016 Kiwi Lanier One comment

Kiwi Lanier examines the ways in which HBO’s The Leftovers allows an audience with waning participation in organized religion to explore a variety of spiritual attitudes and beliefs in a compelling fictional environment.

Sometimes a kiss is just a kiss: (not) responding to the Richard Gere-Shipla Shetty controversy in India

May 4, 2007 Shanti Kumar / University of Texas 4 comments

by: Shanti Kumar / University of Texas-Austin
The Indian majority’s non-response to the Gere-Shetty kiss indicates reinforces the notion that diverse cultures in India have known how to live with each other for centuries

Television and the Work of Mourning

November 4, 2005 Tim Anderson / Denison University 3 comments

by: Tim Anderson / Denison University
How do we cope with the loss of our favorite television shows?

When Mullahs Ride the Airwaves: Muslim Televangelists and the Saudi Connection

November 4, 2005 Nabil Echchaibi / Indiana University-Bloomington 5 comments

by: Nabil Echchaibi / Indiana University-Bloomington
An examination of Irqa’ TV’s role in the promotion of Islam in a post-9/11 media landscape.

War, Incendiary Media, and International Law (Part I)

September 23, 2005 John Nguyet Erni / City University of Hong Kong 4 comments

by: John Nguyet Erni / City University of Hong Kong
The first of a three part series on media and warfare from a human rights perspective, this column focuses on defining what media/information intervention is.

Faith-Based Plot Initiatives

April 25, 2005 Mimi White / Northwestern University 18 comments

by: Mimi White / Northwestern University
An inquiry into the form and function of divinity in Joan of Arcadia.

Pass the Remote!

April 1, 2005 Natalie Cannon, Zak Salih, and Angela Nemecek 8 comments

by: Natalie Cannon, Zak Salih, and Angela Nemecek
HBO’s Carnivale and the valorization of freak culture.

“Lost”

November 19, 2004 Allison McCracken / DePaul University 12 comments

by: Allison McCracken / DePaul University
With a fall season marked by the popularity of programs entitled Without a Trace and Lost, the importance of loss as a televisual theme seems rather obvious.