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Tag archive for ‘Faith/Religion’

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

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

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

<p></p><p>Television and the Work of Mourning

Television and the Work of Mourning

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

<p></p><p>When Mullahs Ride the Airwaves: Muslim Televangelists and the Saudi Connection

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

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.

<p></p><p>War, Incendiary Media, and International Law (Part I)

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

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.

<p></p><p>Faith-Based Plot Initiatives

Faith-Based Plot Initiatives

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

<p></p><p>Pass the Remote!

Pass the Remote!

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

“Lost”

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.

<p></p><p>Political Polarization and the New Hollywood Blockbuster

Political Polarization and the New Hollywood Blockbuster

by: Frederick Wasser / Brooklyn College CUNY
The connection between politics and movies is continuous and yet murky…