Students in Dr. Wolff's Religion & Film class view a series of films that engage religion broadly conceived. Using analytical tools from the study of religion, students both sympathetically and critically evaluate cultural themes and religious expressions in film. Students become familiar with technique used in film and develop a scholarly vocabulary for analyzing these elements.

Follow

Submissions from 2024

PDF

Taylor Swift as Religion: The Deification of an International Pop Music Superstar and the Ramifications of Fame, with a Comparison to Vox Lux, Jessica Cotturone

PDF

Manipulation: Methods employed by Cult and Religious Leaders to Exploit Followers, Alexander Earnest

Submissions from 2021

PDF

Challenging Faith and Gaining Power: Women in Film who Reject and Subvert Religion, Annika Murrah

Submissions from 2020

PDF

When Atheists Become Deities: How Vox Lux Shows the Intersection of Secularism, Religion, and Pop Stardom in Consumer Society, Lindsay Saulsberry