Denis Bekkering, a Ph.D. candidate in the Religious Diversity in North America program, will present his research at a public talk.
Candidate: Denis Bekkering
Date: Wednesday July 8
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: PAS 2438
Title: Drag Queens and Farting Preachers: American Televangelism, Participatory Media, and Unfaithful Fandoms
Supervisor: Dr. Doug Cowan, Renison College University, UW
Committee: Dr. Lorne Dawson, Sociology and Legal Studies, UW
Dr. Jeff Wilson, Religious Studies and East Asian Studies. Renison College University, UW
Two students in the Ph.D. program will present their thesis proposals.
Christopher Emory-Moore, "Renunciation and the Householder/Renouncer Relation in a New Buddhist Movement"
Pamela Andrews, "Skookum Sound: Performing Indigenous Spirituality Through Hip Hop."
Refreshments will be provided.
Leah McKeen
PhD in Religion and Culture
Canadian Christian Nationalism?: The Religiosity and Politics of the Christian Heritage Party of Canada