Cinematic Callings is part of a five-part lecture series titled ‘The Cinematic Sacred.’ The cinematic sacred is found wherever motion pictures depict something as worthy of reverent celebration, contemplation, remembrance, or protection, either by displaying its excellence positively or by evoking horror at its violation, destruction, or profanation. This lecture series will argue that the cinematic sacred merits the level of scholarly attention that the related genres of melodrama, suspense, and horror have already received. Its principal expressions include some of the most admired, moving, and controversial movies there have been, as well as notably interesting failures. Together, they constitute a global, cross-tradition conversation - conducted in cinematic language - on matters of high importance.
Event Date:
Thursday, February 21, 2019 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Message from the Department:
The faculty of the Department of Religious Studies laments and strongly objects to the racist comments and symbols that have appeared on campus at Duke, repugnant expressions of White supremacy groups and others expressing racial and religious hatred that have no place whatsoever in our community or anywhere else. We sincerely hope that students, staff and faculty across the university will publicly convey their staunch rejection of such hatred in order to champion the values of tolerance and equality that are the true basis of our intellectual and ethical community.