Elizabeth Coody and Biblical Shock through Comics – 003 Sacred & Sequential Audio

http://sacredandsequential.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/coody.mp3 Those not fortunate enough to attend the 2017 American Academy of Religion annual conference, particularly its final morning of presentations, are in luck: We’re joined by a frequent Sacred & Sequential contributor, Iliff School of Theology’s Elizabeth Coody, for a redux of her paper, “The More Savage Sword: A Theory of Biblical Text Used for … Continue reading Elizabeth Coody and Biblical Shock through Comics – 003 Sacred & Sequential Audio

Elizabeth Coody and Christine Hoff Kraemer, Unquestionably “Women Write About Comics”

Over at Women Write About Comics, two of S&S’s founding members, Elizabeth Coody and Chiristine Hoff Kraemer, engaged in a marvelous discussion about Kraemer’s role in the 2010 Graven Images: Religion in Comic Books and Graphic Novels and her subsequent work. Their interview lauds not only Carla Speed McNeil, the groundbreaking comic creator behind Finder, but also Jill … Continue reading Elizabeth Coody and Christine Hoff Kraemer, Unquestionably “Women Write About Comics”

Depictions of Jesus in Comics – the Sioux City Reporter Speaks to Dr. Coody

Sacred and Sequential‘s own Elizabeth Coody was featured by the Sioux City Journal this past week for her work at Morningside College and recent participation in the “Graphic Novels and Comics across the Humanities” conference. Food and Lifestyle reporter Earl Horlyk notes Dr. Coody’s astute observation that illustrations of Jesus as Caucasian or even quite muscular … Continue reading Depictions of Jesus in Comics – the Sioux City Reporter Speaks to Dr. Coody

Responses to MUSLIM SUPERHEROES, Live at AAR 2017 – 002 Sacred & Sequential Audio

  On Saturday, November 18, 2017, the American Academy of Religion annual conference hosted the panel “Responses to Muslim Superheroes,” including presentations by Elizabeth Coody, Mohamed Hassan, Constance Kassor, and Aaron Ricker, with Scott Gardner as presider and A. David Lewis as respondent. Here are their presentations in their entirety from that morning session.

“Comics & Sacred Texts” Event This Friday!

On Friday, May 6th, Haverford College is hosting a day-long “Comics & Sacred Texts” symposium in conjunction with their “Reading Comics and Religion” course, the Israeli Cartoon Museum’s Bible Stories in Comics exhibit, and the forthcoming Sacred Texts and Comics: Religion, Faith, and Graphic Narratives edited collection: The symposium will engage Islamic, Jewish, Christian, Hindu, and Buddhist … Continue reading “Comics & Sacred Texts” Event This Friday!