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Comics and Islam, Live at MICE 2017 – 004 Sacred & Sequential Audio

https://sacredandsequential.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/MICE.mp3 [https://sacredandsequential.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/MICE.mp3] Muslim identity and practices are featured more comics than ever, from mainstream titles like Ms. Marvelto independent graphic memoirs. This panel at the 2017 Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE) [http://www.micexpo.org/2017/comics-and-islam/] takes stock of this important growing field — including the brand-new book Muslim Superheroes: Comics, Islam, and Representation — and presents the perspectives of both academics and creators. Featuring discussion with Hussein Rashid [http://www.husseinrashid.com/] (Religion Professor, Barnard College; Contributor, Muslim Superheroes), A. David Lewis [http://www.captionbox.net/] (Instructor, MCPHS University; Co-Editor, Muslim Superheroes; writer, Kismet, Man of Fate [http://awaveblueworld.com/under-current/kismet-man-of-fate/]), Sara Alfageeh [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1810418184/the-boy-bye-project] (Illustrator, Co-Director, BOY/BYE series MIPSTERZ project), and Hillary Chute [https://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/faculty/hillary-chute] (English Professor, Northeastern Unitersity). A. David Lewis, Hillary Chute, Hussein Rashid, Sara Alfageeh [https://sacredandsequential.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_4435-1024x768.jpg]A. David Lewis, Hillary Chute, Hussein Rashid, Sara Alfageeh The post Comics and Islam, Live at MICE 2017 – 004 Sacred & Sequential Audio [https://sacredandsequential.org/2018/01/19/comics-and-islam-live-at-mice-2017-004-sacred-sequential-audio/] first appeared on Sacred and Sequential [https://sacredandsequential.org].

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

http://sacredandsequential.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/coody.mp3 [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 [https://sacredandsequential.org/?s=elizabeth+coody], for a redux of her paper, “The More Savage Sword: A Theory of Biblical Text Used for Shock.” For the podcast, visual input is offered by host A. David Lewis, but online audiences can follow her accompanying Prezi here [http://prezi.com/m2wxvtxhutb4/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share]. [https://i1.wp.com/comicsbulletin.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Savage-Sword-of-Jesus-Christ-feature.jpg?resize=750%2C393] The post Elizabeth Coody and Biblical Shock through Comics – 003 Sacred & Sequential Audio [https://sacredandsequential.org/2018/01/13/elizabeth-coody-and-biblical-shock-through-comics-003-sacred-sequential-audio/] first appeared on Sacred and Sequential [https://sacredandsequential.org].

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

https://sacredandsequential.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/aar_panel.mp3 [https://sacredandsequential.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/aar_panel.mp3] On Saturday, November 18, 2017, the American Academy of Religion annual conference hosted the panel “Responses to Muslim Superheroes [http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674975941],” 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. AAR 2017 in Boston, Nov. 18-21 [https://www.aarweb.org/sites/default/files/pictures/Annual_Meeting/2017/2017AARbanner633x119.png]https://www.aarweb.org/2017-annual-meeting-in-boston-nov-18-21 AAR 2017 - Responses to Muslim Superheroes [https://sacredandsequential.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_4732-1024x768.jpg] The post Responses to MUSLIM SUPERHEROES, Live at AAR 2017 – 002 Sacred & Sequential Audio [https://sacredandsequential.org/2017/11/28/responses-to-muslim-superheroes-live-at-aar-2017-002-sacred-sequential-audio/] first appeared on Sacred and Sequential [https://sacredandsequential.org].

Writer Mike Baron on Based Stick Man, the Alt-Right, and Free Speech – 001 Sacred & Sequential Audio

https://sacredandsequential.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/MikeBaron.mp3 [https://sacredandsequential.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/MikeBaron.mp3] Promotional cover art to Based Stick Man [https://graphicpolicy.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/based-stickman.jpg?resize=275%2C425]Promotional cover art to Based Stick Man A. David Lewis speaks with Mike Baron in August 2017 about the upcoming Based Stick Man series [https://graphicpolicy.com/2017/07/29/the-alt-rights-hero-based-stick-man-is-coming-to-comics/], the politics of the series, and Baron’s own views on free speech and violence. > “Sometimes our heroes aren’t the people we’d most like them to be. You’ve got to take who you can get.” The post Writer Mike Baron on Based Stick Man, the Alt-Right, and Free Speech – 001 Sacred & Sequential Audio [https://sacredandsequential.org/2017/09/13/writer-mike-baron-on-based-stick-man-the-alt-right-and-free-speech-001-sacred-sequential-audio/] first appeared on Sacred and Sequential [https://sacredandsequential.org].