Monthly Archives: November 2019

Call for Papers: Jewish Zombies

November 20th, 2019 | Posted in call for papers, Judaism, zombie

Jewish Zombies Call for Papers Workshop at the Jewish Studies Program, Penn State University October 27-28, 2020 The Jewish Studies Program at Penn State University presents an interdisciplinary academic workshop to examine zombies in the context of Jewish history and culture. Throughout history, Jews have often been depicted as monstrous figures, such as demons and […]

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Peace, Conflict and Neuroscience: Science Fiction Helps Protect Against Genocide

November 8th, 2019 | Posted in genocide, science fiction

My academic and popular interests and research overlap with the concept of monstrosity. This week I found a great website with a lot of resources that combine my interests in the Peace and Conflict Neuroscience Lab. One of their articles is titled “Finding Humanity in Alien Eyes: What science fiction films can tell us about […]

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