A Question of Habit: A documentary film on images of religious women in U.S. popular culture
Dr. Bren Ortega Murphy, a faculty member in communication studies and women and gender studies, will discuss and present portions of her film that examines the wide variety of visual images of Catholic nuns and sisters used in contemporary U.S. popular culture and contrasts these images with the lives of actual women religious, both historical and current.
Location: Klarchek Information Commons, 4th Floor Gathering Space
The Library Speaker Series is free, but RSVP is requested.
Contact Carol Franklin at 773.508.2641 or cfrankl@luc.edu
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