Halloween is drawing spookily near and Carleton experts are available to discuss the related topics of psychology of fear, music used in horror media, gothic architecture, as well as witches, witchcraft and Wicca.
If you are interested in speaking with the experts below, please feel free to reach out directly. If you require other assistance, please email Jena Lynde-Smith, Communications Officer, at jena.lyndesmith@carleton.ca.
Peter Coffman
Associate Professor,
Email: peter.coffman@carleton.ca
Coffman is an architectural historian who focusses on Canadian Gothic Revival architecture. The overarching theme in his current work is the exploration of the cultural and political meanings that have been attached to the Gothic style from the twelfth century to the present day.
Coffman is available to discuss Gothic architecture, and the connections between Gothic architecture and early Gothic novels.
For more information on Coffman, please visit: https://carleton.ca/aah/people/peter-coffman/
Jim Davies
Professor, Cognitive Science
Email: jim.davies@carleton.ca
Davies is available to talk about the psychology of why we want to be scared by horror media and seek out what appear to be unpleasant experiences. Davies is the Director of the Science of Imagination Laboratory, where his team explores computational modeling and artificial intelligence applied to human visual imagination. His work has shown how people use visual thinking to solve problems, and how they visualize imagined situations and worlds.
For more information on Davies, please visit: https://carleton.ca/cognitivescience/people/davies-jim/
Kimberly Stratton
Professor, Religion
Email: kim.stratton@carleton.ca
Stratton is available to discuss gender and magic stereotyping, witches in history and popular imagination, ancient magic, modern Wicca, religion and violence, and violence and collective identity. Her publications include Naming the Witch: Magic, Ideology, and Stereotype in the Ancient World and Daughters of Hecate: Women and Magic in Antiquity.
For more information on Stratton, please visit: https://carleton.ca/bhum/people/kimberly-b-stratton/
James Wright
Professor, Music
Email: james.wright@carleton.ca
Wright is available to discuss music used to convey fear, specifically in horror films. Wright co-edited the book Monstrosity, Identity, and Music: Mediating Uncanny Creatures from Frankenstein to Videogames. In addition to co-editing the book, he also contributed a chapter titled “Twelve-tone Terror: Representing Horror and Monstrosity in Dodecaphonic Film Music.”
For more information on Wright, please visit: https://carleton.ca/music/people/wright-james/
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Communications Officer
Carleton University
613-325-6330
jena.lyndesmith@carleton.ca
Thursday, October 27, 2022 in Experts Available
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