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2016 International Meeting in partnership with the Korean Society of Old Testament Studies, The New Testament Society of Korea, and the Society of Asian Biblical Studies

Seoul, South Korea

Meeting Begins7/2/2016
Meeting Ends7/7/2016

Call for Papers Opens: 10/28/2015
Call for Papers Closes: 2/2/2016

Requirements for Participation

Bible and Visual Culture


Program Unit Type: Section
Accepting Papers? Yes

Call For Papers: Some of the most engaging and creative insights into biblical narrative are found in paintings, film, and other media. These various genres are a reminder that frequently our reading and understanding of biblical stories are influenced by our encounter with and response to the cultural, especially artistic, representations of a passage. One of the aims of the section, Bible and Visual Culture, is to locate distinctive and representative appropriations of biblical representations and themes, draw parallels between ways in which biblical texts and themes engage the reader and non-biblical genres the viewer, and to create methodologies that ensure that these artistic interpretations of the Bible play a central role in the 21st century in challenging (or supporting) traditional readings of biblical characters and plots. The Bible and Visual Culture Section also encourages explorations of the Bible and its influence in other visual media, such as sculpture, book illustration, film, advertising, street art and other aspects of popular culture. The benefit of such a research area is that it is multidisciplinary and makes use of insights from a range of disciplines including art history, psychology, gender studies, and postcolonial studies.

Program Unit Chairs

Rev. Michael Patella, OSB

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