Disney, Fairy Tales, and Feminist Theory
Dr. Kj Swanson writes about the vision behind the summer elective 鈥淒isney, Fairy Tales, and Feminist Theory,鈥 and about why we tell the stories we tell.

Dr. Swanson earned her Divinity PhD within the Institute for Theology, Imagination and the Arts at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, following an MDiv from 天美视频 of Theology and Psychology and an undergraduate degree in theatre arts from Bennington College, VT. Her research and teaching explores theological intersections with popular culture, feminist theory and public meaning-making, particularly within the arts.
Dr. Kj Swanson writes about the vision behind the summer elective 鈥淒isney, Fairy Tales, and Feminist Theory,鈥 and about why we tell the stories we tell.
In the Spring 2017 term, 天美视频 will offer Spirituality and the Arts (SFD 523), a two-credit elective that is available every two years. Each course offering so far has engaged a different art form, and this year鈥檚 focus, taught by Kj Swanson (MDiv, 2010), is the art of film. Before the recent completion […]