This course is not currently offered, please contact the school or faculty of your program.

Course description

NOT 2011 From pop music to popular films like Harry Potter, The Matrix and Passion of the Christ, religion and spirituality are portrayed in a host of creative ways in popular culture. Religious discourses are marketed in Hollywood and Bollywood though film, music and television series, argued over in cyberspace and debated through the media. This course outlines that religion and spirituality are increasingly incorporated in media and pop culture to affect our daily lives, our social interactions, and our values, attitudes and beliefs. This course may not run if there are fewer than 20 enrolments.