• William Burns – Modern Mormonism: Combating Misconceptions About One of America’s Fastest Growing Faiths (Grace Chandler, discussant)
• Olivia Glass – “Facing the Nation”: Media, Politics, and Identity in India (Naureen Huda, discussant)
• Samantha Giugliano – Ethnomusicology of Christianity (Jenai Jackson, discussant)
• Dan Jung – Christian Prayer through the lenses of History, Art, and Posture (Jennifer Frevert, discussant)
i enjoyed all of the presentations during this section. The first presentation I saw was “Modern Mormonism.” I thought it was very interesting how modern mormonism is not at all like the stereotypes. All of the polygamy, and crazy religious sects are actually not recognized by the majority of mormons, which goes against most stereotypes.
The next presentation I watched was “Facing the Nation.” I had never heard of the controversy in India over whether or not they are a hindu nation. I personally saw a similarity to the United States who is still trying to decide whether it is a christian nation. I Never thought that a factitious TV show could have such an effect on a nation, which I guess shows the extreme power of television in politics. Great Job
Finally, I saw the presentation “Ethnomusicology of Christianity”. I had never heard of analyzing different sects of christians through music, but it was an interesting study. While I personally think there will be a lot of internal variability between sects, I can see it being true in broad terms. good job.
The “Ethnomusicology of Christianity” presenting was very interesting as I had never thought of taking this perspective before. The presenter did a very good job at combing a variety of perspectives and bringing across a very innovative theories.
The presentation “Ethnomusicology of Christianity” was very well done and offered a different point of view than I had heard before. The idea was very original, and in my opinion different parts of society, even christianity can be analyzed through music. Great delivery as well. Good job!