Carleton Experts Available – Halloween
Oct. 31 is Halloween and Carleton experts are available to discuss the psychology of horror media, as well as witches, witchcraft and Wicca.
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.
Kimberly Stratton
Professor, Religion
Email: Kim.Stratton@carleton.ca
Stratton is available to comment on stereotypes and persecution of witches, feminist identification with witches, Wicca and modern religious celebrations of the holiday. Stratton’s research interests include religion, violence and social identity in antiquity; ancient magic and gender. Her publications include, Naming the Witch: Magic, Ideology, and Stereotype in the Ancient World.
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