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RELS-V262-New Religions & Media Syllabus-Spring 2020-Sec 2 SYLLABUS RELS V262-002 - New Religions and Media Term: Spring 2020 Class time: Tues-Thurs 3:30-4:45 pm Classroom: Bobet 212 Instructor: Dr. Catherine Wessinger Contact Info: Bobet 406 865-3182 office [email protected] Office Hrs: TR 9:30 – 10:45; and other times by appointment COURSE OBJECTIVE: In New Religions and Media the student will learn to analyze new and alternative religions (pejoratively called “cults”) and media sources of information about them. The student will learn to recognize the sociological and faith factors and dynamics that produce new religious movements. Examples of members of new religious movements’ use of media; depictions of unconventional religions in news stories, documentaries and other media productions; the motivating factors for government depictions of religious movements as “cults”; as well as new religions scholars’ use of media will be analyzed and assessed. The student will learn about the persecution of religious believers in other countries as we consider if something similar has happened in the United States. Required Readings and Viewings: Selected profiles of religious groups and movements in the World Religions and Spirituality Project online encyclopedia, Virginia Commonwealth University. (WRSP) Selected articles from Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions published by University of California Press. (NOVA RELIGIO) Pdfs of selected journal articles and book chapters. (PDF) Several essays written by scholars and published in online publications. (ONLINE) One autobiography approved by the instructor, plus relevant scholarly sources approved by the instructor. Movies in Blackboard, online, or shown in class. 1 LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon successful completion of the course, a student will be able to: 1. recognize and analyze common characteristics of religions, utilizing terminology utilized by scholars for this purpose; 2. be familiar with the history and characteristics of noteworthy new religious movements in the United States and elsewhere and their intersections with media; 3. analyze the ways that new religious organizations and personalities market or “brand” themselves using media; 4. assess sources of information about new religions and religious persons; 5. distinguish between unreliable (inaccurate and/or biased) and reliable sources of information in general and specifically about religious persons; 6. articulate to others the student’s analysis of aspects of new religious movements and media; 7. write clear, grammatically correct prose, with correct spelling and proper use of words, articulating the student’s analysis of aspects of new religions and media. TYPES OF ASSIGNMENTS: • Readings and movie viewings. • Creation and posting of 2 discussion questions based on the assigned readings or viewing on the night before each class. • Class attendance and discussion. • Two fill-in-the-blank tests (each taken twice, with the lowest grade dropped). • Writing 3 reflection papers analyzing the sources of media examined on particular new religious movements. • Locating and reading an autobiography of a member or former member of a new religious movement plus locating and reading 2 scholarly articles or books about that new religious movement. • On the basis of the sources mentioned above, writing a book report on the autobiography and the two scholarly articles, and assessing the reliability of each source. • Class presentation on the topic of one of the student’s book report and additional research. • Attendance and discussion on the Class Presentation days. • Write a reflection post to the What I Learned in This Course discussion board. T Jan 7 Introductions, course requirements R Jan 9 Why Study about New Religions and Media? PDF: Catherine Wessinger, “‘Cults’ in America: Discourse and Outcomes,” 511- 31. ONLINE: Rebecca Moore, “Cult, New Religious Movement, or Minority Religion?” Erraticus, 29 August 2018, https://erraticus.co/2018/08/29/cult-new- 2 religious-movement-minority-religion/?fbclid=IwAR3D- nbVqpg1jaGX1tCtIiIBKEzszsV_E6NLj2QEu2tb8BphO4hH8Mr18xs. Come to class prepared to discuss why it is important to study new or alternative religions in an unbiased manner. [F Jan 10 – Last Day to Add] T Jan 14 What Are New Religious Movements? PDF: Catherine Wessinger, “New Religious Movements: An Overview,” 6513-20 NOVA RELIGIO: J. Gordon Melton, “Perspective: Toward a Definition of ‘New Religion,’” 73-87. Come to class prepared to share about new religious movements you have encountered personally or seen depicted in media, and share your impressions of that religious movement. GUEST SPEAKER: Victoria Elmwood on how to do research in the library. R Jan 16 Are New Religions Always Social Problems? NOVA RELIGIO: David Feltmate, “Perspective: Rethinking New Religious Movements beyond a Social Problems Paradigm,” 82-96. WEB: Catherine Wessinger, “The Problem Is Totalism, Not ‘Cults’: Reflections on the Thirtieth Anniversary of Jonestown,” Alternative Considerations of Jonestown & Peoples Temple, https://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=31459 Come to class prepared to suggest the names of new religious movements that are not depicted in the media as social problems. Come to class prepared to give names of possible totalistic groups, including ones that are not religious religious groups. [F Jan 17 – Last Day to Drop] T Jan 21 The Brainwashing Debate and Media ONLINE: Rebecca Moore, “The Brainwashing Myth,” The Conversation, 18 July 2018, https://theconversation.com/the-brainwashing-myth- 99272?fbclid=IwAR3Wp9YZ42RxfwPQLKG6pS_pS7MEtGdLXcwBMC- 4dbpzpynFgmuuRW0WNmU. ONLINE: James T. Richardson, “Nxivm Scam Is Dead, but ‘Brainwashing’ Pseudoscience Lives On,” Religion Dispatches, 21 June 2019, https://rewire.news/religion-dispatches/2019/06/21/nxivm-scam-is-dead-but- brainwashing-pseudoscience-lives-on/?fbclid=IwAR021UnI0H3- 1eUApBLEe2V9_pAW50vgDQN73YDejsHNZNvsieRf-C2xsCU. Come to class prepared to show examples of media that promote the “brainwashing myth.” R Jan 23 Distinguishing between New Religions Studies and Cultic Studies 3 PDF: W. Michael Ashcraft, “Introduction,” A Historical Introduction to the Study of New Religious Movements, 1-16. GUEST SPEAKER: Dr. W. Michael Ashcraft, Truman State University. Come to class prepared to share how you think cultic studies publications and media products can be distinguished from new religions studies publications and media products. Come to class with your questions prepared for Dr. Ashcraft. T Jan 28 Charisma and Media in Marian Apparition Movements NOVA RELIGIO: Brian Britt, “Snapshots of Tradition: Apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Georgia,” 108-25. NOVA RELIGIO: Deborah Halter, “Field Notes: Charisma in Conyers: A Journey from Visionary to Apparition Site to Church,” 108-14. YOUTUBE: “Apparitions, Angels, Marian, Guadalupe, Conyers New,” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc-4jyHwG_4 (2.55 mins). (Miracle photos.) YOUTUBE: “Conyers, GA: Outside Events During Apparitions of Nancy Fowler (1996),” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX8V5WVEzZg (5.34 mins). (Miracle video of the sun/sky/clouds/rose petals.) GUEST SPEAKER: Deborah Halter Come to class prepared to show and discuss examples of Marian apparition groups’ use of media, for instance items on the websites of Medjugorje, Conyers, Bayside, NY, and many others. R Jan 30 Test #1. The Blackboard link for Fill-in-the-Blank Test available from R Jan 30 to F Jan 31. The link will close on Jan 31 at 11:59 p.m. T Feb 4 Deadline for getting a selected autobiography and 2 scholarly sources approved for the Book Report Essay. 5 points will be deducted from the grade of a mini-review essay if the book is not approved by this date. Millennialism PDF: Catherine Wessinger, “Millennialism,” in Futures: A Critical Vocabulary, ed. Peter Maurits (Praeger, forthcoming). NOVA RELIGIO: Charles Sarno and Helen Shoemaker, “Church, Sect, or Cult? The Curious Case of Harold Camping’s Family Radio and the May 21 Movement,” 6-30. Come class prepared to suggest the names of movements, religious groups and organizations, and leaders who promote millennial worldviews. Why do you believe that these are millennial movements or leaders? R Feb 6 What Is the Connection between Millennialism and Violence? PDF: Catherine Wessinger, “How the Millennium Comes Violently,” 482-94. Come to class prepared to discuss the reasons that you think a millennial group became involved in violence. Test #1 Retake on Blackboard. Test #1 Retake will be available on R Feb 6 to F Feb 7. The link will close on Feb 7 at 11:59 p.m. 4 T Feb 11 Charismatic Leaders in New Religions PDF: Catherine Wessinger, “Charismatic Leaders in New Religions,” 80-96. NOVA RELIGIO: Stephan Feuchtwang, “Suggestions for a Redefinition of Charisma,” 90-105. Come to class prepared to suggest names of religious and political leaders with “charisma” as defined in these articles and to give your reason for identifying these as charismatic leaders. R Feb 13 The Mismanagement of Charisma and Its Outcomes NOVA RELIGIO: Lorne L. Dawson, “Psychopathologies and the Attribution of Charisma: A Critical Introduction to the Psychology of Charisma and the Explanation of Violence in New Religious Movements,”3-28. Come to class prepared to discuss the psychopathologies that can motivate a charismatic leader to contribute to a disaster involving loss of life. T Feb 18 Benevolent Application of Charisma NOVA RELIGIO: Ji Zhe, “Expectation, Affection, and Responsibility: The Charismatic Journey of a New Buddhist Group in Taiwan,” 48-68. Come to class prepared to suggest
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