Lindsay Macumber

A photographic portrait of Dr. Lindsay Macumber

Dr. Lindsay Macumber

Religious Studies
Assistant Professor
Email: lindsay.macumber@smu.ca

 

 

 

 

Primary Field of Study

Monster Theory, Religion and Popular Culture, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Women and Gender Studies 

Education 

B.A. Religious Studies (Saint Mary's University),
M.A. Theology (University of Saint Michael's College),
Ph.D. Religious Studies (University of Toronto)

Publications

“Religion, Race, and Politics: Deconstructing the Myth of Religious Violence in Nazi Ideology.” The Blackwell Companion to Religion and Violence, 2nd ed., Wiley. 2026.

“Radically Feminist or Monstrously Feminine? Witches and Goddesses in Guadagnino’s Suspiria,” Journal of Religion and Film, April 2024.

“The Brightest Shadow: From Fighting Darkness to Seeking it” in The Myth Awakens: Canon, Conservatism, and Fan Reception of Star Wars, ed. Ken Derry and John Lyden. Oregon: Wipf Stock, 2018.

“A Journey into the Heart of God: Darren Aronofsky’s Noah (2014) as a Subversive Kabbalistic Text,” co-written with Magi Abdul-Masih, Journal of Religion and Film, 12 (2018).

Biography

Lindsay's research and teaching explore the intersections of religion, power, gender, and monstrosity.


Contact us
Faculty of Arts
Department for the study of Religion
902-491-6286
Mailing address:
923 Robie Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3H 3C3
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