Dr. Bren Murphy: Veiled Threats: The Image of Catholic Women Religious in Contemporary Culture
Featured Guest: Dr. Bren Murphy
Featured Topic: Veiled Threats:
the Image of Catholic Women Religious in Contemporary Culture
Date & Location: Thursday, April 8, 2010
6:00 p.m.
Richard Klarchek Information Commons, 4th Floor
Lake Shore Campus
1032 West Sheridan
Professor Bren Murphy will discuss her documentary, A Change of Habit and offer insight into the image of nuns as portrayed in popular culture. She will delve into the differences between the nuns on screen and the the lives of real women who have dedicated their lives to the welfare of other
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