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About Jason Winslade

Jason Winslade, PhD, is a performance studies, media and religion scholar who, after over two decades of teaching at the university level, is now exploring a life beyond academia. Jason was initially introduced to Paganism at one of the most Catholic places on earth, the University of Notre Dame, where he went to college and cultivated his love for theatre, literature, and Irish music.

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UPDATE: Remembering Dawn: Why Michelle Trachtenberg Mattered

As we mourn the untimely passing of our beloved Dawnie, it is... read more


Down the Witches' Road with Agatha All Along.

What the series accomplishes is nothing short of magical, as it manages... read more


Taking Another Drink From The Fountain

In Darren Aronofsky's 2006 film The Fountain, the main character takes a... read more


Occulture of Dune: Part Two

Adaptations of Dune present the tensions and ambivalence around occult ideas that... read more


Occulture of Dune: Part One

Dune is a prominent part of countercultural and occultural history. While Villeneuve's... read more


Raising a Little Hell with Twin Temple

Twin Temple wraps subversive messages of sex positivity, bodily autonomy, and a... read more


Raising a Glass for Darby O'Gill

The Disney classic Darby O'Gill and the Little People is worth revisiting... read more


WandaVision: Grief, Nostalgia and the Narcissism of Superheroes

To what extent do we idolize superheroes who would be utterly narcissistic... read more


In Memoriam: Dr. Wendy Griffin, Co-Founder of Pagan...

Last week, the world of academic Pagan Studies lost a giant. Scholar,... read more


Once More with Feeling (?): The Legacy of...

With further revelations of Joss Whedon's conduct on the set of his... read more



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