Heather Macumber
@heathermacphd
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PhD/Hebrew Bible. Associate Professor of Biblical Studies. Obsessed with all things monsters, Revelation, biblical art & exilic narratives. she/her
Joined January 2018
Congrats @SebastienDoane
Congratulations to Sébastien Doane (Université Laval) on winning the 2025 Scott Award for his book, Reading the Bible amid the Environmental Crisis: Interdisciplinary Insights to Ecological Hermeneutics (Lexington, 2024)!
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Congrats @siobhan_jolley!
I’m at the airport en route to #EABSBL, so it feels like the perfect time to send a copy of my book, Reimaging the Magdalene, on a journey too! 💛 like and 🔁 RT and I’ll draw a winner on the feast of Mary Mag (22/07, heathens) Let’s see where it ends up… #Giveaway
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Looking for a reviewer for the brand new Routledge History of the Devil in the Western Tradition! Send us a DM if you are interested. We'll post in the comments when we've found a reviewer. https://t.co/1BqmhyCwpu
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In addition to some great articles - we also have movie reviews for "Saltburn" and "To Fire You Come At Last" in our latest issue. Currently accepting new submissions for film reviews that engage the sacred and the monstrous - send us a DM! https://t.co/ik8VWIotrq
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A special issue of the Journal of Gods and Monsters has just released focused on the Exorcist! https://t.co/ik8VWIp1gY
#monsterstudies #monsters #exorcist #horrorstudies
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I missed the original post but this exhibition was a joy to put together.
Our Exhibition of the Week is called An Uncertain Future and is on #Ruth 1. It features works of art by John Warrington Wood, Frederick W. Elwell, and Marc Chagall. Click on the link to read the Comparative Commentary: https://t.co/mMlR6ZCIE3
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Can anyone point me to research or articles that measure how often women and scholars of colour are cited in biblical studies or religious studies?
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One of my favourite assignments! Happy to see this published in Ancient Jew Review today!
Newly published essay by Heather Macumber on gamifying the final exam in biblical studies classes. It's a game-changer! #biblicalstudies #gamification
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We have a great book on dystopian literature and the monstrous that is available for review! Send us a DM if you are interested. We'll post in the comments when we've found a reviewer.
bloomsbury.com
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This is a really engaging review of Esther Hamori's book!
Our latest issue has a review of Esther Hamori's new book God's Monsters (Broadleaf Books) by Megan Remington. You can find it here: https://t.co/c08qRlPpkG
@ProfEstherJ @RemingtonMegan #monsters #horror
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A new issue of The Journal of Gods and Monsters just released! Find articles and media reviews here: https://t.co/orln1iJasZ
#monsters #horror #monstersstudies
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I had a great time presenting on Time and Space in Stranger Things and Revelation #AARSBL23. But hands down my favourite part was meeting so many people in person finally!
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Working on gods, monsters and/or horror? I'd love to chat with you in San Antonio about submitting articles or book/media reviews to @JGodsMons! #aarsbl23
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Happy Halloween! It's time to wrap up our monthly focus on the archives of The Journal of Gods and Monsters. Today's focus is on our movie reviews - check Kai Akagi's discussion of the Japanese horror film Howling Village. https://t.co/3SjhWE06ln
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This was a fun conversation and perfect timing right before Halloween!
My conversation with @heathermacphd about her book Recovering the Monstrous in Revelation is out today! Check it out wherever you listen to podcasts.
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It's week three of featuring articles from the archives! Check out Daniel Wise's "Ghost Hunters' Demonic Encounters as Religious Experiences." https://t.co/VmM5IaR9JN… We publish articles on monsters and horror across all disciplines!
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Consider submitting your article to the Journal of Gods and Monsters!
Our second featured article this month is "Monsterification through Displacement in Space and Time: Coloniality, Racism, Neoliberal Rhetoric of Time and Jordan Peele’s Get Out" by Gerardo Rodríguez-Galarza. Find the article here: https://t.co/yD8OXXdVE5
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Another book available for review! Female Identity in Contemporary Fictional Purgatorial Worlds (Bloomsbury). Send us a DM if you are interested and we'll post in comments once the book is claimed. https://t.co/UfpBDlMtG9
bloomsbury.com
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Check out Gabriel Mckee’s “‘Reality – Is it a horror?’: Richard Shaver’s Subterranean World and the Displaced Self” from our first issue. Full PDF can be accessed here: https://t.co/iC35tI58H2 We're still looking for short research notes and longer articles for upcoming issues!
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It’s our favourite time of year! Each week for the rest of October we’ll be highlighting an article from the archives of the Journal of Gods and Monsters: https://t.co/1jyq7atZIk
#monsters #monsterstudies #horror
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