Dereck Daschke

Dereck Daschke, professor of philosophy and religion, attended the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, Jan. 21-25, as press for the Journal of Religion and Film, Vol 27.1. Daschke reviewed eight feature films, one short film and one panel discussion on Jewish representation in film, analyzing the cinematic depiction of religious themes, practices and peoples. The Journal of Religion and Film is an open access, online academic journal committed to the study of connections between the medium of film and the phenomena of religion.