Barbie and the Loss of Paradise
A Conversation with
Claudio Burgaleta, S.J.
Superior, Boston College Jesuit Community
M. Cathleen Kaveny
The聽Darald and Juliet Libby Professor in Theology and Law, Boston College聽
Elizabeth Prodromou
Visiting Professor, International Studies, Boston College
Moderated by: Mark Massa, S.J.
Director, Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life
Date: Monday, September 25, 2023
Time: 4:00 - 5:30pm聽
Location: Stokes Hall S195
The Barbie movie was a classic summer blockbuster, breaking box office records in the United States and around the globe. It聽seems to have nothing to do with theology. But as Cathleen Kaveny and Elizabeth Prodromou will discuss, bringing a theological lens to Barbie can be both illuminating and enjoyable.
Claudio M. Burgaleta, S.J. was born in Havana, Cuba and came to the United States in 1969. He grew up in Essex County, N.J., and after two years at Columbia University, enter