Hilary Dick
Biographic Data
| ID | 216712 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hilary Dick |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hilary |
| FAMILY NAME | Dick |
| SIGNATURE | DICK H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Carleton University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3974-5002 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Rethinking conspirituality
In this article I rethink the concept of conspirituality originally described by Charlotte Ward and David Voas as the confluence of conspiracy theories with New Age spirituality (Ward and Voas 2011). I argue that conspirituality retains its conceptual utility as a hybrid and oppositional discourse when the spiritual resonances of the term are expanded beyond the confines of the New Age. In order to develop this argument I draw on the Christian ho…
Americanized discourses of religious freedom and Christian persecution during the 2022 Ottawa trucker convoy
In this article, Hannah Dick draws on Stewart Hoover's concept of mediated imaginaries to help explain the transnational circulation of Americanized discourses during the 2022 Canadian trucker convoy protest in Ottawa. She examines the mediated objects produced by the convoy participants, including physical signs erected throughout downtown Ottawa and also those that circulated on social media platforms and in official communications published by…
About Face
The coronavirus pandemic has generated renewed public debate about different forms of masking. In this article I analyze news frames that circulated in English- language Canadian news outlets throughout 2020, performing an informal discourse analysis of coverage of Quebec’s secularism law, Bill 21, alongside coverage of two anti-mask protests held in Aylmer, Ontario. In the case of Bill 21, I argue that the predominant frame that shaped coverage …
A History of the Idea of Speaking into the Air
The following is a conversation that took place between John Durham Peters (JDP) and the editors of this special issue, Chris Russill (CR), Hannah Dick (HD), and Liam Cole Young (LCY) on November 18, 2021. The conversation transcript has been edited for clarity
Introduction
In this introduction to the Into the Air special issue of Media Theory, the editors reflect on the resonances and rhythms of John Durham Peters’ Speaking into the Air (1999). We consider what was in the air at the time of the book’s original publication, and during our time assembling this special issue. Drawing on publication and marketing materials from the book, as well as work in cultural studies, Black studies, and postcolonial theory, we ex…
Advocating for the Right
The Invisible Center
This article interrogates the notion of liberal state neutrality when it comes to adjudicating religious freedom claims. Drawing on work in political theory, legal theory, and religious studies, I argue that Christianity is a central and invisible feature of liberalism. I then examine how Christian liberalism has shaped American religious freedom jurisprudence, analyzing contradictory Supreme Court decisions involving free exercise and establishm…
Mitt Romney, Mormonism, and the Media
Atheism in religious clothing? Accounting for atheist interventions in the public sphere
In this paper I review several recent attempts to recast atheism in religious form in Canada, the US and the UK. First, several atheists have argued for the redefinition of atheism as a creed deserving of religious protections from the state. Second, various atheist ‘churches’ have gained publicity in recent years, in part due to their appropriation of the Protestant church format and the rhetoric of religious association. Both of these expressio…
Rancheros in Chicagoacán
Advocating for the Right
Atheism in religious clothing? Accounting for atheist interventions in the public sphere
In this paper I review several recent attempts to recast atheism in religious form in Canada, the US and the UK. First, several atheists have argued for the redefinition of atheism as a creed deserving of religious protections from the state. Second, various atheist ‘churches’ have gained publicity in recent years, in part due to their appropriation of the Protestant church format and the rhetoric of religious association. Both of these expressio…
The Invisible Center
This article interrogates the notion of liberal state neutrality when it comes to adjudicating religious freedom claims. Drawing on work in political theory, legal theory, and religious studies, I argue that Christianity is a central and invisible feature of liberalism. I then examine how Christian liberalism has shaped American religious freedom jurisprudence, analyzing contradictory Supreme Court decisions involving free exercise and establishm…
Mitt Romney, Mormonism, and the Media
Rancheros in Chicagoacán
Atheism in religious clothing? Accounting for atheist interventions in the public sphere
In this paper I review several recent attempts to recast atheism in religious form in Canada, the US and the UK. First, several atheists have argued for the redefinition of atheism as a creed deserving of religious protections from the state. Second, various atheist ‘churches’ have gained publicity in recent years, in part due to their appropriation of the Protestant church format and the rhetoric of religious association. Both of these expressio…
The Invisible Center
This article interrogates the notion of liberal state neutrality when it comes to adjudicating religious freedom claims. Drawing on work in political theory, legal theory, and religious studies, I argue that Christianity is a central and invisible feature of liberalism. I then examine how Christian liberalism has shaped American religious freedom jurisprudence, analyzing contradictory Supreme Court decisions involving free exercise and establishm…
Mitt Romney, Mormonism, and the Media
Advocating for the Right
A History of the Idea of Speaking into the Air
The following is a conversation that took place between John Durham Peters (JDP) and the editors of this special issue, Chris Russill (CR), Hannah Dick (HD), and Liam Cole Young (LCY) on November 18, 2021. The conversation transcript has been edited for clarity
Introduction
In this introduction to the Into the Air special issue of Media Theory, the editors reflect on the resonances and rhythms of John Durham Peters’ Speaking into the Air (1999). We consider what was in the air at the time of the book’s original publication, and during our time assembling this special issue. Drawing on publication and marketing materials from the book, as well as work in cultural studies, Black studies, and postcolonial theory, we ex…
About Face
The coronavirus pandemic has generated renewed public debate about different forms of masking. In this article I analyze news frames that circulated in English- language Canadian news outlets throughout 2020, performing an informal discourse analysis of coverage of Quebec’s secularism law, Bill 21, alongside coverage of two anti-mask protests held in Aylmer, Ontario. In the case of Bill 21, I argue that the predominant frame that shaped coverage …
Americanized discourses of religious freedom and Christian persecution during the 2022 Ottawa trucker convoy
In this article, Hannah Dick draws on Stewart Hoover's concept of mediated imaginaries to help explain the transnational circulation of Americanized discourses during the 2022 Canadian trucker convoy protest in Ottawa. She examines the mediated objects produced by the convoy participants, including physical signs erected throughout downtown Ottawa and also those that circulated on social media platforms and in official communications published by…
Rethinking conspirituality
In this article I rethink the concept of conspirituality originally described by Charlotte Ward and David Voas as the confluence of conspiracy theories with New Age spirituality (Ward and Voas 2011). I argue that conspirituality retains its conceptual utility as a hybrid and oppositional discourse when the spiritual resonances of the term are expanded beyond the confines of the New Age. In order to develop this argument I draw on the Christian ho…
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