Mormon art sometimes places women in submissive, peripheral, secondary roles. The explosion of art by Mormon women in the last decade has changed that. This session will address how social media has made space for women without traditional representation or financial backing to form successful careers in the arts. We will discuss how Mormon women …
Speaker: Margaret Olsen Hemming
A Reading by BCC Press’s Newest Authors
This session wil feature three of BCC Press’s newest authors reading from their work. Twila Newey will read from her novel, Sylvia, which explores faith and family when four sisters come together as adults when their mother, and the matriarch of their extended Mormon family, dies suddenly in an automobile accident. Melody Newey Johnson will …
Voice in the Wilderness
The ancient practice of midrash inserts fictional narrative where actual scripture is silent, giving details to characters that are otherwise footnotes. This presentation explores the historical context and current spiritual relevance of midrash. We will examine criticism of its practice, from accusations of cultural appropriation to the hubris of trying to add to scriptural record, …