Semana Santa, Diversifying the Seder, Prayer in High School Football, and… Derry Girls? | Discourse! April 2022

In this month’s Discourse!, Sidney Castillo is joined by Chris Cotter and Sierra Lawson to discuss the contemporary localized manifestations of Easter and Passover celebrations, a current US Supreme Court Case relating to the First Amendment, and the entanglement of Catholicism and national identity in television’s “Derry Girls”.

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Articles Discussed

• “Semana Santa en América Latina: religión y tradición“
• “Easter Celebrations Peruvian Style“
• “Catholic Traditions of Holy Week and Easter in Latin America“
• “‘Blackness Deserves a Seat at the Seder’“
• “Black Jews Get a Spotlight at the Seder“
• “U.S. Supreme Court taking on case of high school football coach fighting for right to pray on 50-yard line“
• “Language in Derry Girls was atrocious yet we just accept it as comedy“
• “Derry Girls creator explains why Spice Girls Union Jack dress was missing from latest episode“