Nuns on Film

American Catholic Historical Association 9
Thursday, January 8, 2026: 3:30 PM-5:00 PM
PDR 2 (Hilton Chicago, Third Floor)
Chair:
Mary Dunn, Saint Louis University
Papers:
New Habits: The Changing Portrayal of Nuns in American Film in the 1960s
Maggie Goldberger, University of Chicago
The Nun Who Flew So American Catholics Could Soar
Lauren Tassone, Harvard University
From Hero Priest to Hero Nun: The Catholic Church as Villain in The First Omen and Post-Dobbs Horror
Allison Isidore, University of Iowa
Reproducing Anti-Catholicism: The “Pregnant Nun Horror Movie” in American Film
Margaret Hamm, Harvard University
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