28 min
S1E9: Josh Coonrod on Mental Health in Horror Films The BUBeWell Podcast
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- Health & Fitness
On today's episode, Kathryn and Shannon talk to Butler professor Dr. Josh Coonrod. Dr. Coonrod teaches the class “Rhetoric in the Horror Film” at Butler, and he has been working with horror films for the past 15 years, working on local films and academically. The three talk about the horror films The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Psycho, Split, Hereditary, Midsommar, and Halloween and the specific links between these films and their portrayal of mental health and illnesses. There are spoilers for these films, in addition to other films like Shutter Island and The Visit.
Listeners can follow Dr. Coonrod on Twitter, @joshcoonrod. To connect with BUBeWell, email us at bubewell@butler.edu or follow us on Instagram @bubewell.
On today's episode, Kathryn and Shannon talk to Butler professor Dr. Josh Coonrod. Dr. Coonrod teaches the class “Rhetoric in the Horror Film” at Butler, and he has been working with horror films for the past 15 years, working on local films and academically. The three talk about the horror films The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Psycho, Split, Hereditary, Midsommar, and Halloween and the specific links between these films and their portrayal of mental health and illnesses. There are spoilers for these films, in addition to other films like Shutter Island and The Visit.
Listeners can follow Dr. Coonrod on Twitter, @joshcoonrod. To connect with BUBeWell, email us at bubewell@butler.edu or follow us on Instagram @bubewell.
28 min