COMMUNITY PIX
PRESENTED BY DR. LAURIE SHANDERSON, CHANCELLOR, METHODIST COLLEGE
WED, OCT 26 | 6 PM
Do you want to play a game? Join us at the Peoria Riverfront Museum for a spooky good time! See SAW on Illinois Largest Screen, the way it was meant to be seen. Then pick up the pieces with a fascinating discussion on the psychology of the film, led by Methodist College Chancellor Dr. Laurie Shanderson and Associate Professor Colleen Karn.
Photographer Adam Stanheight (Leigh Whannell) and oncologist Lawrence Gordon (Cary Elwes) regain consciousness while chained to pipes at either end of a filthy bathroom. As the two men realize they've been trapped by a sadistic serial killer nicknamed "Jigsaw" and must complete his perverse puzzle to live, flashbacks relate the fates of his previous victims. Meanwhile, Dr. Gordon's wife (Monica Potter) and young daughter (Makenzie Vega) are forced to watch his torture via closed-circuit video. Directed by James Wan.
"SAW" is rated R and intended for mature audiences only.
Community Pix are films chosen by our community for the Giant Screen Theater.
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DR. LAURIE SHANDERSON, Ph.D., MPA, FACHE, Chancellor, Methodist College
Dr. Laurie Shanderson, Ph.D., MPA, FACHE is the Chancellor at Methodist College. Dr. Shanderson comes to Central Illinois with more than 20 years of higher education experience. In addition to several higher education roles, Dr. Shanderson has worked for health insurance organizations, non-profit health organizations, and a research institute. Dr. Shanderson has a bachelor’s degree in Health and Human Services from the State University of New York at Buffalo, a master’s degree in Public Administration/Health Administration from Pace University, and a Ph.D. in Health Services Administration from Walden University. She is also a Fellow (FACHE) of the American College of Healthcare Executives and serves locally as a Board member on the Peoria Family YMCA Board, the TriCounty Urban League, and CEO Council. Dr. Shanderson has an insatiable love for scary movies and has an impressive horror doll collection!
COLLEEN KARN, Associate Professor of English & Humanities, Methodist College
Colleen Karn is an Associate Professor of English & Humanities at Methodist College. Next year she will complete her PhD in English Studies with a focus in Literary and Cultural Studies. Professor Karn’s dissertation focuses on using Monster Studies to teach humanities concepts in general education college courses. Her scholarship covers pedagogy, monsters, Frankenstein, horror, othering, Disney, and feminist studies. Her upcoming publications include an article, “Cultural and Linguistic Misrepresentations in Disney’s The Princess and the Frog,” which will be in the December issue of The Journal of American Culture, and a chapter, “From Tales from the Hood to Candyman: Teaching Trauma Studies with Black Horror Cinema,” which will be in The Oxford Handbook of Black Horror Films. Professor Karn is also the Governing Board Chair for the Popular Culture Association and a member of the Peoria Reads! Committee.
THANK YOU TO OUR PRESENTER & SPONSORS
"SAW" on the Giant Screen is presented by Dr. Laurie Shanderson. Sponsored by Film Society.
