#057 Dr. Samuel Cannon "Happy Hour: Mormon Magick, Comics & The Ethics of Understanding God"

<p>For bonus and ad free content: www.hermeticpodcast.com</p><p>Sam Cannon is the Bruce and Steve Simon Professor of Language and Literature and Assistant Professor of Spanish at Louisiana State University Shreveport since 2017. He was born, raised, and home-school in Louisiana. After spending two years living in Mexico, Sam returned to the U.S. and began studying Latin American and Iberian literatures, languages, and cultures. He received his M.A. in Hispanic American Literature from the University of Arkansas, and he earned his PhD in Latin American and Iberian Literatures and Cultures from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Cannon’s field of expertise is 20 th &amp;amp; 21 st century Latin American literatures.</p><p>His research explores representations of political and economic violence in Latin American comics and graphic novels. In particular, he writes on the political history of Chile as presented by contemporary comic artists. Recently, Sam has published works about feminist protest movements and LGBTQ+ representation in Chilean comics. He currently serves as the translator and editor for the Latin American graphic novel series with Amatl Comix for San Diego State University Press.</p><p>At the age of seventeen Sam was initiated into Mormon (LDS) esoteric temple practices – called “The Endowment”. This includes ordination into the Aaronic and Melchizedek Priesthoods. In order to better understand the teachings of the Endowment, Sam requested initiation into the degrees of Freemasonry. He is currently a member of Cervantes Lodge in New Orleans (a Scottish Rite Craft lodge that works in Spanish with a unique ritual heritage) and he has served as Master of Hap Arnold Lodge and Caddo Lodge in Shreveport, Louisiana, and is the Degree Master for the 30º (Knight Kadosh) of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Shreveport. Sam is a 32º Knight Commander Court of Honor (KCCH) within the Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction. While no longer a practicing Mormon, those teachings brought him into the