Books

Hoover, S. and Coats, C. (2015). Does God make the man?: Religion, Media and the Crisis of Masculinity. New York: NYU Press

 

Coats, C. and Emerich, M. (Eds.) (2015, paperback forthcoming, 2017). Practical Spiritualities in a Media Age. London: Bloomsbury

 

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Murchison, J. and Coats, C. (2015). “Ethnography of Religious Instants: Multi-Sited Ethnography and the Concept of ‘Third Spaces.’” Religions, 6(3), 988-1005

 

Coats, C. and Murchison, M. (2014). “Network apocalypsis: revealing and reveling at a New Age Festival.” International Journal for the Study of New Religions, 5(2): 167-188

 

Coats, C. (2012). “The Melodramatic Structure of New Age tourist desire.” Tourist Studies, 11 (3), 197-213

 

Hoover, S. and Coats, C. (2011). “The Media and Male Identities: audience research in media, religion and masculinities.” Journal of Communication, 61(5), 877-895

 

Coats, C. (2009). “Is the womb barren?: A located study of spiritual tourism in Sedona, Arizona, and its possible effects on eco-consciousness.” The Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture, 2 (4), 438-507

 

Coats, C. (January 2009). “God, Man, then … wait, how does that go?: Examining emerging gender identities among 20-something Evangelicals.” Journal of Men, Masculinities and Spirituality, 3(1), 64-79

 

Book Chapters

Coats, C. and Hoover, S. (2017). “Broadswords and Face Paint: Why Braveheart Still Matters.” In Forbes, B. and Mahan, J. (eds.) Religion and Pop Culture in America. Berkeley: University of California Press

 

Coats, C. and Hoover, S. (2013). “Meanings and Masculinities.” In Lövheim, M. (ed.), Media, Religion and Gender: key issues and new challenges. London: Routledge

 

Coats, C. (2011). “Spiritual tourism – promise and problems: the case of Sedona, Arizona.” In Hoover, S. and Emerich, M. (Eds.) Media, Spiritualities and Social Change. New York: Continuum

 

Invited Articles and Book Reviews

Coats, C. (2009). Sedona, Arizona: New Age pilgrim-tourist destination. Crosscurrents, 59(3), 383-389

 

Coats, C. (2009), “Book Review: Holy Hills of the Ozarks: religion and tourism in Branson, Missouri.” Sociology of Religion, 70(4): 457-458

 

Coats, C., (2008), “Book Review: On the Road to Being There: Studies in Pilgrimage and Tourism in Late Modernity.” Sociology of Religion, 69 (3): 362-363

 

Coats, C., (2006) “Book Review: Exploring Religious Community Online: We are One in the Network.” New Media and Society, 8, 1039-1041

 

Public Scholarship

Hoover, S. and Coats, C. (2016). Militias, Trump, Guns, and ISIS: Too Much Masculinity? Religion Dispatches.

 

Creative Work

Boada, R. and Coats, C. (2016). Urban Ecosystem: Living Tensions in Jackson, MS. Photography/Poetry Exhibition, Emerging Space Gallery, Millsaps College.

 

Coats, C. and Ramsey, S. (August 2016) Moka Meditations. Short film. Crystal Bridges Short Film Festival: Uniting the Power of Art & Nature

 

Coats, C. and Ramsey, S. (2017) Into the Vortex. Documentary short.

 

Academic Conference Presentations

2016

Coats, C. and Hoover, S. (2016). “Religion, Masculinity and Media: Author Meets Critics.” Presented at Media, Gender & Religion Conference, January 7, 2016.

 

2015

Coats, C. and Murchison, J. (2015). “Network Apocalypsis: revealing and reveling at a New Age festival.” Presented April 1, 2015 at PCA/ACA National Conference, New Orleans, LA.

 

Murchison, J. and Coats, C. (2015). “Commodifying, Coopting, and Claiming Ethnicity: The Place of Maya Culture and Identity in and around a 2012 Spiritual Conference.” Presented by Murchison at American Anthropological Association, Denver, CO.

 

Murchison, Julian M. and Coats, Curtis (2015). “Studying a Third Space?: Simultaneous and Collaborative Ethnography of the Actual and Virtual.” Presented by Murchison at Southern Anthropological Society, Athens, GA.

 

2014

Coats, C. and Hoover, S. (2014). Plenary participants, Media, Religion and Gender panel. Presented at 9^th Conference on Media, Religion and Culture, Canterbury, United Kingdom.

 

Coats, C. and Murchison, J. (2014). “Global Realignment at Synthesis 2012 from Pisté, Yucatán and Jackson, Mississippi: a case study of space and experience.” Presented at 9^th Conference on Media, Religion and Culture, Canterbury, United Kingdom.

 

Coats, C. and Murchison J. (2014) “Synthesis 2012: at play in the fields of the gods.” Presented by Curtis Coats at 2014 Conference on Media and Religion: the global view, Boulder, CO.

 

Coats, C. and Hoover, S. (2014). “Meanings and Masculinities.” Presented at American Academy of Religion, Baltimore, MD.

 

Emerich, M. and Coats, C. (2014). Panel respondents/organizers: Practical Spirituality: intersections of spirituality, media and everyday life. Presented at 9^th Conference on Media, Religion and Culture, Canterbury, United Kingdom.

 

Murchison, Julian M. and Coats, Curtis (2014). “Bridging the Actual and the Virtual Methodologically: Simultaneous and Collaborative Ethnography.” Presented by Murchison at American Anthropological Association, Washington, D.C.

 

2013

Coats, C. (2013). Respondent. “Intersection: Situating media, tourism and festival studies.” Presented at Society for Cinema and Media Studies, Chicago, IL.

 

Coats, C. and Murchison, J. (2013). “Global Realignment in Pisté, Yucatán and Jackson, Mississippi:  Multi-Sited Fieldwork On a Globally Mediated Event.” Presented by Murchison at American Anthropological Association, Chicago, IL.

 

2012

Coats, C. and Hoover, S. (July 2012). “Masculinities and Meanings.” Presented at the 8^th Conference on Media, Religion and Culture, Eskisehir, Turkey.

 

2011

Coats, C. (April 2011). “Narratives of desire: exploring the role of melodrama in New Age tourist desire for Sedona, Arizona.” Presented at National Pop Culture and American Culture Association, San Antonio, TX.

 

2010

Coats, C. (August 2010). “Mainline men in crisis?: Continuing the conversation of media and masculinity from non-Evangelical perspectives.” Presented at the 7^th Conference on Media, Religion and Culture, Toronto, Ontario.

 

Coats, C. (August 2010). “Media, Religion and Culture: pedagogical questions.” Presented at the 7^th Conference on Media, Religion and Culture, Toronto, Ontario.

 

Coats, C. (August 2010). “Paradoxes of desire: exploring existential tensions of New Age tourists in Sedona, Arizona.” Presented at 7^th Conference on Media, Religion and Culture, Toronto, Ontario.

 

2009

Hoover, S. and Coats, C. (May 2009). “The Media and Male Identities: audience research in media, religion and masculinities.” Presented at International Communication Association, Popular Communication division, Chicago, IL.

 

Peaslee, R. and Coats, C. (May 2009). “Tourist audiences, mediated places: from Hobbiton to Sedona (and back again).” Presented at International Communication Association Pre-conference: Affective Audiences, Chicago, Illinois.

 

2008

Coats, C. (August 2008). “Christian masculinities and men who are Christians: connections, intersections, and distance between Evangelical Protestantism and masculinity.” Presented at the 6^th Conference on Media, Religion and Culture, São Paulo, Brazil.

 

Coats, C. (August 2008). “Orbs: What’s going on?: a socio-spatial perspective on the orb phenomenon and the construction of spiritual/moral space.” Presented at the 6^th Conference on Media, Religion and Culture, São Paulo, Brazil.

 

Coats, C. (June 2008). “New Age tourism in Sedona: possibilities and pitfalls for social change.” Presented at Media, Spiritualities and Social Change, Boulder, Colorado.

 

Coats, C. (January 2008). “Is the womb barren?: A located study of spiritual tourism in Sedona, Arizona, and its possible effects on eco-consciousness.” Presented at International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture, Morelia, Mexico.

 

Hoover, S. and Coats, C. (November 2008). “Sources of the Male Self: Religious culture, media culture, and lived practice.” Presented at American Academy of Religion, Annual Meeting 2008, Chicago, IL.

 

2007

Hoover, S. and Coats, C. (November 2007). “Religion, Media and Masculinity: social selves in search of meaning.” Presented at Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Tampa, FL.

 

2006

Coats, C. (October 2006). “Sacred Quests: the search for Self in Ancient Places.” Presented at Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Portland, OR.

 

Coats, C. and Peaslee, R. (May 2006). “Demystifying the ‘Indie’: Studio Dominance of American Cinematic Space.” Presented by Peaslee at Union for Democratic Communications Conference, Boca Raton, FL.

 

Coats, C., (March 2006). “The Spell of New Mexico Reconsidered: Has Taos Lost Its Magic?” Presented at Rocky Mountain American Studies Association Conference, Albuquerque, NM.

 

Hoover, S. and Coats, C. (November 2006). “Media and Religion in the Making of Identities of Masculinity, Fatherhood and Vocation.” Presented at American Academy of Religion, Annual Meeting 2006, Washington, D.C.

 

Hoover, S. and Coats, C. (July 2006). “Men, Masculinity, Religion and Spirituality: Elusive Resources in Mediated Understandings of Vocation and Work.” Presented at Conference of Media, Religion and Culture, Sigtuna, Sweden.

 

2005

Coats, C. (November 2005). “God, Man, then … wait, how’d that go?: Examining emerging gender identities among 20-something Evangelicals.” Presented at 2005 American Academy of Religion, Philadelphia, PA.

 

2004

Coats, C. (November 2004). “Market Produce: Veggie Tales and Capitalism.” Presented at 2004 Southwest Symposium, Southwest Education Council for Journalism and Mass Communication, Little Rock, AR.

 

 

Awards/Grants

Mississippi Humanities Council Teacher of the Year Award, 2014

 

Excellence in Teaching Award—Arts and Humanities Division, Millsaps College, 2014

 

Millsaps College Teaching Commendations. Millsaps College. 2010-2016

 

Millsaps College Faculty Service Commendations. 2011-2016

 

Millsaps College Scholarship Commendations. 2011-2016

 

American Colleges of the South Faculty Development Grant for faculty workshop on developing undergraduate research, 2014. Co-recipient with Julian Murchison. $10,000

 

Faculty Development Grant (2011, 2012, 2015). $2,000

 

Course Development Grant—Living in the Yucatan (Spring 2010). $2,000