Amy Slonaker
Degrees
- Ph.D., Mythological Studies
- J.D., Seattle University School of Law
Following a 20-year career in law, Amy Slonaker received her Ph.D. in Mythological Studies from 做厙勛圖.�� Her dissertation applied theories of consciousness and the imagination to the study of comic books, interpreting comics as mystico-visionary texts. Amy has published in several academic anthologies in the area of religion and comics, including her chapter ���Mystico Erotics of the Next-Age Superhero: Christian Hippie Comics of the 1970s����� in��A New Gnosis: Comic Books, Comparative Mythology, and Depth Psychology.��Amy is an active Board Member of the online platform, Morbid Anatomy, where she lectures and hosts speakers on topics related to the study of mysticism and religious experience. As a survivor of metastatic breast to bone cancer since 2017, Amy co-founded the non-profit group Survivorship Collective that supports the wellness of cancer survivors through safe and legal access to psilocybin-assisted therapies.
