• 10:45 - 16:23
Dr. Joanna Kujawa | Sexual Alchemy, Erotic Rapture, & The Goddesses of Eros
Polish Catholic Upbringing, Religious Brainwashing and Guilt
Dr. Kujawa reflects on her childhood in communist and orthodox Catholic Poland, describing the environment as a crash course in propaganda. She discusses the psychological impact of being taught one is a "sinner" from birth and the specific focus on the Virgin Mary in Polish culture. This background led her to question the church's stance on virginity and the vilification of Mary Magdalene as she reached adulthood in Toronto.