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Cavan McLaughlin

Chair and Founder

Cavan McLaughlin is a Senior Lecturer in Media Production at the University of the West of England (UWE), with research interests related to the role and function of occulture. Editor of the recent volume Trans- States: The Art of Crossing Over (2019), he has also published on Crowley, solar symbolism and narrative, open-source occultism and contemporary occulture. Currently undertaking a PhD entitled ‘Occultural Production as Re-visionary Mythmaking’, he remains a practising filmmaker, artist and all-around creative media practitioner. As a media professional of over twenty years, he has been involved in almost all aspects of audiovisual production, specialising in video art, music videos and visual poetry. He is the founder and Chair of Trans- States and co-founder, and editorial board member, of Monad: Journal of Transformative Practice (monadjournal.com). Cavan has a profound affection for cows, fungi and rainbows.


Recent Posts

  • Trans- States 3: Final Programme
  • Trans- States 3 – Provisional Programme
  • Cavan McLaughlin was Interviewed for the SHWEP podcast on Trans- States, Participant-Scholarship and the Boundaries of the Academy
  • Trans- States: The Art of Deception – Call For Proposals
  • TS2 conference write up for British Association for the Study of Religions

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