Loyola Marymount University is a top-ranked national university by U.S. News and World Report, which places LMU among the top six Jesuit universities in the country and in the top six private universities in California. Founded in 1911, LMU is a Catholic, Jesuit, and Marymount university with more than 7,100 undergraduate students and more than 3,000 graduate and law students. LMU offers 56 undergraduate majors and 56 minor programs, along with 46 master’s degree programs, three doctorate programs and 12 credential/authorization programs. LMU’s intercollegiate athletics teams compete in the West Coast Conference with 14 Division I varsity sports.

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Jacob Martin, S.J. is an assistant clinical professor in the School of Film and Television. He is a Jesuit priest and received his PhD in Film Studies from Trinity College, Dublin. His primary area of research is Irish film and representations of Catholicism in Western cinema. He is a regular contributor to America magazine and authored the book, What's So Funny About Faith?

Jacob Martin S.J.

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Trinity College, Dublin

University of London

University of Illinois, Chicago

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