1st Edition
Paranormal Media Audiences, Spirits and Magic in Popular Culture
By Annette Hill
Copyright 2011
224 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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The paranormal has gone mainstream. Beliefs are on the rise, with almost half of the British population, and two thirds of Americans, claiming to believe in extra sensory perceptions and hauntings. Psychic magazines like Spirit and Destiny , television shows such as Fringe , Ghost Whisperer and Most Haunted , ghost-cams and e-poltergeists, bestselling books on mind, body and spirit, and... Read more
Chapter 1. Ordinary and Extraordinary Chapter 2. Spirit Histories Chapter 3. Paranormal in Popular Culture Chapter 4. Armchair Ghost Hunters Chapter 5. Psychic Tourists Chapter 6. Experiences Chapter 7. Beyond Magic Chapter 8. The Audience is the Show Chapter 9. Transformative Acts
Biography
Annette Hill is Professor of Media at the Communication and Media Research Institute, University of Westminster, UK. She has authored numerous books and articles on television and popular culture, including Restyling Factual Television (2007) and Reality TV (2005).
'... it is extremely well researched and is informed by many noted cultural theorists... I found her discussion of the reasons that the paranormal fascinates people extremely interesting, informative, highly academic yet still very accessible. It is a detailed account fo the development of interest in the paranormal and how that has manifested in culture itself... very entertaining and educational for someone who has no particular specialist interest in the topic, which proves that it is extremely well written.' - POV
