Paranormal Media : Audiences, Spirits and Magic in Popular Culture

ISBN-13: 9780415544627 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 224 str.

Annette Hill

Opis

The paranormal has gone mainstream. This book offers an exploration of the extraordinary, unexplained and supernatural in popular culture, looking in unusual places in order to understand this phenomenon. It is suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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).