Haunted Halls by Elizabeth Tucker
Why do so many American college students tell stories about encounters with ghosts? In Haunted Halls, the first book-length interpretive study of college ghostlore, Elizabeth Tucker takes the reader back to school to get acquainted with a wide range of college spirits. Some of the best-known ghosts that she discusses are Emory University\'s Dooley, who can disband classes by shooting professors with his water pistol; Mansfield Uni-versity\'s Sara, who threw herself down a flight of stairs after being rejected by her boyfriend; and Huntingdon College\'s Red Lady, who slit her wrists while dressed in a red robe. Gettysburg College students have collided with ghosts of soldiers, while students at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College have reported frightening glimpses of the Faceless Nun. Tucker presents campus ghostlore from the mid-1960s to 2006, with special attention to stories told by twenty-first-century students through e-mail and instant messages. Her approach combines social, psychological, and cultural analysis, with close attention to students\' own explanations of the significance of spectral phenomena. As metaphors of disorder, insanity, and school spirit, college ghosts convey multiple meanings. Their colorful stories warn students about the dangers of overindulgence, as well as the pitfalls of potentially horrifying relationships. Besides offering insight into students\' initiation into campus life, college ghost stories make important statements about injustices suffered by Native Americans, African Americans, and others. Elizabeth Tucker is associate professor of English at Binghamton University. She is the author of Campus Legends: A Handbook and has published widely in folklore journals.
Tucker, Elizabeth: - Elizabeth Tucker is a psychology coach and author who was born in Minnesota and moved to California to study when she was 18. Despite enjoying the Californian lifestyle, Elizabeth never quite got used to the heat, so she returned to her native Rochester at the age of 26, where she started working in a Private Primary School. In her free time, Elizabeth enjoys spending lots of it with her family, hiking, camping and fishing in the wilderness around her home. Elizabeth is a famous writer and she has published several books in order to support children and families. Among her most important works are: Raise Mentally Strong Kids, Raising Happy Children and Toddler Discipline.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781578069958 |
| ISBN 10 | 1578069955 |
| Titel | Haunted Halls |
| Autor | Elizabeth Tucker |
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| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | University Press of Mississippi |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2007-09-30 |
| Seitenanzahl | 277 |
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