Описание: The supernatural has become extraordinarily popular in literature, television, and film. Vampires, zombies, werewolves, witches, and wizard have become staples of entertainment industries, and many of these figures have received extensive critical attention. But one figure has remained in the shadows – the female ghost. Inherently liminal, often literally invisible, the female ghost has nevertheless appeared in all genres. Subversive Spirits: The Female Ghost in British and American Popular Culture brings this figure into the light, exploring her cultural significance in a variety of media from 1926 to 2014. Robin Roberts argues that the female ghost is well worth studying for what she can tell us about feminine subjectivity in cultural contexts. Subversive Spirits examines appearances of the female ghost in heritage sites, theater, Hollywood film, literature, and television in the United States and the United Kingdom. What holds these disparate female ghosts together is their uncanny ability to disrupt, illuminate, and challenge gendered assumptions. As with other supernatural figures, the female ghost changes over time, especially responding to changes in gender roles. Roberts’s analysis begins with comedic female ghosts in literature and film and moves into horror by examining the successful play The Woman in Black and the legend of the weeping woman, La Llorona. Roberts then situates the canonical works of Maxine Hong Kingston and Toni Morrison in the tradition of the female ghost to explore how the ghost is used to portray the struggle and pain of women of color. Roberts further analyzes heritage sites that use the female ghost as the friendly and inviting narrator for tourists. The book concludes with a comparison of the British and American versions of the television hit Being Human, where the female ghost expands her influence to become a mother and savior to all humanity.
Based on ethnographic research, this book examines the paranormal investigation subculture in the US. Presenting interviews with investigators as well as extensive field observations, it explores their reasons for getting involved, their use of different investigative methods, the interpretive processes by which they individually and collectively 'sense' spirits, the ways in which these processes are influenced by small group power dynamics, and what paranormal investigation ultimately means to those who participate. While focusing on the practices by which investigators 'sense' spirits in small groups, the author also situates paranormal investigation within a broader cultural context and attends to how investigators attempt to legitimize their practice despite being marginalized by both science and religion. A fascinating study of ghosts as an inherently social phenomenon, Sensing Spirits will appeal to sociologists with interests in ethnography, interactionism, cultural studies and subcultures.
Автор: Lim, Alvin Eng Hui Название: Digital Spirits in Religion and Media ISBN: 0367586630 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780367586638 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 7501.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Loreto Vittorio, Haklay Muki, Hotho Andreas Название: Participatory Sensing, Opinions and Collective Awareness ISBN: 3319798235 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319798233 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 13974.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Part I New Sensing Technologies for Societies and Environment.- Part II Citizen Science, Participatory Sensing and Social Computation.- Part III Collective Awareness, Learning and Decision Making.- Appendix: Software and Hardware Tools.
Автор: Francine L. Dolins, Christopher A. Shaffer, Leila M. Porter, Jena R. Hickey, Nathan P. Nibbelink Название: Spatial Analysis in Field Primatology : Applying GIS at Varying Scales ISBN: 1107694302 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107694309 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 7286.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A guide to using geographic information systems (GIS) to research how primates use space, a question central to primate behavioral ecology. Covering cutting-edge methodology along with practical guidance on its use, the volume features research-based chapters on topics including travel routes, the impact of logging and the use of GIS in conservation.
Автор: Mageo, Jeannette Название: Spirits in Culture, History and Mind ISBN: 0415913675 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415913676 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 14086.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book provides a brief, to-the-point book that is grounded in ethnographic research, written expressly for use in medical anthropology courses-that is, structured to highlight concepts and issues typically examined in such classes and to make overt the connections between ethnographic detail and big concepts.
Автор: Lim, Alvin Eng Hui (national University Of Singapore) Название: Digital spirits in religion and media ISBN: 0815393326 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780815393320 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 24499.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In many contemporary and popular forms of religious practice, digital technology and the spiritual are inseparable. By offering the notion of `digital spirits`, this book critically attends to the intersections of digital media and spiritual beings.
Автор: Hill, Annette Название: Paranormal Media ISBN: 0415544637 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415544634 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 6430.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Marsh Название: Sensing the Divine ISBN: 3030673286 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783030673284 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 15372.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: It proposes the novel idea that near-death and out-of-body experiences (ND/OBE) engendered "a sense of the divine" in ancient man.As the author points out, key aspects of ND/OBE are thematic of all later established religions.
Автор: Deo Aditya Pratap Название: Kings, Spirits and Memory in Central India: Enchanting the State ISBN: 1032108371 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781032108377 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 22202.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Part anthropological history and part memoir, this book is a unique study of the polity of the colonial-princely state of Kanker in central India.
Описание: This is an introductory textbook on spatial analysis and spatial statistics through GIS. Each chapter presents methods and metrics, explains how to interpret results, and provides worked examples. Topics include: describing and mapping data through exploratory spatial data analysis; analyzing geographic distributions and point patterns; spatial autocorrelation; spatial clustering; geographically weighted regression and OLS regression; and spatial econometrics. The worked examples link theory to practice through a single real-world case study, with software and illustrated guidance. Exercises are solved twice: first through ArcGIS, and then GeoDa. Through a simple methodological framework the book describes the dataset, explores spatial relations and associations, and builds models. Results are critically interpreted, and the advantages and pitfalls of using various spatial analysis methods are discussed. This is a valuable resource for graduate students and researchers analyzing geospatial data through a spatial analysis lens, including those using GIS in the environmental sciences, geography, and social sciences.
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