Immersed in illusion, haunted by history: Marisa Carnesky’s ghost train

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Machon, J. 2013. Immersed in illusion, haunted by history: Marisa Carnesky’s ghost train. in: Jenzen, O. and Munt, S. (ed.) The Ashgate research companion to paranormal cultures Ashgate. pp. 241-254
Chapter titleImmersed in illusion, haunted by history: Marisa Carnesky’s ghost train
AuthorsMachon, J.
Abstract

[Summary of the book containing this chapter]: Despite the much vaunted ‘end of religion’ and the growth of secularism, people are engaging like never before in their own ‘spiritualities of life’. Across the West, paranormal belief is on the rise. The Ashgate Research Companion to Paranormal Cultures brings together the work of international scholars across the social sciences and humanities to question how and why people are seeking meaning in the realm of the paranormal, a heretofore subjugated knowledge.
With contributions from the UK and other European countries, the USA, Australia and Canada, this ground-breaking book attends to the paranormal as a position from which to critique dominant forms of knowledge production and spirituality.
A rich exploration of everyday life practices, textual engagements and discourses relating to the paranormal, as well as the mediation, technology and art of paranormal activity, this book explores themes such as subcultures and mainstreaming, as well as epistemological, methodological, and phenomenological questions, and the role of the paranormal in social change.
The Ashgate Research Companion to Paranormal Cultures constitutes an essential resource for those interested in the academic study of cultural engagements with paranormality; it will appeal to scholars of cultural and media studies, popular culture, sociology, cultural geography, literature, film and music.

KeywordsCarnesky, Marisa Ghost Train illusion immersive immigration Machon, Josephine Performance Theatre
Research GroupTheatre Arts group
Page range241-254
Book titleThe Ashgate research companion to paranormal cultures
EditorsJenzen, O. and Munt, S.
PublisherAshgate
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Hardcover9781409444671
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Print2013
Publication process dates
Deposited18 Dec 2013
Output statusPublished
Web address (URL)http://www.ashgate.com/default.aspx?page=637&calcTitle=1&title_id=11736&edition_id=12105
LanguageEnglish
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