Archive - Haunted Matter: A Dissertation Blog

Halfway Through Year Five

And more than halfway out the door.

Jan 26 •

June 2023

Seasonal Horrors: A Story of Survival In (Abandoned) Dunklin County Jail

A few months ago, while researching for a syllabus I was building for a class on citizenship and immigration in the U.S., I read a curious paragraph in…

Jun 8, 2023 •

Leaving The Harvest Where It Was Sown

It’s been about a month since my relationship of two-and-a-half-years ended. When a relationship dies and the people involved were trying their best to…

Jun 5, 2023 •

May 2023

"Take What Resonates, Leave What Doesn't"

Tarot, Capitalism, and the Internet

May 22, 2023 •

Remarks on The End of Year Four

I know it’s kind of cheesy, but one of my favorite adages about God/a higher power comes from the movie Evan Almighty (2007). You know, that movie where…

May 3, 2023 •

March 2023

The Sisters Fox and The Notion of Feminist Spiritualism

Women, girls, and madness(?) exploited in the ghostly limelight.

Mar 7, 2023 •

January 2023

White Faces, White Hoods, White Phantoms

The Supernatural and Existential Claims of Confederate Monuments and the Ku-Klux Klan

Jan 3, 2023 •

December 2022

Dorothea Puente

A Case Study in Villain Fixation and Victim Consumption

Dec 7, 2022 •

November 2022

Hi, everyone. I am very excited to start sharing my writings and musings on here. Even though it is the holiday season, I do not have anything…

Nov 26, 2022 •

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