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Haunted Halls - Ghostlore of American College Campuses (Paperback)
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Haunted Halls - Ghostlore of American College Campuses (Paperback)
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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.
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