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Control of the Dead and the Dead with Control: The Social Uses of Spirits in Southern Ghostlore In-Person
This talk examines the uses of various southern ghost stories from the early to mid-twentieth century as means of social control through their specific portrayals of death and dying, historical memory, and emotion. As they reflected societies norms about death and dying, they subsequently helped not only continue many historical fallacies but also influenced the actions of the living by giving them ghostly depictions of the consequences of failing to meet societal
expectations. This event is possible thanks to the Alabama Historical Association.
- Date:
- Sunday, October 19, 2025
- Time:
- 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
- Time Zone:
- Central Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Nan Abbott Room
- Site Location:
- Albert L. Scott Library
- Audience:
- Adult
- Categories:
- Special Presentation