Michele Hanks

I had a great time at the AAAs talking about animal ghosts! I was happy to see how many papers were actually about ghosts and spirits rather than just metaphorical ghosts. 2025 has been a great year for ghost conferences. 👻

I agree that it’s awkward! I think ideas can crystallize around something or into something, but writing/texts are too concrete to sustain the metaphor of crystallization. Coalesce, center, or focus all feel like clearer choices.

In about three years the entire university pivot to AI curricula and schools and programs is going to be so deeply embarrassing. We will all pretend it never happened and I will be standing there, looking at people with a mirror in my eyes. This is all so embarrassing.

Logo, two cartoon ghosts read the book "Scientifical Americans".

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CFP: A Time of Monsters The monster has been here all along. It is a historical constant that manifests in wildly different ways across time, place, and culture. Whatever form it takes, the monster claws at categories; it un...

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Congratulations! I just ordered a copy! I’m really looking forward to reading it!

Aah! Thanks for reading it! :) I hope book writing is going well! I can’t wait until it’s out!

After a mere seven years in the making, The Cultural History of Magic is finally here!!

Thanks for sharing this! I would have missed it otherwise! 🙂

I had the best time at the Ghosts in Britain and Ireland 1500-1950 conference. All of the papers were fascinating. The organizers did an amazing job! www.mic.ul.ie/Ghosts-Confe...

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Thanks so much! I’m so looking forward to reading Ghosted! It looks fantastic.

Thank you so much!

Doubting Ghosts: Paranormal Investigation and the Paradoxes of Belief Based on ethnographic research in England, Doubting Ghosts explores the paradoxes faced by paranormal investigators or

My book, Doubting Ghosts, is out today! It's based on research that I started in 2006, so it's been a long time in the making. I'm really happy that it's finally out in the world! www.routledge.com/Doubting-Gho...

Oh wow! I haven’t been to the AAA in ages, but I’m now definitely intrigued!