America, The Haunted.

Author: Christopher Osorio

In this episode, we will discuss the implications of Dark Tourism on non-white Americans in the contemporary United States through the field of the paranormal.
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America, The Haunted.
Episode 1
Sunday, 15 December, 2019

In this episode, "America, The Haunted.", we will discuss Dark Tourism and some of the problems that it creates for non-white Americans in the contemporary United States. Through the theoretical lens of the paranormal, some of the major problems that we will discuss in-detail are the detrimental effects of the legacy of slavery, social memory, and the commercialization of Black lives for entertainment. Interested in the information provided in the episode? Check them out: Judith Richardson, Possessions: The History and Uses of Hauntings in the Hudson River, 2000. Tiya Miles, Tales from the Haunted South: Dark Tourism and Memories of Slavery from the Civil War Era, 2015. Hannah Sampson, "dark tourism," 2019. Chapman University in Orange, CA, "Paranormal America," 2018. Podcast details: Date recorded: Friday, December 13, 2019 at 7:00pm. Length: (approx.) 15min Speakers: (1) Christopher O. (host); (2) Scott H. (guest)