Category Archives: Scholarship

What to Read While I am Working…

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Kelly

This morning I am working my way through 1920s Klan fraternal manuals (aren’t you jealous?) for a current project, so I should not be blogging. Yet here I am. This must come from all the piled-up guilt about not blogging … Continue reading →

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What to pay attention to on your Thursday…

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Kelly

Before I even begin, I should say I know this poor blog has been stagnating. It has caused me great guilt and pain, but a series of not-so-fortunate events (I’ll discuss this in another post) have somewhat blocked my writing and … Continue reading →

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“The song lifted her up high”: Jeff Sharlet on Faith and Faithlessness

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Kelly

Beefsteaks when I’m hungry Something tall and cool when I’m dry Give me greenbacks when the times are hard Sweet heaven when I die–Blue Dogs, “Sweet Heaven When I Die” While reading and re-reading Jeff Sharlet’s Sweet Heaven When I Die: … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday, Twitterstorians!

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Kelly

Katrina Gulliver (@katrinagulliver), the founder of #twitterstorians, marked the second anniversary of the group today. And I wanted to pass along birthday wishes too. I am exceptionally late to the Twitter party, even later to twitterstorians, since I only joined … Continue reading →

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Exorcising America’s Demons: Reflections on Possession and Class

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Kelly

This summer, I decided to test out some of my new research interests in the paranormal, monsters, horror, and religion on my poor-unsuspecting-can’t-I-just-graduate-already? students. We read Joseph Laycock’s “The Folk Piety of William Peter Blatty: The Exorcist in the Context … Continue reading →

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