Halloween
Why does horror fascinate us? Why are we obsessed with scary movies? As your newsrooms prepare stories for Halloween, researchers from 蜜桃传媒破解版下载 are available to discuss these topics and more.
The sociology of horror films
Laura Patterson is an instructor in the Department of Sociology and co-host of the, which covers horror films from a sociological perspective. She can discuss the increasing acceptance of horror as a 鈥渓egitimate鈥 art form, how horror films reflect the fears, desires and tensions in society at a given time and how different groups and ideologies are represented in horror films.
Why we love horror
Stephen Graham Jones is an Ivena Baldwin Professor of English and the author of several critically acclaimed horror novels, including his most recent books, 鈥淚 Was a Teenage Slasher鈥 and 鈥淭he Angel of Indian Lake.鈥 Jones can discuss听and helps us process them, and听
Why we like wearing costumes
Halloween is a day when many children dress up as witches, vampires, mummies or their favorite superheroes, but Theodore Stark, associate teaching professor and costume production director for the 蜜桃传媒破解版下载 Department of Theatre & Dance, says it鈥檚 no surprise that many adults also embrace the costuming custom
Stark can discuss why people wear costumes to embrace different personas, the particular appeal of dressing scary for Halloween and what makes for a great Halloween outfit.听Read a Q&A with Stark on this topic.听
Harry Potter and J.k. Rowling
For many Harry Potter fans, the countdown to Halloween means it鈥檚 time to rewatch the series. This autumn also marks the 25th anniversary of the U.S. release of 鈥淗arry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,鈥 book three in author J.K. Rowling鈥檚 seven-book series. However, in recent years, Rowling has gained notoriety for stating strongly anti-trans views.
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