{"product_id":"paranormal-media-annette-hill-9780415544634","title":"Paranormal Media: Audiences, Spirits and Magic in Popular Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe paranormal has gone mainstream.\u003c\/strong\u003eBeliefs are on the rise, with almost half of the British population, and two thirds of Americans, claiming to believe in extra sensory perceptions and hauntings. Psychic magazines like \u003cem\u003eSpirit and Destiny\u003c\/em\u003e, television shows such as \u003cem\u003eFringe\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGhost Whisperer\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMost Haunted\u003c\/em\u003e, ghost-cams and e-poltergeists, bestselling books on mind, body and spirit, and magicians like Derren Brown have moved from the outer limits to the centre of popular culture, turning paranormal beliefs and scepticism into revenue streams. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eParanormal Media\u003c\/em\u003e offers a unique, timely exploration of the extraordinary, unexplained and supernatural in popular culture, looking in unusual places in order to understand this phenomenon. Early spirit forms such as magic lantern shows or the spirit photograph are re-imagined as a search for extraordinary experiences in reality TV, ghost tourism, and live shows. Through a popular cultural ethnography, and critical analysis in social and cultural theory, this ground-breaking book by Annette Hill presents an original and rigorous examination of people's experiences of spirits and magic. In popular culture, people are players in an orchestral movement about what happens to us when we die. In a very real sense the audience is the show. This book is the story of audiences and their participation in a show about matters of life and death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eParanormal Media\u003c\/em\u003e will be a highly interesting read for undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as academics, on a wide range of television, media, cultural studies, and sociology courses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Annette Hill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415544637\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415544634\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2011","brand":"Annette Hill","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43919723430143,"sku":"9780415544634","price":52.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c60851d7-9019-42ae-a463-0cc82af3d8dd.jpg?v=1680811535","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/paranormal-media-annette-hill-9780415544634","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}