03559nam 2200577 a 450 991081138590332120200520144314.01-282-48567-997866124856711-60473-317-9(CKB)1000000000721942(OCoLC)506068267(CaPaEBR)ebrary10282581(SSID)ssj0000169139(PQKBManifestationID)11177309(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000169139(PQKBWorkID)10202556(PQKB)10074888(MiAaPQ)EBC515661(Au-PeEL)EBL515661(CaPaEBR)ebr10282581(EXLCZ)99100000000072194220070313d2007 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrHaunted halls ghostlore of American college campuses /Elizabeth Tucker1st ed.Jackson University Press of Mississippic20071 online resource (251 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-57806-994-7 1-57806-995-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-232) and indexes.Campus ghostlore -- Sensory evidence -- Ghostly warnings -- Troubling encounters -- Desperate lovers -- Wailing women -- Spectral Indians -- Legend quests.Why do so many American college students tell stories about encounters with ghosts? In Haunted Halls, the first book-length interpretive study of college ghostlore, Elizabeth Tucker takes the reader back to school to get acquainted with a wide range of college spirits. Some of the best-known ghosts that she discusses are Emory University\'s Dooley, who can disband classes by shooting professors with his water pistol; Mansfield Uni-versity\'s Sara, who threw herself down a flight of stairs after being rejected by her boyfriend; and Huntingdon College\'s Red Lady, who slit her wrists while dressed in a red robe. Gettysburg College students have collided with ghosts of soldiers, while students at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College have reported frightening glimpses of the Faceless Nun. Tucker presents campus ghostlore from the mid-1960s to 2006, with special attention to stories told by twenty-first-century students through e-mail and instant messages. Her approach combines social, psychological, and cultural analysis, with close attention to students\' own explanations of the significance of spectral phenomena. As metaphors of disorder, insanity, and school spirit, college ghosts convey multiple meanings. Their colorful stories warn students about the dangers of overindulgence, as well as the pitfalls of potentially horrifying relationships. Besides offering insight into students\' initiation into campus life, college ghost stories make important statements about injustices suffered by Native Americans, African Americans, and others. Elizabeth Tucker is associate professor of English at Binghamton University. She is the author of Campus Legends: A Handbook and has published widely in folklore journals.Haunted universities and collegesUnited StatesGhostsUnited StatesHaunted universities and collegesGhosts133.1/22Tucker Elizabeth1948-1610400MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811385903321Haunted halls3938152UNINA