Spooktober: They Built It On a Haunted Burial Ground - Ep 110
For decades, American horror has been haunted by the specter of the "Indian Burial Ground." This week, we look at the roots of the phenomenon, the history behind some of the most famous instances, and Indigenous responses to the trope. Plus, Amber serves the worst Maine accent while trying to explain the plot of Pet Sematary, and bullies you all into checking out her Book Club recs.
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Why Every Horror Film of the 1980s Was Built On ‘Indian Burial Grounds’ (Atlas Obscura)
The Suburban Horror of the Indian Burial Ground (The National Review)
Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places (via WorldCat)
This Essay Was Not Built On an Ancient Indian Burial Ground (Off Screen)
Twisting Conventions: A Feminist Indigenous Perspective on the Horror Genre (Off Screen)
Jeff Barnaby on Blood Quantum and colonialist zombies (Seventh Row)
Podcast Ep. 39: Jeff Barnaby’s Rhymes for Young Ghouls & Blood Quantum (Seventh Row)
Blood Quantum (2020) Official Red Band Trailer HD (via YouTube)
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Handing It Over to Spooktober - Ep 109
Amber eases Anna into Spooktober with some archaeological accounts of hands in... unexpected places.
Links
The Second Intermediate Period: The Hyksos (slide show, via Brown University)
Severed Hands Discovered in Ancient Egypt Palace (LiveScience)
Stone Age Horror! Pit Filled with Severed Limbs Uncovered (LiveScience)
A farewell to arms: a deposit of human limbs and bodies at Bergheim, France, c. 4000 BC (Antiquity)
Strange stone age skull-hands burial in Brazil has anthropologists stumped (News.com.au)
The Oldest Case of Decapitation in the New World (Lapa do Santo, East-Central Brazil) (PLOSOne)
Archaeologists Make Rare, Gruesome Find in Portugal (MentalFloss)
Canadian researchers say they can explain these imprints of disfigured human hands (National Post)
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Warding Off Evil - Ep 108
This week, Anna and Amber get ready for the spooky season by talking about some of the ways that people in various cultures have protected themselves from bad luck, ill will, and evil. Load up on garlic, toss some salt over your shoulder, and join us!
Links
The Evil Eye: An Account of this Ancient & Widespread Superstition (via WorldCat)
Apotropaic Plants in the Persian Folk Culture (Iran & The Caucasus)
21 Food Superstitions You Should Really Know About (Bon Appetit, oof)
Indigenous People Want Brands To Stop Selling Sage And Smudge Kits (HuffPost)
Native Americans Troubled By The Appropriation And Commoditization Of Smudging (Beauty Independent)
Burning Sage May Not Be Cultural Appropriation — But It Isn’t Very Sensitive, Either (Bustle)
Prayers, Amulets, and Charms: Health and Social Control (African Studies Review)
Spheres of Influence: The Magical History of the Witch Ball (Inner Lives)
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A Very Brief Intro to Ancient Egyptian Archaeology
This week, Amber and Anna bring you three of the best-known archaeological sites from Ancient Egypt. These sites tell us a whole lot about life in the past--not just for the pharaohs and the elites, but the workers who built them. We also dip our toes into Ancient Egyptian cosmology and zip through the dynastic timeline!
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Linguistics and Endangered Languages with Dr. Chris Donlay - Ep 106
Anna and Amber finally get some much-needed linguistics help from Dr. Chris Donlay. We talk about his unconventional academic path and his work recording and studying endangered languages! Plus, he schools us on how language shapes our perception of the world, how old spoken language *might* be, and what to do with a linguistics degree.
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