Author Steele Alexandra Douris joins host Nicholas Mather in this week's episode of Rebel Spirit Radio to discuss her book Spirits, Seers, and Seances: Victorian Spiritualism, Magic, and the Supernatural. Steele discusses the history of spiritualism, how it was sometimes a force for social justice, the archetype of the gothic heroine and the final girl, and how Christmas was the season for ghost stories.
Date: | From 01/12/2024 to 01/12/2025 |
Location: | Rebel Spirit Radio United States |
Website: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ3UpGxuq-Q |
Steele Alexandra Douris is an author, artist, and Victorianist, specializing in Victorian spiritualism, crime fiction, and the gothic novel. She is a PhD candidate in the English department at Stanford University, where she ...