Marc A Eaton
Biographic Data
| ID | 3604347 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marc A Eaton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marc A |
| FAMILY NAME | Eaton |
| SIGNATURE | EATON M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ripon College |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2369-7416 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Interacting with Ghosts
Sensing Spirits
Based on ethnographic research, this book examines the paranormal investigation subculture in the US. Presenting interviews with investigators as well as extensive field observations, it explores their reasons for getting involved, their use of different investigative methods, the interpretive processes by which they individually and collectively ‘sense’ spirits, the ways in which these processes are influenced by small group power dynamics, and …
Manifesting Spirits
Using a paranormal investigation of a reportedly haunted hotel as a model, I propose a five-phase narrative development process that integrates media representations of ghosts, place-based tales of hauntings, and accounts that emerge through processes of interactive interpretation. By attending to both preexisting and emergent supernatural stories, the model illustrates how idiocultures function as mediating structures between established narrati…
Give us a Sign of Your Presence
The recent proliferation of ghost hunting television shows reflects the broad public interest in what participants refer to as "paranormal investigation." Currently, over 3,000 paranormal investigation teams exist in the United States, and more exist worldwide. Paranormal investigators use a wide variety of investigative methods in their attempts to find evidence of ghosts and, therefore, life after death. Based on three years of participant obse…
Manufacturing Community in an Online Activist Organization
Using the online activist organization MoveOn.org as a case study, I examine how an Internet-based organization constructs an image of community in the absence of traditional avenues for community development. Through the rhetoric in its e-mails, MoveOn constructs an image of 'the MoveOn community' and uses this image to mobilize members for political activism. To be successful, MoveOn must define community boundaries, empower members, and activa…
Give us a Sign of Your Presence
The recent proliferation of ghost hunting television shows reflects the broad public interest in what participants refer to as "paranormal investigation." Currently, over 3,000 paranormal investigation teams exist in the United States, and more exist worldwide. Paranormal investigators use a wide variety of investigative methods in their attempts to find evidence of ghosts and, therefore, life after death. Based on three years of participant obse…
Sensing Spirits
Based on ethnographic research, this book examines the paranormal investigation subculture in the US. Presenting interviews with investigators as well as extensive field observations, it explores their reasons for getting involved, their use of different investigative methods, the interpretive processes by which they individually and collectively ‘sense’ spirits, the ways in which these processes are influenced by small group power dynamics, and …
Manifesting Spirits
Using a paranormal investigation of a reportedly haunted hotel as a model, I propose a five-phase narrative development process that integrates media representations of ghosts, place-based tales of hauntings, and accounts that emerge through processes of interactive interpretation. By attending to both preexisting and emergent supernatural stories, the model illustrates how idiocultures function as mediating structures between established narrati…
Manufacturing Community in an Online Activist Organization
Using the online activist organization MoveOn.org as a case study, I examine how an Internet-based organization constructs an image of community in the absence of traditional avenues for community development. Through the rhetoric in its e-mails, MoveOn constructs an image of 'the MoveOn community' and uses this image to mobilize members for political activism. To be successful, MoveOn must define community boundaries, empower members, and activa…
Give us a Sign of Your Presence
The recent proliferation of ghost hunting television shows reflects the broad public interest in what participants refer to as "paranormal investigation." Currently, over 3,000 paranormal investigation teams exist in the United States, and more exist worldwide. Paranormal investigators use a wide variety of investigative methods in their attempts to find evidence of ghosts and, therefore, life after death. Based on three years of participant obse…
Manifesting Spirits
Using a paranormal investigation of a reportedly haunted hotel as a model, I propose a five-phase narrative development process that integrates media representations of ghosts, place-based tales of hauntings, and accounts that emerge through processes of interactive interpretation. By attending to both preexisting and emergent supernatural stories, the model illustrates how idiocultures function as mediating structures between established narrati…
Sensing Spirits
Based on ethnographic research, this book examines the paranormal investigation subculture in the US. Presenting interviews with investigators as well as extensive field observations, it explores their reasons for getting involved, their use of different investigative methods, the interpretive processes by which they individually and collectively ‘sense’ spirits, the ways in which these processes are influenced by small group power dynamics, and …
Interacting with Ghosts
Epistemology (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Paranormal (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Alternative medicine (1 work) · Art (1 work)