Michele Hanks
@michelehanks.bsky.social
Cultural anthropologist, writer, and teacher. I’m a Clinical Associate Prof @ NYU. My writing focuses on people’s understanding of the paranormal, tourism, and cultural heritage in England.
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In about three years the entire university pivot to AI curricula and schools and programs is going to be so deeply embarrassing. We will all pretend it never happened and I will be standing there, looking at people with a mirror in my eyes. This is all so embarrassing.
October 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
In about three years the entire university pivot to AI curricula and schools and programs is going to be so deeply embarrassing. We will all pretend it never happened and I will be standing there, looking at people with a mirror in my eyes. This is all so embarrassing.
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Please check out the @leasthaunted.bsky.social
Episode 142: Scientifical Americans with Sharon A. Hill
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Episode 142: Scientifical Americans with Sharon A. Hill
www.leasthaunted.com/podcast/epis...
October 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Please check out the @leasthaunted.bsky.social
Episode 142: Scientifical Americans with Sharon A. Hill
www.leasthaunted.com/podcast/epis...
Episode 142: Scientifical Americans with Sharon A. Hill
www.leasthaunted.com/podcast/epis...
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It’s here! The call for pitches for our deluxe December issue, “A Time of Monsters,” supported by a grant from the Kitchings Family Foundation.
CFP: A Time of Monsters
The monster has been here all along. It is a historical constant that manifests in wildly different ways across time, place, and culture. Whatever form it takes, the monster claws at categories; it un...
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October 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
It’s here! The call for pitches for our deluxe December issue, “A Time of Monsters,” supported by a grant from the Kitchings Family Foundation.
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Read our blog to get an overview of the Anthropic settlement. There’s an FAQ for authors, too. We hope you find it helpful.
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authorsguild.org/news/what-au...
September 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Read our blog to get an overview of the Anthropic settlement. There’s an FAQ for authors, too. We hope you find it helpful.
authorsguild.org/news/what-au...
authorsguild.org/news/what-au...
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After a mere seven years in the making, The Cultural History of Magic is finally here!!
July 22, 2025 at 12:14 AM
After a mere seven years in the making, The Cultural History of Magic is finally here!!
I had the best time at the Ghosts in Britain and Ireland 1500-1950 conference. All of the papers were fascinating. The organizers did an amazing job! www.mic.ul.ie/Ghosts-Confe...
June 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I had the best time at the Ghosts in Britain and Ireland 1500-1950 conference. All of the papers were fascinating. The organizers did an amazing job! www.mic.ul.ie/Ghosts-Confe...
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We are looking for fun LGBTQA+ folks to collaborate with to celebrate PRIDE MONTH! If you are a creative or an artist and want to come on our podcast to talk about paranormal stuff (keep in mind we are good natured skeptics)- then please hit us up!!
#Pride #LGBTQA+ #LeastHaunted #Podcast
#Pride #LGBTQA+ #LeastHaunted #Podcast
May 24, 2025 at 1:28 AM
We are looking for fun LGBTQA+ folks to collaborate with to celebrate PRIDE MONTH! If you are a creative or an artist and want to come on our podcast to talk about paranormal stuff (keep in mind we are good natured skeptics)- then please hit us up!!
#Pride #LGBTQA+ #LeastHaunted #Podcast
#Pride #LGBTQA+ #LeastHaunted #Podcast
My book, Doubting Ghosts, is out today! It's based on research that I started in 2006, so it's been a long time in the making. I'm really happy that it's finally out in the world! www.routledge.com/Doubting-Gho...
Doubting Ghosts: Paranormal Investigation and the Paradoxes of Belief
Based on ethnographic research in England, Doubting Ghosts explores the paradoxes faced by paranormal investigators or
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April 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
My book, Doubting Ghosts, is out today! It's based on research that I started in 2006, so it's been a long time in the making. I'm really happy that it's finally out in the world! www.routledge.com/Doubting-Gho...