Crime Scene Photography: A Complicated History
Since the creation of the modern police force, a number of technologies have been used to solve crimes. Police have utilized everything from ...
Culture & Politics
Race & The Funeral Profession: What Jessica Mitford Missed
When Jessica Mitford criticized the funeral profession, Dr. Kami Fletcher argues that it wasn't the African American funeral director Mitford had in mind.
Culture & Politics
What is Dark Tourism, and Why are we Drawn to it?
While every form of tourism carries its own baggage, dark tourism runs the risk of turning sites of very real pain into backdrops ...
History & Art
Spirit Possession and Exorcism: Jinns, Dybbuks, and Demons
Jinns, Dybbuks, and demons are common types of spirit possession. Why do people continue to believe in possession stories and seek out exorcism?
History & Art
History of the Salem Witch Trials: Was it Mass Hysteria?
Socio-cultural problems have historically been played out through women's bodies. The Salem Witch Trials were no different.
