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Scott Poole

Scott Poole is the author of seven books. His most recent is Vampira: Dark Goddess of Horror, an unconventional historical biography that examines the life of dancer, actress and artist Maila Nurmi who would reinvent herself as the horror host Vampira against the backdrop of the calls for conformity of the American 1950's. In 2011, he published Monsters in America: Our Historical Obsession with the Hideous and the Haunting. The book analyzes American horror narratives in folk belief, religion, and popular culture from the colonial era to the present. It examines how these narratives have intersected with topics in American history ranging from race to gender and sexuality. Education: Ph.D. University of Mississippi, M.T.S. Harvard University and Research Interests. American pop and folk culture, Courses Taught. Monsters in America Horror:Narratives of Fear and Violence in American History Radical Pop: Dissent and Politics in 20th Century Popular Culture Survey courses (100-level) on the history of the Devil and Modernity.

  • Never Surrender

    Never Surrender: Confederate Memory and Conservatism in the South Carolina Upcountry by W. Scott Poole Near…

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