Colin Dickey (born September 3, 1977) is an American author, curator, and critic whose work deals with ghosts, death, and haunting, and explores how these symbols function as metaphors.[1] He was the Managing Director of the Morbid Anatomy Museum[2] and is a member of The Order of the Good Death. He currently teaches at National University[3]
Books
- The Unidentified: Mythical Monsters, Alien Encounters, and Our Obsession With the Unexplained[4]
- Ghostland (2016),[5] an exploration of America's haunted mansions.[6]
- Tiya Miles, writing in The New York Times, calls Ghostland "a capacious geographical synthesis that is both intellectually intriguing and politically instructive."[7]
- NPR named Ghostland one of the best books of 2016[8]
- Dickey appeared on All Things Considered, where he spoke about the Winchester Mystery House[9]
- The Morbid Anatomy Anthology (co-edited with Joanna Ebenstein), a collection of works by "scholars, artists and writers working along the intersections of the history of anatomy and medicine, death and the macabre, religion and spectacle."
- Afterlives of the Saints: Stories from the Ends of Faith
- Cranioklepty: Grave Robbing and the Search for Genius, stories of notable grave robberies, including Haydn and Beethoven[10]
- Failure! Experiments in Aesthetic and Social Practices (edited with Nicole Antebi and Robby Herbst)
References in popular culture
- A quote from Ghostland appears in Robert Greene's upcoming film Bisbee '17.[11]
- Musician Dave Heumann cites Dickey as one of his literary influences.[12]
Education
Dickey has an MFA in Critical Studies from California Institute of the Arts, and a PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of Southern California.[3]
External links
- "Interview with Colin Dickey - How the ghost stories we tell reveal a lot about society" (Audio with transcript). Science History Institute 'Distillations' Podcast Episode 278. 13 Jul 2021.
References
- ↑ "A Spellbinding Tour of America's Haunted Places". Bloomberg. 27 October 2016.
- ↑ Mansky, Jackie. "Morbid Anatomy Museum Closes Its Doors".
- 1 2 "Colin Dickey - National University". www.nu.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-08-11. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
- ↑ Blum, Deborah (2020-07-21). "Remembering the Time Meat Fell From the Sky". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ↑ "Ghostland by Colin Dickey - PenguinRandomHouse.com".
- ↑ Zoellner, Tom (14 October 2016). "Colin Dickey explores American's haunted mansions in 'Ghostland'". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ Miles, Tiya (27 October 2016). "Haunted Houses Are About More Than Just Ghosts". The New York Times.
- ↑ "NPR's Book Concierge".
- ↑ "Skeletons In The Closet: What Ghost Stories Reveal About America's Past". NPR.
- ↑ "Cranioklepty: Grave Robbing and the Search for Genius by Colin Dickey". 11 November 2009.
- ↑ "Real It So Fake: "Bisbee '17" and the Shape-Shifting Cinema of Robert Greene". 29 June 2018.
- ↑ "How Dave Heumann Made Existential Despair Sound Dreamy on His New Solo Album". 23 October 2015.
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