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An episode under the former podcast name of Sh** Gets Weird.
In this episode we explore how the history of settler-colonialism brought us the trope of the "Indian Ghost." We discuss spectral Indians in European American literature, how spiritualists confronted the genocidal western settlement, why Ghost Dances became popular, and why you might have anxiety about a house build on "Indian burial grounds." Content warning: contains discussions of racism and genocide
Bonus content: Failed Ramones covers, why Sitting Bull mocked Annie Oakley.
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An episode under the former podcast name of Sh** Gets Weird.
In this episode we explore how the history of settler-colonialism brought us the trope of the "Indian Ghost." We discuss spectral Indians in European American literature, how spiritualists confronted the genocidal western settlement, why Ghost Dances became popular, and why you might have anxiety about a house build on "Indian burial grounds." Content warning: contains discussions of racism and genocide
Bonus content: Failed Ramones covers, why Sitting Bull mocked Annie Oakley.
Support the show