Dr. Moore Quinn, Ph.D.
Field-site Selection
I chose to do my research on Deaf culture, more specifically, storytelling in Deaf
culture. At first, I wanted to do research on something involving medicine like EMT or
nursing. However, as I thought about it more, I realized that it would be very difficult to
actually carry out any of the research. I would not have [...]
My semester-long research project will be an ethnography of ghost-storytelling culture in Charleston, South Carolina, and the surrounding areas (namely, Georgetown and Pawleys Island). The fieldsite will include the major cultural vehicles through which ghost stories are conveyed. The popular tourist-targeting ghost walks or tours will be one significant site, where I will get a [...]
–Caitlin –
For my project, I am going to research the expression of ghost stories in the lowcountry. Through published literature, public events (tours, haunted houses, etc.), and whatever other material, I want to explore how ghost storytelling has become such a prominent feature of Charleston/lowcountry culture. I don’t know much about the subject, but right [...]
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