Capstones
Graduation Date
Fall 12-13-2021
Grading Professor
Frederick Kaufman
Subject Concentration
Arts & Culture
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Abstract
In less than two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has unceremoniously taken the lives of millions worldwide as the disease continues to evolve and wreak havoc. Mental health concerns have reached a state of emergency as reported diagnoses of anxiety and depression swell. The resultant mélange of death and distress have created a simultaneous outbreak of supernatural encounters. But the increase of paranormal activity during the COVID-19 years isn’t unprecedented. Throughout humanity’s death-plagued history, tales of spooks and specters have followed events of mass death from ghostly legends of the Bubonic Plague to reality TV after 9/11. https://www.parkerherren.com/capstone
Recommended Citation
Herren, Parker, "Paranormal Pandemic: My COVID Exorcism" (2021). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gj_etds/528
Illustration for capstone heading (created by Parker Herren)
AUDIO_Herren_Parker_Sequence1.mp3 (1909 kB)
Audio of John Zaffis describing his first paranormal encounter
AUDIO_Herren_Parker_Sequence2.mp3 (2716 kB)
Audio of Jane Phillips performing my Zoom exorcism