web02.fireside.fm Sun, 14 Jun 2026 11:16:54 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Weird Studies - Episodes Tagged with “Photography” https://www.weirdstudies.com/tags/photography Wed, 22 Dec 2021 11:00:00 -0500 Professor Phil Ford and writer J. F. Martel host a series of conversations on art and philosophy, dwelling on ideas that are hard to think and art that opens up rifts in what we are pleased to call "reality." en-us episodic Art and philosophy at the limits of the thinkable Phil Ford and J. F. Martel Professor Phil Ford and writer J. F. Martel host a series of conversations on art and philosophy, dwelling on ideas that are hard to think and art that opens up rifts in what we are pleased to call "reality." yes weird, art, philosophy Phil Ford and J. F. Martel admin@weirdstudies.com Episode 113: Framing the Invisible, with Shannon Taggart https://www.weirdstudies.com/113 ff3be505-dfa2-4cb2-9884-5b8359ac63e6 Wed, 22 Dec 2021 11:00:00 -0500 Phil Ford and J. F. Martel 113 Framing the Invisible, with Shannon Taggart full Phil Ford and J. F. Martel Phil and JF talk spiritualism and photography to American artist and paranormal researcher Shannon Taggart. 1:21:08 yes <p>Shannon Taggart's book <em>Seance</em> is a landmark in art photography and the history of psychical research. Taggart spent years photographing practitioners of spiritualism in the U.S. and Europe in an effort to capture the mysteries of mediumship, ectoplasm, and spirit photography. In this episode, she joins JF and Phil for a conversation on the often-misunderstood tradition of spiritualism, the investigation of the paranormal, and the real magic of photography. If the technological medium is the message, then perhaps the spiritual medium is the messenger.</p> <p>Support us on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/weirdstudies" rel="nofollow noopener">Patreon</a>: <br> Find us on <a href="https://discord.com/invite/Jw22CHfGwp" rel="nofollow noopener">Discord</a><br> Get your Weird Studies <a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/Weird-Studies/shop?asc=u" rel="nofollow noopener">merchandise</a> (t-shirts, coffee mugs, etc.) <br> Visit the Weird Studies <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/weirdstudies" rel="nofollow noopener">Bookshop</a><br> Buy the Weird Studies <a href="https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/weird-studies-music-from-the-podcast-vol-1" rel="nofollow noopener">soundtrack</a></p> <p>**REFERENCES</p> <p>*<em>Shannon Taggart, <em>Séance</em> *</em><br> <a href="https://www.academia.edu/45352485/Introduction_to_S%C3%89ANCE" rel="nofollow noopener">Read the introduction to the book here</a> <br> <a href="https://www.shannontaggart.com/weird-studies" rel="nofollow noopener">Visual companion page for this episode</a> </p> <p>Shannon and her work are featured in Peter Bebergal's excellent book, <em><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Strange-Frequencies-Extraordinary-Technological-Supernatural/dp/0143111825" rel="nofollow noopener">Strange Frequencies: The Extraordinary Story of the Technological Quest for the Supernatural</a></em></p> <p>Weird Studies, <a href="https://www.weirdstudies.com/24" rel="nofollow noopener">Episode 24 with Lionel Snell</a> <br> Lionel Snell, <a href="http://the-philosophers-stone.com/articles/charlatn/magus.htm" rel="nofollow noopener">“The Charlatan and the Magus”</a> <br> George P. Hansen, <em><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781401000820" rel="nofollow noopener">The Trickster and the Paranormal</a></em> <br> <a href="http://www.artnet.com/artists/diane-arbus/" rel="nofollow noopener">Diane Arbus</a>, American photographer <br> Warner Herzog (dir.), <em><a href="https://imdb.com/title/tt1664894/" rel="nofollow noopener">Cave of Forgotten Dreams</a></em> <br> Jeffrey Mishlove, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ2tlUmbT9I" rel="nofollow noopener">Interview with James Tunney on Francis Bacon</a> <br> <a href="https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/marthe-b%C3%A9raud-eva-c#Experiments_by_Albert_von_Schrenck-Notzing" rel="nofollow noopener">Eva C,</a> French medium <br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson_Davis" rel="nofollow noopener">Andrew Jackson Davis</a>, American spiritualist <br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Steel_Olcott" rel="nofollow noopener">Henry Alcott</a>, American Theosophist </p> <p>For further reading on women, spiritualism, and the art of the invisible: <br> Ann Braude, <em><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780253215024" rel="nofollow noopener">Radical Spirits</a></em> <br> Guggenheim, <em><a href="https://www.guggenheim.org/publication/hilma-af-klint-paintings-for-the-future" rel="nofollow noopener">Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future</a></em> Special Guest: Shannon Taggart.</p> Shannon Taggart, seance, interview, weird studies, spiritualism, medium, paranormal, photography Shannon Taggart's book Seance is a landmark in art photography and the history of psychical research. Taggart spent years photographing practitioners of spiritualism in the U.S. and Europe in an effort to capture the mysteries of mediumship, ectoplasm, and spirit photography. In this episode, she joins JF and Phil for a conversation on the often-misunderstood tradition of spiritualism, the investigation of the paranormal, and the real magic of photography. If the technological medium is the message, then perhaps the spiritual medium is the messenger.

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**REFERENCES

*Shannon Taggart, Séance *
Read the introduction to the book here
Visual companion page for this episode

Shannon and her work are featured in Peter Bebergal's excellent book, Strange Frequencies: The Extraordinary Story of the Technological Quest for the Supernatural

Weird Studies, Episode 24 with Lionel Snell
Lionel Snell, “The Charlatan and the Magus”
George P. Hansen, The Trickster and the Paranormal
Diane Arbus, American photographer
Warner Herzog (dir.), Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Jeffrey Mishlove, Interview with James Tunney on Francis Bacon
Eva C, French medium
Andrew Jackson Davis, American spiritualist
Henry Alcott, American Theosophist

For further reading on women, spiritualism, and the art of the invisible:
Ann Braude, Radical Spirits
Guggenheim, Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future

Special Guest: Shannon Taggart.

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Support us on Patreon:
Find us on Discord
Get your Weird Studies merchandise (t-shirts, coffee mugs, etc.)
Visit the Weird Studies Bookshop
Buy the Weird Studies soundtrack

**REFERENCES

*Shannon Taggart, Séance *
Read the introduction to the book here
Visual companion page for this episode

Shannon and her work are featured in Peter Bebergal's excellent book, Strange Frequencies: The Extraordinary Story of the Technological Quest for the Supernatural

Weird Studies, Episode 24 with Lionel Snell
Lionel Snell, “The Charlatan and the Magus”
George P. Hansen, The Trickster and the Paranormal
Diane Arbus, American photographer
Warner Herzog (dir.), Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Jeffrey Mishlove, Interview with James Tunney on Francis Bacon
Eva C, French medium
Andrew Jackson Davis, American spiritualist
Henry Alcott, American Theosophist

For further reading on women, spiritualism, and the art of the invisible:
Ann Braude, Radical Spirits
Guggenheim, Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future

Special Guest: Shannon Taggart.

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