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Experts Advisory:
The University at Albany's Halloween experts
Contact: Office of Media Relations
(518) 437-4980
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The Salem
Witch Trials, Garlic and Vampires, Costumes
and Culture
Covered by UAlbany's Halloween Experts:
� NINETEEN
PEOPLE WERE HANGED for the crime of witchcraft
in a tiny Massachusetts village in 1692. An
infamous passage in American history. But the
trials must also be weighed against the 40,000
people put to death in the 200 years prior,
in the Great European Witch Hunt. Historian
Ron Berger can tell you how and why it happened.
More>>
� VAMPIRES
DREAD GARLIC, but it looks like birds don't
care for it much, either. Distinguished professor
of chemistry Eric Block offers insight into
the peculiar-smelling herb used to ward off
creatures of the night on All Hallows Eve. More>>
� FRANKENSTEIN
OR JOHN KERRY, Dracula or President Bush?
Kids (and adults) enjoy Halloween as a time
to dress up in their favorite costumes. Art
professor Phyllis Galembo has documented the
customs behind costumes all over the world.
More>>
� HALLOWEEN
BIGGER THAN CHRISTMAS? Not yet, but it is
No. 2, with some estimates show Americans spending
$7 billion annually on the night of ghosts and
goblins. Sociologist Richard Lachmann explains
what has become the culture of Halloween. More>>
These experts and others in UAlbany's extensive
roster of faculty experts are available at:
https://www.albany.edu/news/experts.htm.
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