Alison Butler is a social and cultural historian examining how contemporary scientific developments influenced the evolution of Victorian occultism. Her research explores how occultists sought to make their field more "scientific" in response to the rise of scientific naturalism. She investigates how this refashioned form of occultism proved more conducive to association with the emerging science of the mind, psychology. Butler's work delves into the intellectual and social contexts shaping modern scientific thought.
Inspired by true stories, the films of Eija-Liisa Ahtila depict people whose worlds appear to fall apart completely. Where is Where? tells the story of a Finnish author researching a terrible crime from the Algerian War, who is paid a visit by Death, incarnated in the tradition familiar from The Seventh Seal . This volume records the film in beautiful stills with captioned dialogue.