Shirley Jackson

Wonder Cabinet

Wonder Cabinet Productions

Society & Culture, Wonder, Philosophy, Ttbook, Knowledge, Interview

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2016

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

On the centennial of Shirley Jackson's birth, we explore her life and her stories and novels, which continue to resonate in our culture. A Rather Haunted Life; The Daemon Lover; My Mother, Shirley Jackson; Making My Grandmother's Story Graphic; Under the Influence of Jackson.

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0:00.0	Support for WPR comes from North Wind Renewable Energy in Stevens Point,
0:04.8	dedicated to providing distributed energy solutions to communities
0:08.1	through the design and installation of solar electric systems in Wisconsin.
0:13.0	Northwind.re.com.
0:15.5	Hi, I'm Doug Gordon, sitting in for Anne Strangeamps.
0:18.7	Today, on to the best of our knowledge,
0:20.4	we explore the life and work of Shirley Jackson
0:23.3	on the 100th anniversary of her birth.
0:27.0	Tessie Hutchinson was in the center of a cleared space by now,
0:30.8	and she held her hands out desperately
0:32.9	as the villagers moved in on her.
0:36.3	It isn't fair, she said.
0:39.9	A stone hit her on the side of the head.
0:43.7	Old man mourner was saying,
0:45.2	Come on, come on, everyone.
0:48.3	Steve Adams was in the front of the crowd of villagers
0:50.8	with Mrs. Graves beside him.
0:53.8	It isn't fair, it isn't right.
0:56.0	Mrs. Hutchinson screamed, and then there were upon her.
1:05.0	The initial readers of this story were simply horrified by it.
1:12.6	Where can I see this lottery? Is this still taking place in New England?
1:17.6	You know Shirley Jackson is part of popular culture when they talk about around the Simpsons.
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