Bøger af Matthew Wilkinson

Borderland Anxieties explores the complex relationships between liberalization, gender and migration in Nagaland, a state in Northeast India that is emerging from decades of armed conflict. In the wake of Nagaland's conflict, liberalization and an 'opening up' of the state to new connections and flows take place alongside ongoing militarization, nationalist insurgency, and political unrest. Nagaland's complex peace-conflict continuum has encouraged a reordering of possibilities for men and for women in the state, but also, attempts to maintain fundamental social roles that are seen as defining an ethnic group, as foundations of identity, and for many as uncompromisable. In exploring the complex dynamics of peace, conflict, and tension in Nagaland, Borderland Anxieties offers a window to understanding how gender, politics and anxiety intersect in a borderland state experiencing rapid social, political, and economic changes.

Take one-part reality TV cooking show, three-parts celebrity chef judges, one-part psychopathic obsessive infatuated stalker, and mix to combine in a hot, stressful studio. Leave to simmer for several weeks and then serve in the dead of night to an unsuspecting victim.What could possibly go wrong?

It is generally uncommon to die twice in the space of twenty-four hours, but Todd Sykes manages to do just that. Starring as the third member of a ghost-hunting reality TV show, Todd and his intrepid team spend many nights locked in historic and allegedly haunted locations, seeking out signs of the paranormal. Their show is hugely popular, mainly due to the remarkable number of ghostly sightings and sounds they get during each 'investigation', which their many millions of fanatical fans enthusiastically lap up each week. Something that Todd never mentions to anyone, of course, is that he emphatically does not believe in ghosts or the paranormal, and he has more influence over what happens during those dark hours than anybody realizes. One evening, Todd returns home after filming and, completely without warning, his world is suddenly and shockingly turned upside down in a way that he could never have imagined. His core beliefs seem to have been shattered, and his life begins to fall apart at an alarming pace as he desperately tries to cope with each new sudden and unexpected surprise that is relentlessly thrown at him. Not only does this lead to his death - twice - but Todd then sinks deeper and deeper into a terrifying mental quagmire, changing his life, and the lives of those around him, forever.