Halloween 2020: Night of the living dead futures, a talk by Linus Owens, Associate Prof. of Sociology

Halloween canceled! Adulthood canceled! Democracy canceled! In the wake of the turmoil created by the ongoing pandemic and political unrest, at least young adults should be able to take solace in the holiday they’ve claimed for themselves: Halloween. Except this year, right when they need it most, even Halloween is closed off to them. Halloween has recently emerged as a the yearly ritual for performing and celebrating emerging adulthood, the night when emerging adults work out who they are and who they want to be (seen as). Halloween 2020 continues to loom large for emerging adults, both in its presence and absence, as they confront an unknown and unexpected future. This talk will explain how emerging adults claimed Halloween as their own, what Halloween can tell us about the changing nature of adulthood, and how this year’s Halloween can tell us everything you need to know (and more) and what the future holds.

Sponsored by: Department of Sociology, Program in Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies, and Program in American Studies

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