See here folks, "The Committee for Skeptical Inquiry", is getting their hands dirty in an attempt to debunk or demyth or de-however you want to say it, the most famous incidence of suspected vampire burials in the USA. While there is no vamp in these vampire case studies (four in total) the author was able to dig not through the dirt but through medical documents that explained the state of affairs of the decomposing bodies, decreasing the likelihood that some sort of supernatural realm was occurring. The medical documents highlighted that the medical examiners found no evidence that would detect the belief that what was occurring to these bodies, post mardom, was none other than a natural progression of decomposition.
Below is the link to the website;
http://www.csicop.org/si/show/searching_for_vampire_graves/
Stacking this particular story against by teams rubric is as follows;
Analysis- 10/10 The author not only evaluated the suspected vampire graves via a paper trail but also made a physical attempt to locate the graves of the deceased in order to verify their dates of death and their placement in succession of one another (ie The Killing Vine story)
Content and Background Information-8/10 While the author used numerous resources as evidenced through the authors reference section, a limited dialogue of peer reviewed material is discussed in the case studies. The material presented is more factual and little detail is attributed to wider trends in folklore of the USA.
Resources-3/5 A significant number of resources are not peer reviewed.
Layout, Navigation, and Presentation- 4/5 There is use of only one image that is of the author using chalk to outline a grave. More photos would have aided the overall presentation.
Contribution, Teamwork, and Cooperation- 2.5/2.5 While the author had his wife join him on one case study, the author worked mostly alone. However, the author gives credit to the individuals and institutions that assisted him in gathering his data.
Total 27.5/32.5
No comments:
Post a Comment