Dr. Jeb Card
Anthropologist discusses his paranormal-themed course
Dr. Jeb Card is an Associate Teaching Professor in Anthropology at Miami University. He earned a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Tulane University. Dr. Card's areas of research, scholarship, and professional activities include the role of antiquity in modern esoteric, paranormal, and conspiracy belief communities.
As covered at The Conversation, Dr. Card teaches a course titled “Investigating the Paranormal”. The curriculum reflects his interest in paranormal concepts and his study of the UFO community conducted for his doctoral research in cultural anthropology.
In addition to field and lab work, Dr. Card examines the nature and development of archaeology in regards to other popular and influential conceptions of antiquity. This includes archival research, media analysis, and the examination of how antiquity is the foundational factor of paranormal and belief systems. Previous work on this topic includes his book Spooky Archaeology: Myth and the Science of the Past, as well as the cultural and historical emergence of a “paranormal unified field theory” strongly tied to considerations of antiquity.