Paper short abstract:

This paper shall explore the emotional responses to physical surroundings that help to construct claims about the presence of 'ghosts' or 'spirits'. The context of this research is a folk belief in supernatural world presenting itself in every-day situations in connection to mass-media.

Paper long abstract:

This paper marks the beginning of a new project. It shall explore the emotional responses to physical surroundings that help to construct claims about the presence of 'ghosts' or 'spirits'. The context of this research is a folk belief in supernatural world presenting itself in every-day situations (usually at home). Such instances gained popularity through numerous Swedish TV-series, for example "Det okända" (the unknown). Emotions and feelings presented in such pop-cultural productions tend to serve as a way to construct a valid claim for having a disturbing ghost and an acceptable explanations of negative feelings in a certain material structure (e.g. home).

In other words, emotions attached to materiality, communicated through bodily experiences, help to establish something immaterial. This paper's focus is on the preliminary probe into the field of construction and function of ghost narratives in modern Sweden with connection to the mass media.