Donation / en łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ receives $4-million donation to create Chinese-Canadian archive /news/u-t-receives-4-million-donation-create-chinese-canadian-archives <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ receives $4-million donation to create Chinese-Canadian archive</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/library-main-1140-x-760.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=jMHvBuO9 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/library-main-1140-x-760.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=P57dDsiQ 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/library-main-1140-x-760.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=2DtCgG_K 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/library-main-1140-x-760.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=jMHvBuO9" alt="Photo in East Asian Library"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>noreen.rasbach</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2019-01-31T16:55:44-05:00" title="Thursday, January 31, 2019 - 16:55" class="datetime">Thu, 01/31/2019 - 16:55</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">A new donation to łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ will create a Chinese-Canadian archive, building on existing collections including that of the Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library (photo by Romi Levine)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/romi-levine" hreflang="en">Romi Levine</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/city-culture" hreflang="en">City &amp; Culture</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/archives" hreflang="en">Archives</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/donation" hreflang="en">Donation</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/history" hreflang="en">History</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/humanities" hreflang="en">Humanities</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-libraries" hreflang="en">łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ Libraries</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/university-college" hreflang="en">University College</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The University of Toronto will establish a Chinese-Canadian archive to collect, preserve and digitize cultural and personal records and stories from the Chinese diaspora in Canada, including oral histories, video and photographs.</p> <p>The Richard Charles Lee Chinese Canadian Archive is made possible with a $4-million gift from an anonymous donor.</p> <p>“The plan of building this archive to document Chinese and Chinese-Canadian lives over the last century provides this historical backdrop to the evolution of Toronto and Canada, and the fact that it's here in the University of Toronto is important,” says <strong>Joseph Wong</strong>, vice-provost and associate vice-president, international student experience.</p> <p>“Toronto, having a long history of a Chinese diaspora, allows us to really take advantage of, and fully preserve, the rich cultural history and people-based history here in our backyard.”</p> <p>The new archive seeks to safeguard that history for generations to come, says <strong>Larry Alford</strong>, łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ’s chief librarian.</p> <p>“One of the things that happens is people build businesses, families come and they thrive and they contribute enormously, but when you get to the third and fourth generation, the documentation of that history, those contributions, begins to be lost,” he says.</p> <p>The lives and stories of Chinese Canadians will also be captured in their own words through oral histories – a project that will expand on the work that’s already being done by <strong>Lisa Mar</strong>, associate professor of history and Richard Charles Lee Chair in Chinese Canadian Studies at University College, and her classes.</p> <p>“Oral histories are amazingly important in preserving history and culture, as a way to understand what happened, how it happened, how people contributed and their own personal recollections,” says Alford.</p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__10086 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" height="500" src="/sites/default/files/old-photo-750-x-500.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" width="750" loading="lazy"><br> <em>One of the earliest&nbsp;photographs of Chinese Canadians from the&nbsp;Chinese Presbyterian Church (Toronto) Photo Collection</em></p> <p>The archive will also build upon existing Chinese-Canadian collections at łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ, he says.</p> <p>“We have extraordinary collections already, documenting Chinese history and culture,” he says. “We have the largest Chinese-language collection in Canada, one of the largest in North America, at the Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library, and what we believe is the largest collection documenting Hong Kong outside of Hong Kong itself in the Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library.”</p> <p>The creation of the archive will foster a sense of belonging for Chinese Canadians, tracing Chinese-Canadian history back to the earliest immigrants, including those who helped to build the national railroad in the late 1800s, says <strong>Jack Leong</strong>, director of the&nbsp;Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library. They were followed by the next generations who sacrificed their lives serving in the First and Second World Wars.</p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__10087 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" height="500" src="/sites/default/files/Heritage-month-750-x-500.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" width="750" loading="lazy"><br> <em>“My favourite item in the (Canada-Hong Kong) library is the original copy of the declaration of May as the Asian Heritage Month in Canada,” says Leong. "It provided the much-needed recognition of Chinese and other Asian Canadians to the building of Canada"</em></p> <p>“Most of the early Chinese immigrants are actually from Hong Kong or the nearby Canton province area in China, moving to Hong Kong and staying there for a while before making their journey to Canada,” he says.</p> <p>Central to cultural life for Cantonese immigrants in Canada was the Cantonese Opera, says Leong. The opera, which originates from Cantonese-speaking provinces in China, has been recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity.</p> <p>“Cantonese Opera is the most important form of entertainment and cultural activity for Chinese immigrants up until the 1960s,” he says. &nbsp;</p> <p>łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ holds a collection of photos, manuscripts, musical scores, performance programs and other materials from the Cantonese Opera in Toronto, which were donated by the Jai family. Leong says he would like to work with community members to continue to gather documentation of the opera in order to follow its history in Canada until present day – an initiative that will become an important part of the Chinese-Canadian archive.</p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__10088 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" height="500" src="/sites/default/files/opera-photo.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" width="750" loading="lazy"><br> <em>Performers&nbsp;from the Cantonese Opera, which appears in łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ's collection, housed in the Canada-Hong Kong library&nbsp;</em></p> <p>The donation will also assist łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ Libraries with the important task of digitizing existing and new collections of material related to the Chinese-Canadian community.</p> <p>“We believe it will attract scholars from all over the world as we build the collection – scholars personally coming here to use materials but also scholars using the digital component from around the world,” says Alford.</p> <p>“This isn't just intended to be an archive documenting the Canadian-Chinese experience in the GTA – but across Canada.”</p> <p>There will also be community programming related to the Chinese-Canadian archives, including exhibits and talks about topical research and collections, he says.</p> <p>The University of Toronto Libraries will be launching a search for a dedicated librarian to grow the archive and lead these initiatives.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 31 Jan 2019 21:55:44 +0000 noreen.rasbach 152347 at Scarborough business owner donates $2 million to łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ for Tamil studies /news/scarborough-business-owner-donates-2-million-u-t-tamil-studies <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Scarborough business owner donates $2 million to łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ for Tamil studies</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/tamil1.jpg?h=8c4bd285&amp;itok=FKH2Qrqj 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/tamil1.jpg?h=8c4bd285&amp;itok=K0jty3M0 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/tamil1.jpg?h=8c4bd285&amp;itok=BM-AYlhe 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/tamil1.jpg?h=8c4bd285&amp;itok=FKH2Qrqj" alt> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>ullahnor</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2017-01-13T17:47:00-05:00" title="Friday, January 13, 2017 - 17:47" class="datetime">Fri, 01/13/2017 - 17:47</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">Sinhala and Tamil New Year in Sri Lanka (photo by Amila Tennakoon via Flickr)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/berton-woodward" hreflang="en">Berton Woodward</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-legacy field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Author legacy</div> <div class="field__item">Berton Woodward</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/city-culture" hreflang="en">City &amp; Culture</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/tamil" hreflang="en">Tamil</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ Scarborough</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/donation" hreflang="en">Donation</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/alumni" hreflang="en">Alumni</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/philanthropy" hreflang="en">Philanthropy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/sri-lanka" hreflang="en">Sri Lanka</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>One of łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ’s earliest Tamil alumni has given a historic donation of $2 million to support Tamil studies program.</p> <p>The gift from <strong>Ravi Gukathasan</strong>, who is CEO of Digital Specialty Chemicals Ltd. in Scarborough, is the largest single cash gift from an alumnus in łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ Scarborough's history. It will fund an annual post-doctoral fellowship in Tamil studies as well as scholarships, event programming and digital archiving.&nbsp;</p> <p>“I want UTSC to be a star when it comes to the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora, its culture, its language, its perspective in the world,” says Gukathasan. “We have the biggest Tamil diaspora in the world in Scarborough. They need to be proud.”</p> <h3><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/it-s-the-least-that-i-could-do-says-tamil-businessowner-after-2m-donation-to-uoft-scarborough-1.3947384">Read CBC story on donation</a></h3> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__3138 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" height="541" src="/sites/default/files/Ravi_Gukathasan-37.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" width="750" loading="lazy"><br> <em>UTSC alumnus Ravi Gukathasan's gift to the university will fund an annual post-doctoral fellowship in Tamil studies as well as scholarships, event programming and digital archiving&nbsp;(photo by Ken Jones</em>)</p> <p>He also sees his gift as a leadership example for other members of the Tamil community to follow.&nbsp;</p> <p>“I applaud Dr. Gukathasan’s initiative and passionate support of UTSC and am confident that his generous example will stimulate other alumni, not just alumni from the Tamil community, to step forward with game-changing donations,” says łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ Scarborough Principal<strong> Bruce Kidd</strong>.</p> <p>The 10-year commitment will fund the $1.25 million Ethan and Leah Schweitzer Gukathasan Fellowship, named for Gukathasan’s two teenage children&nbsp;as well as provide $500,000 for a programming fund, $150,000 for a digital fund&nbsp;and $100,000 for scholarships.&nbsp;</p> <p>“The gift will add hugely to our ability to expose our campus to what’s going on in Tamil worlds,” says <strong>Bhavani Raman</strong>, associate professor in the department of historical and cultural studies and chair of the tri-campus Tamil Worlds Initiative programming committee. “We will be able to support young and upcoming scholars from all over the world with the postdoctoral fellowship&nbsp;as well as other visitors.”&nbsp;</p> <p>She notes that a previous substantial gift from Gukathasan has already allowed łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ Scarborough&nbsp;to sponsor a Tamil studies conference, hold regular public programming on Tamil subjects and work with the łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ Scarborough&nbsp;Library to enhance its Tamil-language collection. She expects to be able to greatly expand such initiatives&nbsp;including the digitization of Sri Lankan Tamil works for global access.&nbsp;</p> <p>“Beyond łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ, the gift will be a big resource for Tamil studies&nbsp;because there are very few post-doctoral fellowships dedicated to this field,” she says. “My guess is we’ll get many applicants from outside Canada.”</p> <p>Gukathasan grew up outside Jaffna in Sri Lanka’s Tamil north, then left with the family for the U.K. in 1974. They later re-emigrated to Canada, settling in northern Scarborough, and in 1978,&nbsp;Gukathasan entered what was then Scarborough College, founded just 13 years earlier.</p> <p>“I was one of only two Tamils in the whole school,” he says.&nbsp;</p> <p>After gaining his PhD in chemistry at łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ, Gukathasan founded Digital Specialty Chemicals, a highly successful enterprise located on Coronation Drive in southeastern Scarborough,&nbsp;where he has also created a small park and decorated the lobby with Indigenous art.&nbsp;</p> <p>He’s very proud of his two children with fellow chemist and alumna <strong>Caroline Schweitzer</strong>&nbsp;whose names are on the gift. <strong>Ethan</strong>, 18, recently entered chemical engineering at łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ, while Leah, 17 and in Grade 12, wants to study at łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ in evolutionary anthropology.</p> <p>Gukathasan sees his gift as just the start. “I’m hoping others will follow suit with more money,” he says. “I hope we can keep building this program and make it very, very well-funded and well-rounded.”</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 13 Jan 2017 22:47:00 +0000 ullahnor 103271 at Undead or unexplained? Photos, books on the paranormal at łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ's Fisher Library /news/undead-or-unexplained-photos-books-paranormal-u-t-s-fisher-library <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Undead or unexplained? Photos, books on the paranormal at łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ's Fisher Library</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2017-01-13-Paranormal%20main.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=wLvVjjYR 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2017-01-13-Paranormal%20main.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=aNfM3JMi 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2017-01-13-Paranormal%20main.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=AQhVZwzT 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2017-01-13-Paranormal%20main.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=wLvVjjYR" alt="Photo from book showing seance"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>ullahnor</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2017-01-12T18:01:35-05:00" title="Thursday, January 12, 2017 - 18:01" class="datetime">Thu, 01/12/2017 - 18:01</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">Fisher Library’s collection of paranormal literature explores everything from spirit photography to seances (photo by Romi Levine) </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/romi-levine" hreflang="en">Romi Levine</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-legacy field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Author legacy</div> <div class="field__item">Romi Levine </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/city-culture" hreflang="en">City &amp; Culture</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/ghosts" hreflang="en">Ghosts</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/fisher-library" hreflang="en">Fisher Library</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t" hreflang="en">łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/literature" hreflang="en">Literature</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/donation" hreflang="en">Donation</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>While modern science helps us understand the world around us, it’s the unexplained that really captures our imagination.</p> <p>University of Toronto’s Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library is celebrating our fascination with otherworldly beings in an exhibit called “Investigating the Paranormal,” on display until the end of January.&nbsp;</p> <p>Curated by Fisher librarian <strong>Chris Young</strong> and archivist <strong>Natalya Rattan</strong>, the display draws from a collection of more than&nbsp;1,500 items from the 18th century until today. The collection was donated by łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ alumnus <strong>Adam Crabtree</strong>,&nbsp;a former Catholic priest&nbsp;who has been interested for awhile in paranormal experiences.</p> <p>The collection, which also available online, includes illustrated&nbsp;books,&nbsp;fictional pieces, journals and important literature pertaining to psychical research, which is the study of the paranormal.&nbsp;</p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__3123 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" height="500" src="/sites/default/files/Puysegur.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" width="750" loading="lazy"><br> <em>This first edition of Puysegur’s work, is signed by the author. It’s of the most valuable books in the collection (photo by Romi Levine)</em></p> <p>Crabtree was a Benedictine monk but decided to leave the monastery while studying philosophy at łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ.&nbsp;</p> <p>After finishing his studies, he became a psychotherapist and began to explore paranormal phenomenon.</p> <p>“I used hypnosis or trance states to make the work more effective in exploring the inner life of my clients, and in the process, I became very interested in understanding how hypnosis came to be and how the unusual things that were being revealed about the unconscious life of human beings came to light,” he says.&nbsp;</p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__3117 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" height="500" src="/sites/default/files/the%20supernatural.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" width="750" loading="lazy"><br> <em>Crabtree’s collection includes books about the paranormal with interesting illustrated bindings (photo by Romi Levine)&nbsp;</em></p> <p>Crabtree was attracted to the works of psychical research’s forefathers – Franz Anton Mesmer and his pupil Marquis de Puysegur.&nbsp;</p> <p>“Puyesgur explored how people talked and what view of the world they had when they were in a mesmerized state,” says Crabtree.&nbsp;</p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__3120 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" height="500" src="/sites/default/files/Magnetisme_0.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" width="750" loading="lazy"><br> <em>This is the first illustration of a sĂ©ance from the 18th century. It may even depict Mesmer himself (third from left). Patients are grasping iron rods protruding from the water. They applied them to ailing body parts, to&nbsp;transfer&nbsp;therapeutic magnetism to their bodies (photo by Romi Levine)</em></p> <p>Though psychical research is considered a fringe science today, that wasn’t always the case, says Young.</p> <p>“When it was starting off in the 19th century, people used contemporary scientific methods for it,” he says. “The problem at the time was there wasn’t enough evidential proof that these paranormal activities were actually happening. That’s why it never took hold as a scientific discipline along the lines of chemistry, biology.”</p> <p>Mainstream fascination in the paranormal also began in the 1800s with social events meant to conjure spirits such as&nbsp;seances and table turning.&nbsp;</p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__3121 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" height="500" src="/sites/default/files/Table%20turning%20table%20talking_0.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" width="750" loading="lazy"><br> <em>Spiritualist events like table turning were popular in the 19th century (photo by Romi Levine)</em></p> <p>“Table turning is a type of a seance. Allegedly spirits are communicating with you, but somebody was probably turning it with their foot –&nbsp;who knows? It’s kind of like a ouija board,” says Rattan.&nbsp;</p> <p>Early photographers also claimed to have captured paranormal phenomenon –&nbsp;a trend explored in the Fisher exhibit.&nbsp;</p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__3122 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" height="500" src="/sites/default/files/Ectoplasm.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" width="750" loading="lazy"><br> <em>Ectoplasm is a substance that is said to be visible on mediums when photographed (photo by Romi Levine)</em></p> <p>“Photography was fairly new and involved a lot of chemicals to be able to reproduce the photographs,” says Young. “So people would take photographs, and there would be this mirror image of a face or other types of lighting that had been captured and people couldn’t explain it.”</p> <p>Rattan adds that people at the time thought the likenesses that appeared were people that had died who were important to them.</p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__3125 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" height="500" src="/sites/default/files/Arthur%20conan%20doyle.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" width="750" loading="lazy"><br> <em>Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a member of the Society for Psychical Research (photo by Romi Levine)</em></p> <p>Psychical research was so popular in the 19th century that well-known figures like Sherlock Holmes author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle embraced it.&nbsp;</p> <p>The topic may not be as readily embraced today, but Crabtree’s collection is beginning to spark interest: łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ scholars and even an American PhD student have looked into it.&nbsp;</p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__3124 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" height="500" src="/sites/default/files/ghost%20in%20photo.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" width="750" loading="lazy"><br> <em>Can you see the ghostly faces in this photo? Spirits are alleged to have been captured on camera (photo by Romi Levine)</em></p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 12 Jan 2017 23:01:35 +0000 ullahnor 103265 at