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Jeremy Stolow @jeremystolow.bsky.social · 3d

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Jeremy Stolow @jeremystolow.bsky.social · 3d

Join me and me and an amazing panel to discuss "Picturing Aura" at the Warburg Institute on 16/10, in person or streamed online. Register here: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Picturing Aura: A Visual Biography

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Jeremy Stolow @jeremystolow.bsky.social · 25d

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Jeremy Stolow @jeremystolow.bsky.social · 25d

If you are in Amsterdam on 4 November, come to an author-meets-critics event at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study, featuring Birgit Meyer, Mattijs van de Port, and Justine Bakker. Register via the link below:

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Book presentation 'Picturing Aura' | NIAS

Join us for the book presentation of Picturing Aura. A study of modern efforts to visualise the hidden radiant force encompassing the living body known as the aura.

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Jeremy Stolow @jeremystolow.bsky.social · Sep 8

Join us (in person or online) for an 'author-meets-critics' event at the Warburg Institute in London on 16 October from 17:30 - 19:00, UK time. With responses from Christopher Pinney, Alison Wright, and Richard Noakes, moderated by John Tresch.

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Picturing Aura: A Visual Biography

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Jeremy Stolow @jeremystolow.bsky.social · Jul 21

#mitpress #historyofphotography #kirlianphotography #auras #historyofscience #occultism

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Jeremy Stolow @jeremystolow.bsky.social · Jul 21

I am delighted to announce that 'Picturing Aura' was awarded a 2025 book prize from the Parapsychological Association. Especially gratifying since my book was never intended as a contribution to parapsychology research or to act as an apology for their work.
www.parapsych.org/articles/51/...

2025 PA Book Award: Picturing Aura - The Parapsychological Association

The website of the Parapsychological Association, a professional organization of scientists and scholars engaged in the study of psi (or 'psychic') experiences, and a resource for those interested in ...

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Jeremy Stolow @jeremystolow.bsky.social · Jun 20

Check out my interview with Miranda Melcher about Picturing Aura (the book, the research that led to the book, and some of the issues it raises) on the @NewBooksNetwork.bsky.social platform. Thanks, Miranda, for this stimulating conversation!

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Jeremy Stolow, "Picturing Aura: A Visual Biography" (MIT Press, 2025) - New Books Network

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MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · Jun 14

Featuring vivid illustrations, "Picturing Aura" documents the surprising history of aura photography from the 19th century to today, illuminating a remarkable, entangled history of picture-making that challenges settled assumptions about religion, art, and science: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255174...

Hands holding a copy of "Picturing Aura: A Visual Biography" on a plain background. the cover is black with a red imprint of a hand.

Open page from "Picturing Aura." Text is visible on the left, the right page is a sepia-toned photograph of a seated man. The outline of another figure overlaps his portrait.

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Le Monde @lemonde.fr · Jun 2

L’historien Pierre Nora est mort

Historien, maître d’œuvre des « Lieux de mémoire », publiés en sept volumes à partir de 1984, le créateur de la revue « Le Débat » est mort le 2 juin, à l’âge de 93 ans.

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Lida Zeitlin-Wu @lidazeitlinwu.bsky.social · May 11

To be able to respond to
@johnleeclark.bsky.social's Touch the Future and experience Protactile was truly a gift. Thanks so much to David Howes for inviting me participate and to John,
@jeremystolow.bsky.social, and Polina Dimova for their amazing scholarship.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqzU...

Crosstalk of the SensesMeet the Author | Uncommon Senses V

YouTube video by 4TH SPACE Concordia University

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Forbidden Histories @forbiddenhistories.bsky.social · May 10

What FH is all about: Not to validate nor to debunk, but to understand why scientists have believed & disbelieved in “occult” phenomena. This requires a willingness to put ourselves in the shoes of those whose positions we might not immediately “get”:

Welcome - Forbidden Histories

If you wish to be considered a scientific-minded person, you probably know that you really shouldn’t believe in the occurrence of events commonly referred to as ‘supernatural’. If there was something…

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Jeremy Stolow @jeremystolow.bsky.social · May 10

So glad to see this site in action again, Andreas!

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Jeremy Stolow @jeremystolow.bsky.social · May 9

Montreal people: Picturing Aura will be part of this exchange of authors, as part of the Uncommon Senses conference at Concordia University’s 4th Space. Come join the conversation!

www.concordia.ca/cuevents/off...

Crosstalk of the Senses - Concordia University

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Jeremy Stolow @jeremystolow.bsky.social · Apr 25

I have never before heard of aura-farming. How weird and wonderful! Thanks for this tip!

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Jack El-Hai @jackelhai.bsky.social · Apr 18

"History of this boundary-crossing enterprise."

Today's book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author @jeremystolow.bsky.social & @mitpress.bsky.social!

Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe

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Jeremy Stolow @jeremystolow.bsky.social · Apr 14

Picturing Aura has been featured on the web platform Big Think:

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The long history of the human aura

From religious iconography to modern mysticism, the human aura has been a subject of fascination across centuries and cultures.

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Jeremy Stolow @jeremystolow.bsky.social · Apr 7

“Picturing Aura” has been featured on the MIT Press Reader. You can read an excerpt from the book’s Introduction on their website here:
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-long-his...

The Long History of the Human Aura

From religious iconography to modern mysticism, the human aura has been a subject of fascination across centuries and cultures.

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Jeremy Stolow @jeremystolow.bsky.social · Apr 4

Montreal people: Only one week until the Picturing Aura book launch!
Please note that there has been a room change. The poster, below, contains the corrected information about the time & place. Hope to see you there!

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MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · Apr 1

With more than 60 full-color illustrations, "Picturing Aura" is a rich, interdisciplinary study by @jeremystolow.bsky.social that chronicles the rise and global spread of modern instruments and techniques of picturing aura: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255174...

"Picturing Aura: A Visual Biography" on a white background. The cover is black with an image of red handprint.

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Jeremy Stolow @jeremystolow.bsky.social · Mar 26

Picturing Aura continues its launch tour! After Montreal (on 10 April) and NYC (on 14 April), next comes San Francisco. Come join us at UC Berkeley on 16 April🙂. Details in this link:

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Jeremy Stolow: “Picturing Aura”

Join us as Jeremy Stolow discusses his book, Picturing Aura: A Visual Biography.

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Jeremy Stolow @jeremystolow.bsky.social · Mar 16

For those in the NYC area on 14 April, come join us for the NY book launch of Picturing Aura!
Details in the image below. Please note that, although this event is free and open to the public, registration is required. You can use the QR code in the flyer or via this link: forms.gle/kqs8v2VMb8yg...

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Jeremy Stolow @jeremystolow.bsky.social · Feb 23

Danke, Sebastian!

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Jeremy Stolow @jeremystolow.bsky.social · Feb 22

Montreal people! If you are in town on 10 April, join us for the Picturing Aura book launch! It will be a great delight to see you there!

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