University of South Carolina Scholar Commons Theses and Dissertations 2016 A Spectacle Of The ddO : Constructing Otherness In The dditO oriums Of Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! Sarah Haughenbury University of South Carolina Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd Part of the Anthropology Commons Recommended Citation Haughenbury, S.(2016). A Spectacle Of The Odd: Constructing Otherness In The Odditoriums Of Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!. (Master's thesis). Retrieved from https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/3993 This Open Access Thesis is brought to you by Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. A SPECTACLE OF THE ODD : CONSTRUCTING OTHERNESS IN THE ODDITORIUMS OF RIPLEY ’S BELIEVE IT OR NOT ! by Sarah Haughenbury Bachelor of Arts Cornell College, 2013 Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Master of Arts in Anthropology College of Arts and Sciences University of South Carolina 2016 Accepted by: Terrance Weik, Director of Thesis Marc L. Moskowitz, Reader Jennifer Reynolds, Reader Cheryl L. Addy, Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School © Copyright by Sarah Haughenbury, 2016 All Rights Reserved. ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First, without the emotional and financial support of the Department of Anthropology at the University of South Carolina, the scope of this thesis would not have been possible. Cat Keegan and Claudia Carriere are always there to make sure everyone in the department has what they need and that we do not miss important deadlines.