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Advanced Seminar
SoSe 18: The Witch: Magic and Resistance in the 20th Century
Siofra Clare McSherry
Comments
In this seminar we will explore the intersections between the figure of the witch and sites of political resistance within twentieth century American literary history. Taking a literary studies approach, we will trace the many incarnations of the witch—from society’s scapegoat to a person of power—as she (or he) appears in major texts such as Arthur Miller’s The Crucible and Toni Morrison’s Beloved, and less well-known works by Katherine Dunham and Dion Fortune. Themes we will explore include anthropological and cultural understandings of the figure of the witch, African diasporic religious practices, and the cross-pollinations between esotericism and modernism. close
13 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Mon, 2018-04-16 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2018-04-23 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2018-04-30 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2018-05-07 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2018-05-14 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2018-05-28 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2018-06-04 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2018-06-11 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2018-06-18 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2018-06-25 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2018-07-02 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2018-07-09 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2018-07-16 18:00 - 20:00