The Making of Witches: Religion, Sexuality and Community in Early Modern Europe

What characteristics did witches have? How were their ‘crimes’ investigated, tried and punished? In what religious and political contexts were the witchcraft trials of early modern Europe taking place? In this course, we’ll be exploring the cultural depictions and understandings of witches in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Europe. Examining primary visual sources and contemporary accounts, we will look at the ways in which religious upheaval, sexuality and community dynamics intertwined to create and build upon enduring stereotypes and social fears.

Elizabeth Goodwin PhD FHEA

• Term: Autumn
• Day: Saturday
• Start Date: 27 October 2018
• Time: 1-4pm
• No. of weeks: 1
• Course fee: £22.00

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