Witches

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I have a strong interest in the study of witches and witch hunts across the ages. Each year, I present my annual Witch Lecture to the TCNJ community (sometime during the week of Hallowe’en). This lecture is intended to shatter the stereotypes of witches and to discuss the power and destruction of witch hunts throughout history and across the world. I also offer two courses that implement the study of witches and witch hunts:  the first, LIT/WGS 317: “The Witch in Literature,” looks at witches in literature, history, and culture over many centuries; the second, HON 362: “Goodwives and Witches: Women in Colonial America,” focuses on gender in early America and refers to the history of witch hunts leading up to and moving through this pivotal time in our country [note: although this is an honors course, it is now cross listed with English (LIT 370) and Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS 470), so it is open to all students].

Coverage:

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