In defence of witches: how witch hunts still pervade politics, society, and culture
Schedule
Thu Oct 31 2024 at 08:00 pm to 10:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Vellichor Books | Stoke On Trent, EN
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When did the witch hunts end? When the last woman was executed for witchcraft in the 1700s?
When the last woman was tried and convicted of witchcraft in 1944?
When a 17th century jurist, notorious for sentencing women to death for witchcraft, was quoted as evidence in a trial that captivated the world in 2022?
Or have they not ended but shape-shifted to assimilate into modern culture?
The irony that the witch hunts cast an insidious and enduring spell over society, one that still influences how women are treated in law, medicine, politics, sport, and daily life cannot be denied.
As time moves on, how far have we really moved on from the days of the witch hunts?
The answer is scarier than any work of fiction. Not because it is full of green-faced women who consort with the devil, but because the real ‘devil’ is alive and well and still whispering in our ears through politics, social media, the news, and centuries of internalised culture.
Take a walk through history from 17th century Salem to your doorstep this present day, and discover how the witch hunts are not a memory of distant history, they are alive and well.
Tickets to the event at Vellichor Books (Thursday 31st October, 7pm) can be purchased from their website https://www.vellichorbooks.co.uk/product/in-defence-of-witches/127
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Where is it happening?
Vellichor Books, 11 & 12 Piccadilly Arcade, Hanley, Stoke on Trent,Stoke-on-Trent, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
