WEEK 2: The Making of a Witch
Recap
Jasmine will briefly review the previous class and main themes, and answer questions.
In-Class Discussion of Assigned Readings
Jasmine will lead a discussion of the main themes of the assigned readings – regulation of the body, sexuality and gender, freeing the body and the body as resistance. Participants are expected to contribute questions and comments during the discussion.
Jasmine will lead a discussion of the main themes of the assigned readings – regulation of the body, sexuality and gender, freeing the body and the body as resistance. Participants are expected to contribute questions and comments during the discussion.
Presentation 2: The Making of a Witch
Jasmine will offer a visual presentation with opportunities to ask questions and discuss throughout.
Topic Summary:
- The regulation of female sexuality, why, how and the outcomes
- What is a witch? The “Malleus Malefecarum” (“The Hammer of the Witches”)
- Emerging witch aesthetics, witch pamphlets and other propaganda
- Witch symbols and themes in art and literature
In-class Exercise 2
In-Class Drawing Exercise 2: Drawing the Imagined Witch
In-Class Drawing Exercise 2: Drawing the Imagined Witch
- Jasmine will offer a series of prompts from the presentation and related texts
- Participants will be asked to draw intuitively based on the prompts for set periods of time
- During the drawing period, Jasmine will provide further instruction i.e., repeat, increase scale…
- The exercise will be followed by a short discussion of the outcomes/experience