Essays about: "Witchcraft"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 15 essays containing the word Witchcraft.

  1. 6. "No good being a witch unless you let people know" : The importance of performance in Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)

    Author : Maria Sköld; [2022]
    Keywords : Pratchett; Terry Pratchett; Discworld; Wyrd Sisters; performance; performativity; metafiction; parody; fantasy; theatre; Pratchett; Terry Pratchett; Skivvärlden; Häxkonster; roller; performativitet; metafiktion; parodi; fantasy; teater;

    Abstract : In this analysis of Terry Pratchett’s Wyrd Sisters, I argue that performance of the witch is the most important part of witchcraft on Discworld, and, indeed, what drives the story. To underpin this position, I understand Wyrd Sisters as a work of metafiction and parody, examine witch tropes and stories on Discworld and draw parallels to the weird sisters of Shakespeare's Macbeth. READ MORE

  3. 7. Wicca and Witchcraft on Instagram : a study of femininity and empowerment within the wicca and witchcraft movements as portrayed on Instagram

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Siri Sofie Premfors; [2022]
    Keywords : Wicca; Witchcraft; Instagram; Feminism; Empowerment;

    Abstract : In this essay, I have examined how wicca and witchcraft interacts with femininity and female empowerment. Wicca and witchcraft have become popular new-age movements which has a large presence online, where different accounts post content relation to their beliefs and practises. READ MORE

  4. 8. The Boy Who can help teachers to provide new knowledge through fiction

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Lärarutbildningen

    Author : Julia Adolfsson-Virta; [2021]
    Keywords : Harry Potter; fiction; pedagogy; Harry Potter; fiktion; pedagogik;

    Abstract : This essay explores the representation of pedagogy in the fictional works of the Harry Potter books and how teachers can use this to gain new knowledge to some extent and draw inspiration from it. It continues by arguing that fiction can be used as a source of new knowledge both on a general level and in a school context when used in the classroom. READ MORE

  5. 9. Women Without a Blanket. The Effects of Land Grabbing in Tanzania: Between Policies and Rights.

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Sara Chianchiano; [2021]
    Keywords : land grabbing; marginalisation; policies; rights; witchcraft; women.;

    Abstract : Land is a fundamental resource, both as a source of livelihood and as a symbol of identity andbelonging. This is threatened by a global phenomenon, land grabbing, the practice of acquiring andinvesting in land on a large scale, often enabled by national policies. Land grabbing erodes people’sland rights and in particular women’s rights. READ MORE

  6. 10. FEMALE OFFENDER, VICTIM OF THE PATRIARCHAL SYSTEM : A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF THE CASE OF LISA MONTGOMERY.

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)

    Author : Aimée Niau; [2021]
    Keywords : Case study; court documents; critical discourse analysis; female offender; feminist; victimology; USA;

    Abstract : Adultery, abortion, witchcraft, sex work, are crimes that have historically until today been identified as predominantly female crimes. By criminalizing them, the patriarchal society exercises a control of the body and sexuality of women to maintain and remain them in their gender norms. READ MORE