17405
Hauptseminar
HS-Literature and Media: Possessed by the Devil
Cordula Lemke
Kommentar
Scottish folktales have always been haunted by ghosts, murderers and the odd witch. Tales of witchcraft and magic have been part of the Scottish cultural memory since James VI of Scotland had become James I of England and Scotland. His reign started a veritable witch craze when he accused Scottish women of riding the waves in sieves and conjuring up a storm that almost led to his and his new Danish wife’s death by drowning on their passage home to Scotland. From then on around 3000 women and men died being accused of using magic and consorting with the devil. During the age of the European Scotland craze the topic of witchcraft returned as an uncomfortable marker of Scottishness and it is still part of the legacy of Scotland today. In this seminar we will look at texts from the post-Jacobite era that invented Scottishness, put them in dialogue with today’s engagement with witchcraft and we will explore how the texts are shaped by different media.
This class will deal with violence, and the texts contain graphic and disturbing scenes of mainly sexualized violence. I will do my best to make our seminar a space where we can engage empathetically and thoughtfully with such content.
Please purchase the following texts (no e-texts!):
This class will deal with violence, and the texts contain graphic and disturbing scenes of mainly sexualized violence. I will do my best to make our seminar a space where we can engage empathetically and thoughtfully with such content.
Please purchase the following texts (no e-texts!):
- James Hogg, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (Oxford World Classics)
- Kate Foster, The King’s Witches
- Philip Paris, The Last Witch of Scotland
- Jenni Fagan, Hex
16 Termine
Regelmäßige Termine der Lehrveranstaltung
Do, 16.10.2025 12:00 - 14:00
Do, 23.10.2025 12:00 - 14:00
Do, 30.10.2025 12:00 - 14:00
Do, 06.11.2025 12:00 - 14:00
Do, 13.11.2025 12:00 - 14:00
Do, 20.11.2025 12:00 - 14:00
Do, 27.11.2025 12:00 - 14:00
Do, 04.12.2025 12:00 - 14:00
Do, 11.12.2025 12:00 - 14:00
Do, 18.12.2025 12:00 - 14:00
Do, 08.01.2026 12:00 - 14:00
Do, 15.01.2026 12:00 - 14:00
Do, 22.01.2026 12:00 - 14:00
Do, 29.01.2026 12:00 - 14:00
Do, 05.02.2026 12:00 - 14:00
Do, 12.02.2026 12:00 - 14:00