Witchcraft And Adolescence In American Popular Culture
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Author |
: Miranda Corcoran |
Publisher |
: University of Wales Press |
Total Pages |
: 262 |
Release |
: 2022-06-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781786838933 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1786838931 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Synopsis Witchcraft and Adolescence in American Popular Culture by : Miranda Corcoran
Author |
: Peg Aloi |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 189 |
Release |
: 2016-02-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317022817 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317022815 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Synopsis The New Generation Witches by : Peg Aloi
From the shelves of mainstream bookstores and the pages of teen magazines, to popular films and television series, contemporary culture at the turn of the twenty-first century has been fascinated with teenage identity and the presence of magic and the occult. Alongside this profusion of products and representations, a global network of teenage Witches has emerged on the margins of adult neopagan Witchcraft communities, identifying themselves through various spiritual practices, consumption patterns and lifestyle choices. The New Generation Witches is the first published anthology to investigate the recent rise of the teenage Witchcraft phenomenon in both Britain and North America. Scholars from Theology, Cultural Studies, Sociology, History and Media Studies, along with neopagan commentators outside of the academy, come together to investigate the experiences of thousands of adolescents constructing an enabling, magical identity through a distinctive practice of Witchcraft. The contributors discuss key areas of interest, inspiration and development within the teen Witch communities from the mid 1990s onward, including teenage Witches' magical practices and beliefs, gender politics, the formation and identification of communities, forums and modes of expression, media representation and new media outlets. Demonstrating the diversification and expansion of neopaganism in the twenty-first century, this anthology makes an exciting contribution to the field of Neopagan Studies and contemporary youth cultures.
Author |
: Helen Berger |
Publisher |
: Rutgers University Press |
Total Pages |
: 298 |
Release |
: 2007-05-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780813541365 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0813541360 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (65 Downloads) |
Synopsis Teenage Witches by : Helen Berger
A popular new image of Witches has arisen in recent years, due largely to movies like The Craft, Practical Magic, and Simply Irresistible and television shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and Charmed. Here, young sexy Witches use magic and Witchcraft to gain control over their lives and fight evil. Then there is the depiction in the Harry Potter books: Witchcraft is a gift that unenlightened Muggles (everyday people) lack. In both types of portrayals, being a Witch is akin to being a superhero. At the other end of the spectrum, wary adults assume that Witches engage in evil practices that are misguided at best and dangerous at worst. Yet, as Helen A. Berger and Douglas Ezzy show in this in-depth look into the lives of teenage Witches, the reality of their practices, beliefs, values, and motivations is very different from the sensational depictions we see in popular culture. Drawing on extensive research across three countries--the United States, England, and Australia--and interviews with young people from diverse backgrounds, what they find are highly spiritual and self-reflective young men and women attempting to make sense of a postmodern world via a religion that celebrates the earth and emphasizes self-development. The authors trace the development of Neo-Paganism (an umbrella term used to distinguish earth-based religions from the pagan religions of ancient cultures) from its start in England during the 1940s, through its growing popularity in the decades that followed, up through its contemporary presence on the Internet. Though dispersed and disorganized, Neo-Pagan communities, virtual and real, are shown to be an important part of religious identity particularly for those seeking affirmation during the difficult years between childhood and adulthood.
Author |
: Brydie Kosmina |
Publisher |
: Springer Nature |
Total Pages |
: 275 |
Release |
: 2023-03-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783031252921 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3031252926 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Synopsis Feminist Afterlives of the Witch by : Brydie Kosmina
The book investigates the witch as a key rhetorical symbol in twentieth- and twenty-first century feminist memory, politics, activism, and popular culture. The witch demonstrates the inheritance of paradoxical pasts, traversing numerous ideological memoryscapes. This book is an examination of the ways that the witch has been deployed by feminist activists and writers in their political efforts in the twentieth century, and how this has indelibly affected cultural memories of the witch and the witch trials, and how this plays out in popular culture representations of the symbol through the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Consequently, this book considers the relationship between popular culture and media, activist politics, and cultural memory. Using hauntological theories of memory and temporality, and literary, screen, and cultural studies methodologies, this book considers how popular culture remembers, misremembers, and forgets usable pasts, and the uses (and misuses) of these memories for feminist politics. Given the ubiquity of the witch in popular culture, politics and activism since 2016, this book is a timely examination of the range of meanings inherent to the figure, and is an important study of how cultural symbols like the witch inherit paradoxical memories, histories, and politics. The book will be valuable for scholars across disciplines, including witchcraft studies, feminist philosophy and history, memory studies, and popular culture studies.
Author |
: Miranda Corcoran |
Publisher |
: Liverpool University Press |
Total Pages |
: 129 |
Release |
: 2023-07-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781802079050 |
ISBN-13 |
: 180207905X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Craft by : Miranda Corcoran
In recent years, teen witches have become highly visible figures. Fictional adolescent witches have headlined popular television shows like The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018-2021) and American Horror Story: Coven (2013-2014), while their real-life counterparts have become minor celebrities on Instagram and TikTok. As such, now is the ideal time to revisit Andrew Fleming’s 1996 supernatural horror film The Craft. A cult favourite, especially amongst young women, The Craft is a story about teen witches that employs the conventions of occult horror to explore themes of power, friendship and responsibility. This entry in the Devil’s Advocates series is a deep dive into the history, production and meaning of The Craft. Situating The Craft within the teen horror revival of the 1990s, Miranda Corcoran analyses the film within the context of nineties popular and political culture, while also discussing its treatment of issues such as race, gender, sexuality and class. Delving into the history of witchcraft beliefs and persecutions, this book also investigates how The Craft modifies the archetype of the witch and traces the film’s influence on subsequent popular culture.
Author |
: Catherine Armetta Shufelt |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: |
Release |
: 2007 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:183299398 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Synopsis "Something Wicked this Way Comes" by : Catherine Armetta Shufelt
Author |
: Ilana Nash |
Publisher |
: Indiana University Press |
Total Pages |
: 284 |
Release |
: 2006 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0253218020 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780253218025 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Synopsis American Sweethearts by : Ilana Nash
Teenage girls seem to have been discovered by American pop culture in the 1930s. From that time until the present day, they have appeared in books and films, comics and television, as the embodied fantasies and nightmares of youth, women, and sexual maturation. Looking at such figures as Nancy Drew, Judy Graves, Corliss Archer, Gidget, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Britney Spears, American Sweethearts shows how popular culture has shaped our view of the adolescent girl as an individual who is simultaneously sexualized and infantilized. While young women have received some positive lessons from these cultural icons, the overwhelming message conveyed by the characters and stories they inhabit stresses the dominance of the father and the teenage girl's otherness, subordination, and ineptitude. As sweet as a cherry lollipop and as tangy as a Sweetart, this book is an entertaining yet thoughtful exploration of the image of the American girl.
Author |
: Marion Gibson |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 306 |
Release |
: 2012-08-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781135862831 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1135862834 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Synopsis Witchcraft Myths in American Culture by : Marion Gibson
A fascinating examination of how Americans think about and write about witches, from the 'real' witches tried and sometimes executed in early New England to modern re-imaginings of witches as pagan priestesses, comic-strip heroines and feminist icons. The first half of the book is a thorough re-reading of the original documents describing witchcraft prosecutions from 1640-1700 and a re-thinking of these sources as far less coherent and trustworthy than most historians have considered them to be. The second half of the book examines how these historical narratives have transformed into myths of witchcraft still current in American society, writing and visual culture. The discussion includes references to everything from Increase Mather and Edgar Allan Poe to Joss Whedon (the writer/director of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which includes a Wiccan character) and The Blair Witch Project.
Author |
: J. Elizabeth Mills |
Publisher |
: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
Total Pages |
: 50 |
Release |
: 2011-12-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781448855315 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1448855314 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Synopsis Witches in America by : J. Elizabeth Mills
Presents a history of witch lore in America, from the Salem Witch Trials to present day popular culture.
Author |
: Jes Battis |
Publisher |
: Lexington Books |
Total Pages |
: 232 |
Release |
: 2011-10-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780739149799 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0739149792 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (99 Downloads) |
Synopsis Supernatural Youth by : Jes Battis
Supernatural Youth: The Rise of the Teen Hero in Literature and Popular Culture, edited by Jes Battis, addresses the role of adolescence in fantastic media, adventure stories, cinema, and television aimed at youth. The goal of this volume is to analyze the ways in which young heroic protagonists are presented in such popular literary and visual texts. Supernatural Youth surveys a variety of sources whose young protagonists are placed in heroic positions, whether by magic, technology, prophecy, or other forces beyond their control. Series examined include Harry Potter, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Veronica Mars, and Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Supernatural Youth, edited by Jes Battis, is essential for educators who work in the fields of English, media studies, women's studies, LGBT studies, and sociology, as well as undergraduate students who are interested in popular culture.