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Bigfoot: The Final Post
For my final post, I decided to write about something that I think relates a lot to the myths and stories we’ve discussed in class, and...
Nick Ganem
Apr 19, 20214 min read
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Werewolves: The Witch's Counterpart
Everyone knows the stories of werewolves. This creature’s history starts all the way back 460 BC where the first depiction of a werewolf...
Nick Ganem
Apr 18, 20213 min read
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Cotton Mather, Smallpox, Hypocrisy
As we all know, Cotton Mather was and still is a figure of great controversy. He had a leading role in instigating and perpetuating the...
Nick Ganem
Apr 7, 20213 min read
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Political Witch Hunts: The Red Scare
In the years following World War II, the fear of witches in society had dissipated. Or so we thought. The only thing worse than being...
Nick Ganem
Apr 6, 20213 min read
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Torture
How do you get a witch to confess? Torture. As we have discussed, back in the day, it may have seemed like torture worked. It broke...
Nick Ganem
Apr 6, 20214 min read
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Weekend Assignment 2: Salem
After having watched the first episode of Salem, I still have many existing questions about why many “historical” dramas play into...
Nick Ganem
Mar 21, 20211 min read
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Weekend Assignment 1: WitchTok
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeAxeuGH/ This Tik Tok is of examples of simple spells and hexes modern witches use to ward away evil. A lot of it...
Nick Ganem
Mar 21, 20211 min read
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Modern Himalayan Witch Hunts
The Himalayas are stuff of legend. These daunting mountains hide some of the most secluded corners of human society. Tucked and hidden...
Nick Ganem
Mar 3, 20213 min read
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Wandavision's Big Turn
The streaming services have changed the game in how media is consumed. Whether it’s bingeable television or original movies or classic...
Nick Ganem
Feb 26, 20213 min read
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The Blair Witch Project
For much of post-World War II America, the image of the witch in pop culture had been largely tamed. Often credited to the series...
Nick Ganem
Feb 24, 20213 min read
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Navajo Witches: The Skinwalker
I feel like everyone has a show that they watch with their family just as background noise or just something to throw on during the day...
Nick Ganem
Feb 10, 20214 min read
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Why Did People Care About Witches?
“There are, however, two universal constants about witch beliefs that cut across cultures: witches represent people’s deepest fears about...
Nick Ganem
Jan 31, 20213 min read
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