Lights, Camera, Witchcraft - A Critical History of Witches in American Film and Television

First edition published by McFarland & Company in 2018 with the title: Bell, book, and camera: a critical history of witches in American film and television.

About the author

Heather Greene is a freelance writer, journalist, and editor. She received a B.A. in film at Wesleyan University and an M.A. in film studies from Emory University. She also studied film and theater at Cornell University and the University of Paris. She has written for Religion News Service, Turner Classic Movies, The Wild Hunt, Circle Magazine, Patheos.com, and other outlets. She is a member of Circle Sanctuary, Covenant of the Goddess, and the Religion Newswriters Association.
Peg Aloi is a freelance writer, film critic, and media studies scholar. Her anthology New Generation Witches (Ashgate Press 2008), co-edited with Hannah Johnston, explores the world of teenage witchcraft. She teaches media studies at the College of Saint Rose, and has been a consultant on a number of feature films.

Summary

Explores the history of witches and witchcraft in Hollywood films, starting with early depictions where the witch is ignored or demonized to more contemporary depictions where the witch is respected as an archetypal expression of unfettered womanhood and femininity.

Product details

• Authors: Heather Greene
• Publisher: Pan macmillan Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2021
• EAN: 9780738768533
• ISBN: 978-0-7387-6853-3
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Ancient knowledge, ancient cultures; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; USA, Hollywood, Witchcraft, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Witchcraft, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Film: styles & genres, Film Theory & Criticism, Film history, theory or criticism, Performing arts genres: film, television, radio, and theatre, Witchcraft / Witches