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W.I.T.C.H. and Witchcraft in radical feminist activism
Description
In this paper, I explore the ways in which the radical feminist activist group W.I.T.C.H. (Women’s International Terrorist Conspiracy from Hell) uses the figure of the witch to establish a collective identity as a social movement by using the theoretical framework of identity work. I first draw on the existing scholarship surrounding the history of witchcraft, witch persecution, and radical feminism, and I then apply this history in conjunction with identity work theory to analyze the public persona of the recently revived W.I.T.C.H., specifically the group that brought this movement back: W.I.T.C.H. PDX. By looking at the strategies that W.I.T.C.H. employs in their protest, social media presence, website, and interviews, I examine how W.I.T.C.H. has historically and currently built a collective identity despite being a loosely-connected network of local groups.
Date Created
2018
Contributors
- Schweigert, Laisa (Author)
- Fahs, Breanne (Thesis advisor)
- Swank, Eric (Committee member)
- Kirsch, Sharon J. (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
Topical Subject
Resource Type
Extent
53 pages
Language
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
Primary Member of
Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.49239
Statement of Responsibility
by Laisa Schweigert
Description Source
Viewed on August 4, 2020
Level of coding
full
Note
Partial requirement for: M.A., Arizona State University, 2018
Note type
thesis
Includes bibliographical references (pages 45-48)
Note type
bibliography
Field of study: Social Justice and Human Rights
System Created
- 2018-06-01 08:05:24
System Modified
- 2021-08-26 09:47:01
- 2 years 8 months ago
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