Description
14-15 February 2023, annual ICR conference, in partnership with the Università degli Studi di Firenze (UniFI) & MONITORacism magazine.Hosted by the Dipartimento di Storia, Archeologia, Geografia, Arte e Spettacolo (SAGAS), UniFI.
Venue: Aula Magna, Via San Gallo, Firenze.
Supported by SAGAS, UniFI, the Institute for Social Responsibility and the Department of History, Geography & Social Sciences, Edge Hill University.
Convenors: Professor Valeria Galimi, Professor Francesca Tacchi, Professor Rolando Minuti, Professor Giovanni Tarantino, SAGAS, UniFI; Monica Gonzalez Correa, MONITORacism magazine; Professor James Renton, Edge Hill University.
Conference Programme
Scholarship on the early modern ‘witch hunts’ is extensive, and has demonstrated their transformational consequences for women and patriarchal societies in the West. In addition, intersectional research on race and gender has blossomed in recent years across a range of disciplines, and has shown beyond doubt the relationship between racism and sexism around the globe. Yet the specific story of the ‘witch hunts’ and their connection with race remains untold, in terms of origins, consequences, and echoes.
This conference aims to fill this lacuna on a global scale, and is inspired by the work of this year’s PKC Millins Laureate, Professor Anya Topolski (Radboud, The Netherlands), who will deliver at the event her lecture, ‘Dehumanisation: Race, Religion and the European Witch Hunts.’
In addition, we are excited to have a keynote lecture by Professor Rebecca Futo Kennedy, Dennison University, USA, on ‘Fear of Foreign Women in the Athenian Tragedies and Law’.
| Period | 14 Feb 2023 → 15 Feb 2023 |
|---|---|
| Event type | Conference |
Keywords
- Patriarchy
- Intersectionality
- Racism