Guest Talk: Professor Claire Nally - Witchcraft and Witch Trials Today

Witchcraft and Witch Trials Today

With Professor Claire Nally

Witchcraft and witch trials are often associated with events that took place hundreds of years ago, but beliefs, stories and cultural understandings surrounding witchcraft have continued to develop long after the historic trials themselves.

Join Professor Claire Nally for a fascinating guest talk exploring Witchcraft and Witch Trials Today, looking at how our understanding of witchcraft has evolved and how the subject continues to be researched, discussed and represented in the modern world.

The talk will consider the legacy left by historic witch trials and the ways in which perceptions of the witch have changed over time. From historical accusations and folklore to literature, heritage, popular culture and contemporary understandings of witchcraft, the session will explore why this part of our history continues to generate such significant interest today.

Professor Nally will also explore how modern research and changing approaches to…