For a detailed overview of readings and links to articles and websites, please see the “week by week” section.
| DATE | TOPIC | READINGS | ASSIGNMENTS |
| 6/1 | Introduction | ||
| Medieval Origins of Witch Hunting | |||
| 13/1 | Demonology: Developing the early modern witch in ideology | Sections of Christopher Mackay ed. The Hammer of the Witches | |
| 20/1 | Late Medieval Trials: Developing the early modern witch in law | Laura Stokes, Demons of Urban Reform | |
| Witch Hunting in Continental Europe: Case Studies | |||
| 27/1 | Nicolas Rémy and the Duchy of Lorraine (France) | Robin Briggs, The Witches of Lorraine | Primary source evaluation |
| 3/2 | Exploring trial records from Lorraine | Selection from https://witchcraft.history.ox.ac.uk/search_trials.html | |
| 10/2 | The Spanish Inquisition and the Basque Hunt of 1608-1614 | Homza, “When Witches Litigate”; “A Reluctant Demonologist and Perceptive Lawyer: Alonso de Salazar Frías” in The Science of Demons; | Proposal and annotated bibliography |
| 17/2 | Exploring Baque witch hunt materials | “Child Witches of Olague” documents | |
| 24/2 | Reading Week | No classes | |
| 3/3 | Representing the Basque witch hunts | Coven of Sisters (Netflix) | |
| 10/3 | The Epicentre of Witch Hunting: Germany | Lyndal Roper, Witch Craze | |
| 17/3 | Research Week | No class | Draft of Final project (essay or witch hunt) |
| 24/3 | Later German witch hunts | The Trial of Tempel Anneke | |
| 31/3 | Presentations on Research Topics | ||
| 7/4 | Presentations on Research Topics |
Image: Hans Baldung Grien, “Witches’ Sabbat” (1508)