Professeure : Tamarind Rosetti
Spécialité du cours : ​anglais

Type de cours : Atelier en anglais
Cours obligatoire
Options : Art, Design, Techniques textiles
Années : 3è
Semestres : 1 et 2
Nombre d'heures de cours : 3 heures
Planning : mardi après-midi tous les quinze jours - semaine B

Objectifs

Develop written and oral expression in English through research and projects exploring the themes of knowledge accessibility and availability. Acquire a variety of resources (books, films, theater, visual works) in English.

Contenu

Exploration of the power of words and knowledge, shared and hidden, using the history of witches as a case-study. Themes include uses of language in ritual, healing, fear, destruction, group-think, creation and transformation.

Thinking about and deconstructing censorship, intermediate knowledge and the margins. Performing body knowledge, empowerment.

Méthode

Oral discussion. Analysis of audio, text or video documents. Creative writing practice. Development of collaborative projects.

Savoir-faire

Ability to speak and write in English

Évaluation

Attendance and commitment to course work. Progress in written and spoken English (no level required, only progress is assessed)

Bibliographie

"Communication Theory of Secrecy Systems" Shannon, C.E. (1946–1948).

“How Do Squirrels Remember Where They Buried Their Nuts?". Emma Brice, 2018 livescience.com

Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets, Walker, Barbara 1983

Witches, Midwives & Nurses: A History of Women Healers. New York: Feminist Press at CUNY Ehrenreich, Barbara; English, Deirdre

Weston, Erin. « Helen A. Berger, Solitary Pagans. Contemporary Witches, Wiccans and Others Who Practice Alone. Columbia, South Carolina, University of South Carolina Press, 2019. 

Mona Chollet, In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial, St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2022.

Silvia Federici, Beyond Beyond the periphery of the skin: rethinking, remaking, reclaiming the body in contemporary capitalism. Oakland, CA: PM Press, 2020. 

Carolyn Merchant , Autonomous Nature, Routledge, 2016. 

Holten, Katie, The Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape Tin House, 2023