Monster Mini Series Episode 2: The Witch

In our second episode of our Monster Mini Series, we'll be exploring the witch. Join us as we traverse the spellbinding transformation of these magical beings.CW racism, xenophobia, colonization, slavery, misogyny, sexual violence, religious trauma, homophobia, transphobiaWorks CitedFederici, Silvia. Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women. PM Press, 2018.Federici, Silvia. Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body, and Primitive Accumulation. Autonomedia, 2004. Doyle, Jude Ellison Sady. “How Capitalism Turned Women Into Witches.” In These Times, 31 Jan. 2019, inthesetimes.com/article/capitalism-witches-women-witch-hunting-sylvia-federici-caliban.Bieler, Andreas. “Witch-Hunts and the Birth of Capitalism: Reflections on Caliban and the Witch.” Political Economy at Sydney, 7 Mar. 2019, www.ppesydney.net/witch-hunts-and-the-birth-of-capitalism-reflections-on-caliban-and-the-witch/Heenan, Natasha. “Women and Capitalism: Revisiting Silvia Federici’s Caliban and the Witch.” Hampton Think, republished from Progress in Political Economy, Hampton Institute, www.hamptonthink.org/read/women-and-capitalism-revisiting-silvia-federicis-caliban-and-the-witch/Lyons, Sarah. “Silvia Federici on Witch Hunts, Body Politics, and Rituals of Resistance.” PM Press Blog, 15 Sept. 2019, blog.pmpress.org/2019/09/15/silvia-federici-on-witch-hunts-body-politics-rituals-of-resistance/. “Caliban and the Witch.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 10 Aug. 2025, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliban_and_the_Witch.Harper, Douglas. “Etymology of witch.” Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com/word/witchBillington, Michael. “Abuse, Witch-Hunts and Hangings: Why Arthur Miller’s Masterpiece the Crucible Still Haunts Us.” The Guardian, 6 May 2025, www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/may/06/abuse-witch-hunts-hangings-arthur-millers-the-crucible.Cohen, Alina. “Why Artists Have Been Enchanted by Witchcraft for Centuries.” Artsy, 25 Oct. 2019, www.artsy.net/article/alina-cohen-artists-enchanted-witchcraft-centuries.Franklin, Ruth. “Shirley Jackson Wasn’t Actually a Witch.” Literary Hub, 28 Sept. 2016, lithub.com/shirley-jackson-wasnt-actually-a-witch/#.Gerely, Grace. “Troubling the Witch: Issues of Class and Morality in Modern Depictions of Witches | the Classic Journal.” Theclassicjournal.uga.edu, 7 Apr. 2021, theclassicjournal.uga.edu/index.php/2021/04/07/troubling-the-witch/.Heller, Zoe. “The Haunted Mind of Shirley Jackson.” The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2016, www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/17/the-haunted-mind-of-shirley-jackson.National Geographic. “The Witch Hunts Begin (Full Episode) | Witches: Truth behind the Trials.” YouTube, 31 Oct. 2024, www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9TzC0EGyr4.Philosophy Tube. “Witchcraft, Gender, & Marxism | Philosophy Tube.” YouTube, 26 Oct. 2018, www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmk47kh7fiE.In Praise of Shadows. “Witches in Literature and Art | the History of Witches Part 2.” YouTube, 28 Sept. 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9gPaZYgL-U.“Silvia Federici Presents Caliban and the Witch.” YouTube, 3 June 2013, www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2KjabftIvE.The Book Leo. “How the Witch Became a Feminist Icon (and How It Failed).” YouTube, 12 Nov. 2023, www.youtube.com/watch?v=41xsfut3mIM.Washington and Lee University. ““The Faces of Evil: Contexts and Personae” with Mikki Brock.” YouTube, 6 Aug. 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl2kLz3WhUU.Whitcomb, Rosie. “The Real-Life Horror of Shirley Jackson’s Fiction.” YouTube, Books “n” Cats, 14 Dec. 2024, www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXqrs_z6XYY.Willow Talks Books. “15 Mind-Blowing Things I Learned from Caliban and the Witch.” YouTube, 22 Feb. 2024, www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd9N9DueMHs.WIRED. “Historian Answers Witchcraft Questions | Tech Support | WIRED.” YouTube, 31 Oct. 2024, www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbPH9TcrRl4.