FEMINIST LECTURE PROGRAM SUMMER RECORDINGS SERIES!
Dear students and fellow critical theory lovers!
As we take our yearly sabbatical over the summer months to prep for what is already shaping up to be a LIT September term, we wanted to make sure that we’re feeding your curious minds as we all melt in this heatwave, so we’ve cooked up a series of our core program recordings (some of which have never been released on our archive), and we’re making them available to you at a Pay-What-You-Can Price! All these lectures are delivered by our founder and director Luisa-Maria MacCormack. Luisa is an artist, researcher and educator specializing in Feminist Art History and with a particular interest in Ecology, Magico-Religious Practices and our Deep Past.
FLP is an entirely un-funded program that brings you cutting edge Feminist Education at a pay what you can price, every single donation matters to us no matter how large or small, so please give what you can truly afford so we can keep our pay-what-you-can system flying high for the long haul 😎
LECTURE DESCRIPTION
Almost ubiquitous in Pop culture, the visual stereotype of the witch essentially boils down to 'Young Sexy Witch' or 'Old Crone', we even see these tropes reflected in costume stores each year! But where did this image of the witch come from? How did it evolve? Did it accumulate gradually over time or was the witch 'invented'? And WHAT does Albrecht Durer, a German Renaissance Artist and Printmaker, have to do with this history? Join Luisa as she explores the curious point in our collective history where the image of the Witch began to morph; uncovering how the misogynistic and outlandish prints of Albrecht Dürer and his disciple Hans Baldung helped to forge the Witch as we know her today.
This session will explore how the political landscape of Europe helped this image proliferate, far and wide, and why these particular stereotypes are still so insidiously difficult to shake. We will also utilise Julia Kristeva's conception of 'Abjection' and the idea of the 'Monstrous Feminine' to unpick how Durer's conceptualisation of the witch belied a deep rooted mistrust and fear of the powerful, leaky, un-contained and uncontainable female body.
THIS RECORDED CLASS IS AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY.
CLASS EXPIRES ON 15TH SEPTEMBER
ABOUT OUR LECTURER
The Director of The Feminist Lecture Program, Luisa-Maria MacCormack (she/her) studied Textiles Design at London College of Fashion before turning to Fine Art and studying at the Royal Drawing School in 2014. A practicing artist as well as lecturer and Creative Director, Luisa has recently completed her MA at City and Guilds of London Art School. A founding member of the London Drawing Group since its inception in 2016, Luisa teaches drawing, and Feminist Art History classes across London, as well as exhibiting regularly in solo and group shows across the country. Her work specializes in Feminist Art History and with a particular interest in Ecology, Magico-Religious Practices and our Deep Past.
WEBSITE: https://www.luisamariamaccormack.co.uk/
INSTAGRAM: @luisamariamfineart
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ALL SUMMER CLASSES
ANA MENDIETA: SOIL, DIRT AND THE BODY AS EARTH
QUEER MYCOLOGIES
SOFT SCULPTURE AND FEMINIST ART PRACTICE
ARTEMISIA GENTILESCHI: THE MAKING OF AN ICON
FEMINISM AND FAIRYTALES
SHAMANESS: THE FEMALE RELIGIOUS LEADERS OF OUR DEEP PAST
HYSTERICAL BODIES: GENDER, MEDICINE AND THE WANDERING UTERUS
ALBRECHT DURER: INVENTING THE WITCH
RECORDING DETAILS
This is a recording only lecture. You can access this class as soon as you book by heading to the online event page. The expiration of the recording is listed in the description.
Please ensure you watch the class before the recording expires as we may not be able to provide extensions.
PAY WHAT YOU CAN
Everyone is welcome to join this Pay-What-You-Can class. We suggest a donation of £20, however, we understand that may not be possible for everybody. Please be honest and pay what you can afford so that we can continue to offer our sessions on a donation basis.
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We're really looking forward to you joining us x