Lights, Camera, Witchcraft, Heather Greene
Lights, Camera, Witchcraft, Heather Greene
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Lights, Camera, Witchcraft
A Critical History of Witches in American Film and Television

Author: Heather Greene

Narrator: Eva Wilhelm

Unabridged: 17 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/08/2021

Synopsis

No industry has been as influential at shaping the popular notion of what it means to be a witch quite as much as Hollywood. This book traces the fascinating history of witchcraft and witches in American film and television. From Joan the Woman and The Wizard of Oz to Carrie and Charmed, author and film scholar Heather Greene explores how these films helped influence the public image of the witch and profoundly influenced how women negotiate their power in a patriarchal society. Lights, Camera, Witchcraft uncovers fascinating insights into the intersection of entertainment, critical theory, gender studies, and spirituality.

About Heather Greene

Heather Greene is a freelance writer, journalist, and editor. She received a BA in film at Wesleyan University and an MA in film studies from Emory University. She also studied film and theater at Cornell University and the University of Paris. She has written for Religion News Service, Turner Classic Movies, The Wild Hunt, Circle Magazine, Patheos.com, and other outlets. She is a member of Circle Sanctuary, Covenant of the Goddess, and the Religion Newswriters Association.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Stephen

Heather Greene’s Lights, Camera, Witchcraft: A Critical History of Witches in American Film and Television (Llewellyn, 2021) is a unique scholarly study looking at the portrayals of witches in American productions from 1898 to 2020, and how they reflect – and I would say perhaps influence – the rol......more

Goodreads review by Grace Greggory

This was a good read. The writing moves chronologically beginning with the start of film history to the present day. It tracks the evolution of the portrayal of the witch in film and within pop culture. Scholarly, entertaining, well researched, and well presented.......more

Goodreads review by Morgana

Heather's book has recently been reviewed by Ellfreya in our magazine: Wiccan Rede Online, see: Lights, Camera, Witchcraft: A Critical History of.. [URL not allowed] I really enjoyed Heather's online presentation with Christina Harrington / Treadwell's too. As Ellfreya wrote,......more

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