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Creating Edinburgh by Clare Cullen, David Jay, David Overend and M. Winter – Making Routes

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/makingroutes/2024/07/23/creating-edinburgh-by-clare-cullen-david-overend-and-m-winter/

The figure of the witch has been a constant companion to my PhD process. ... The serpent has the dual significance of evil and wisdom. Witches then, were condemned regardless of which direction they aimed their powers; ‘the “good witch ”, who made

Kate Hudson / Themes in Contemporary Art (2022-2023)[SEM1]

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/s2457669_themes-in-contemporary-art-2022-2023sem1/2022/11/03/159/

I felt like a witch capturing sounds from a nether realm.” the idea of pulling at something unseen or underground and and producing a way these could be experienced by herself

Sprint 1 weird – Tianxing Peng / Themes in Contemporary Art (2022-2023)[SEM1]

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/s2339972_themes-in-contemporary-art-2022-2023sem1/2022/09/30/sprint-1-weird/

William Shakespeare adopted this usage in Macbeth, where the ‘strange sisters’ are described as three witches .

Weeks 2 and 3 – Unravelling Anomalies and Starting the Website Transformation – Witchfinder General – Data Visualisation Internship

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/witchcraft_visualisation/weeks-2-and-3-unravelling-anomalies-and-starting-the-website-transformation/

every accused witch on Wikidata that was down a domestic worker to servant using Quickstatements. ... There were some witches in Wikidata where some additional occupations had been added that were not mentioned in the survey.

Boys, do you recognise the signs?

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/neil-mulholland-edx/boys-do-you-recognise-the-signs/

Contemporary witch trials and paedo-iconophopia aside, the problem of representation is a perennial one.

Week 2 – Learning the Spells of Google Sheets and Location Finding – Witchfinder General – Data Visualisation Internship

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/witchcraft_visualisation/week-2-learning-the-spells-of-google-sheets-and-location-finding/

The location of each accused Scottish witch has already been noted down in the original database. ... When a location has a Q number then it can be associated with the specific witch that resided there on Wikidata.

Advance into Retreat

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/neilmulholland/2016/02/11/advance-into-retreat/

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Creating Edinburgh: The Interdisciplinary City – EFI Student Exhibitions

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/EFIstudentexhibitions/creating-edinburgh-the-interdisciplinary-city/

This week of the course examines the legacy of the Scottish witch trials in Edinburgh. ... It visits sites around the Royal Mile and Grassmarket, including the Mercat Cross, the Witches ’ Well, and Covenanters’ Memorial.

ReimagiNation – Cumbernauld Stories illustrated – ECA Illustration

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/illustrationeca/2017/04/11/reimagination-cumbernauld-stories-illustrated/

One story saw a wicked witch reveal her true identity in a terrifying twist, while another involved an arcade game with the power to take you back in time….

Editing Wikipedia: Stars, Robots and Talismans Honours Course – Teaching Matters

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/teaching-matters/editing-wikipedia-stars-robots-and-talismans-honours-course/

Latterly, he has completed an Information Management degree, hosted the ‘Celtic Knot’ minority language Wikipedia conference, and launched the Map of Accused Witches of Scotland website.