Friedrich Spee 2.0

Witch Hunts in the Mirror of History (1591-∞)

Age group: 15 years – … (adaptable, also for adults)

Contents & Working materials (inter alia):

• Excerpts from the Cautio Criminalis, Friedrich Spee’s pamphlet against the witch trials
• The poet Friedrich Spee: Die Trutz-Nachtigall, a collection sacred songs
• Articles about current forms of discrimination, persecution, superstition, …
• Cyberbullying & Shitstorms – the “burning” of people in social networks (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
• Use & abuse of LANGUAGE: witch – wizard; pest plant – medical plant, …
• The Memorial Museum of the Wewelsburg Castle: The history of the Schutzstaffel (SS) of the NSDAP (1933-1945)
• Photos of historical copper engravings depicting medieval witch trials
• Current photos from the Wewelsburg Castle (historical locations of witch torture and Third Reich architecture; culture of commemoration)
• The metaphor of BLINDNESS, the STAIN and the PURGE
• Photos of students’ artworks created in previous workshops