I started watching Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages from 1922. I'm not sure though whether this is classed as contemporary... It isn't in terms of 1922 to now, but maybe in regards to 1922 vs 17th century ..?
The beginning of the film is like a short history lesson on some perceptions of witchcraft with a focus on the medieval period. I took some notes and started some rough sketches which I want to continue doing more as I watch more of the film.
The movie is split into chapters, which look into witches, black magic, satanism and the persecution of the witches in the Middle Ages.
I'm nowhere near finishing the film yet but I want to watch more of it.
At this point in time, I've been struggling with getting distracted by research. Instead of considering what it is that I want to look at, organising my method and structuring my research in a logical way, I keep looking at one thing and getting side tracked googling something else from that. Everything is branching off in different directions and over this past week I've had about 100 tabs open on my browser.
I started watching this film but yet again got distracted by something else. So my aim this next week is to keep going with my textual research - although I want to be more specific now in what I'm focusing on, but also to finish watching Haxan in order to get my practical work going a bit more. I think watching films is a good way to introduce me to the representations of witches and give me the inspiration to draw.
I'm getting too lost / opening up too many doors.
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