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SALEM WITCH TRIALS Warm up: Write down what you notice about the picture.

SALEM WITCH TRIALS Warm up: Write down what you notice about the picture. . “Examination of a Witch” Thomas H. Matteson 1853. “Accused of Witchcraft” Douglas Volk 1884. Hysteria.

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SALEM WITCH TRIALS Warm up: Write down what you notice about the picture.

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  1. SALEM WITCH TRIALSWarm up: Write down what you notice about the picture.

  2. “Examination of a Witch” Thomas H. Matteson 1853

  3. “Accused of Witchcraft” Douglas Volk 1884

  4. Hysteria • “A mental disorder, in which emotionally laden mental conflicts appear as physical symptoms, called conversion reactions, or as severe mental dissociation” • Mass hysteria refers to situations in which large groups of people exhibit the same symptoms. It is now referred to as “collective stress reaction” • Root “Hystera” means uterus – hysteria was historically attributed to women, though modern theory shows it applies to men as well.

  5. “Arch of Hysteria” by Louise Bourgeois 1993

  6. Sources • http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/salem/home.html • http://www.gallery.ca/en/see/collections/artwork.php?mkey=100798 • Hysteria Funk and Wagnalis, Encyclopedia article from www.discoveryeducation.com

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