The identity of Tituba, the Arawak slave at the centre of the Salem Witch Trials, has undergone a series of transformations in the centuries since the craze. From instigator to accused, innocent servant to dark and terrifying Obeah queen, Tituba’s legacy is one that doesn’t always reflect the woman that she was. Come with us to the dark New England forests, where witchcraft is rife and Tituba sits at the heart of its infamous mythology…
Author: laurenbutterworth
Lauren Butterworth is an emerging writer who has recently completed a PhD in creative writing at Flinders University where she also teaches English. She is the co-director of The Hearth, a creative readings event in Adelaide, and her creative work has appeared in Wet Ink, Libertine and Indaily. She has reviewed for Heckler and Dirt and Candy, and has published essays in Libertine. She is currently working on her first novel.
Angela Carter
Witty, subversive, and unafraid to offend, author Angela Carter wrote fiction and non-fiction that dealt with sexuality and gender, and that often probed the boundaries of good taste. Join us as we open the book on some of Carter’s best known work and the women she writes.
Bertha Mason
Infamous as Charlotte Brontë’s ‘Madwoman in the Attic’, Bertha Mason has become one of literary history’s most intriguing women. From her portrayal as the pyromaniac feral woman and first Mrs Rochester, locked away in the cavernous attic, to her revival as passionate young Antoinette in Jean Rhys’s Wide Sargasso Sea, Bertha Mason is a character who continues to fascinate both readers and scholars. Join us as we delve into these two portrayals, and attempt to uncover who Bertha Mason is, and what she continues to represent to us.
Isabelle Eberhardt
Bold, talented, and rebellious, Isabelle Eberhardt was moulded by an unconventional upbringing in Switzerland. In 1897 she set sail across the Mediterranean Sea for the golden dunes and rugged landscapes of North Africa. Come with us on a journey across the sands as we retrace the footsteps of this intrepid gender-bending explorer. https://media.acast.com/deviant-women/s1e2isabelleeberhardt/media.mp3
Florence Cook
Florence Cook was a young woman who, at the tender age of 15, began speaking with the dead, launching her meteoric rise as one of London’s foremost mediums. With her beautiful and mischievous spirit control, Katie King, she took the spiritualist scene by storm. Join us at the dark seance table as we discuss Florence Cook, our first deviant woman!
Deviant Women 