The Witch Institute virtual symposium brings together artists, scholars, and practitioners to unpack media representations of witchcraft
In the last few years, the witch has re-emerged as a powerful political symbol. Across cinemas and television, in books and podcasts, and via hashtag activism, the proliferation of the witch in media signals a critique of the existing world order.
From August 16 to 22, 2021,
The Witch Institute, a virtual, week-long symposium hosted by the Department of Film and Media at Queen’s University in Katarokwi/Kingston, Ontario, Canada, will provide a collaborative meeting space for those who are interested in responding to contemporary imaginings of the witch in popular and visual culture. It is a place to share diverse understandings of witches and witchcraft, and to complicate, reframe, and remediate media representations that often continue to perpetuate colonial, misogynistic, and Eurocentric stereotypes of the archetypal figur
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Miles, Gary, and Wini Martin outside the Martinâs home and lumber mill in Thurman, NY.
(Provided photo â Emily Russell/North Country Public Radio) More than 14 million Americans don’t have high-speed internet, according to the FCC. The Biden Administration wants to change that by investing billions of dollars into broadband expansion. But there’s a problem: it’s not clear where internet dead zones are, which means even more Americans could be struggling to get online, including many in the North Country. Wini Martin lives in the town of Thurman in the southern Adirondacks. It’s as rural as it gets there’s no gas station or grocery store in town. Martin is standing by the side of the road with her grandson.
Apr 08, 2021 More than 14 million Americans don’t have high-speed internet, according to the FCC. The Biden Administration wants to change that by investing billions of dollars into broadband expansion.
But there’s a problem— it’s not clear where internet dead zones are, which means even more Americans could be struggling to get online, including many in the North Country.
Emily RussellAs broadband investment grows, some in the North Country say they feel left behind
Miles, Gary, and Wini Martin outside the Martin s home and lumber mill in Thurman, NY. Photo: Emily Russell
Wini Martin lives in the town of Thurman in the southern Adirondacks. It’s as rural as it gets there’s no gas station or grocery store in town. Martin is standing by the side of the road with her grandson.
The department said around 6:45 p.m. Wednesday in a Facebook post:
âIt is with great sadness and a heavy heart that DPS announces the passing of Trooper Chad Walker. Trooper Walker is a hero who bravely served his community. He died following injuries sustained while on patrol. A beloved father and husband, Trooper Walker was one of DPSâ finest. His dedication to duty and his selfless sacrifice, in both life and his death, will never be forgotten.â
Walker was hospitalized in critical condition after being shot March 26 near Mexia, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
On Monday, April 29, DPS released this statement: