The sequence of events that unfolded in Freiburg can be found in studies of witch-hunts across the region. It stereotypically ran as follows: after a long period of ideological formation, trials... More > begin gradually. Initially, they overwhelmingly involve women who fall into the cliché of being poor, old and living on their own. During the hunt’s climax, suspicion is cast on members of all social classes - a development that piques widespread concern in the corridors of local power. Children are then accused, or they confess themselves. Finally, the number of men implicated rises dramatically. This development triggers a collapse in the judiciary’s zeal for further investigations. In the case of Freiburg, the witch concept was so clearly directed on women that it was some time before men came under suspicion.< Less
‘25 in Mississippi’ is the story of a journey like no other. From an internet café in Southeast Asia to the dusty backroads of Mississippi, the author charts a truly unique, and... More > often comical, adventure. Despite having arrived from Ireland to teach in an elementary school, Priestley soon discovers that his own education is far from complete. This experience is only intensified by the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States: Hurricane Katrina. From prison rodeos and the Delta Blues, to Mardi Gras and Southern Belles, ‘25 in Mississippi’ offers a very different take on the American Dream.< Less
‘25 in Mississippi’ is the story of a journey like no other. From an internet café in Southeast Asia to the dusty backroads of Mississippi, the author charts a truly unique, and... More > often comical, adventure. Despite having arrived from Ireland to teach in an elementary school, Priestley soon discovers that his own education is far from complete. This experience is only intensified by the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States: Hurricane Katrina. From prison rodeos and the Delta Blues, to Mardi Gras and Southern Belles, ‘25 in Mississippi’ offers a very different take on the American Dream.< Less
