Styrian Witches in European Perspective

Mencej, Mirjam

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“…The most prominent figure in the painting is an elderly nude woman making something in a cauldron. Everywhere in early modern print culture, it is implied that the body reveals the inner thoughts and actions of the individual and that the ugly, aging body is a mirror reflecting the distortions of the mind [22]. In other words, the old and disfigured appearance suggests the wicked mind of the witch.…”

Section: It Implies Paganism and Heathenismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Design that uses AI to Subvert Stereotypes: Make Witches Wicked Again

Feng¹,

Murakami²

2023

Natural Language Processing, Information Retrieval and AI

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The Witch is a typical stereotype-busting character because its description has changed many times in a long history. This paper is an attempt to understand the visual interpretations and character positioning of the Watch by many creators in different eras, AI is being used to help summarize current stereotypes in witch design, and to propose a way to subvert the Witch stereotype in current popular culture. This study aims to understand the visual interpretations of witches and character positioning by many creators in different eras, and to subvert the stereotype of witches in current popular culture. This study provides material for future research on character design stereotypes, and an attempt is proposed to use artificial intelligence to break the stereotypes in design and is being documented as an experiment in how to subvert current stereotypes from various periods in history. The method begins by using AI to compile stereotypical images of contemporary witches. Then, the two major components of the stereotype, "accessories" and "appearance," are analyzed from historical and social perspectives and attributed to the reasons for the formation and transformation of the Witch image. These past stereotypes are designed using the design approach of "extraction" "retention" and "conversion.", and finally the advantages and disadvantages of this approach are summarized from a practical perspective. Research has shown that it is feasible to use AI to summarize the design elements and use them as clues to trace history. This is especially true for characters such as the Witch, who have undergone many historical transitions. The more changes there are, the more elements can be gathered, and the advantage of this method increases. Stereotypes change over time, and even when the current stereotype has become history, this method is still effective for newly created stereotypes.

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Section: It Implies Paganism and Heathenismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Design that uses AI to Subvert Stereotypes: Make Witches Wicked Again

Feng¹,

Murakami²

2023

Natural Language Processing, Information Retrieval and AI

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“…The notion of witchcraft is treated by folklorists and anthropologists as an analytical category, although there have been debates about its theoretical value. Many researchers pointed out that folk beliefs have diverse meanings that are produced in accordance with specific socio-cultural settings; in real life, witchcraft can mean different things to different people and varied notions of 'witches' can co-exist within the same community (see, for example, Jerotijević, 2010Jerotijević, , 2015Jerotijević, , 2017Mencej, 2008Mencej, , 2016Mencej, , 2017aMencej, , 2017b. Thus, as Stewart and Strathern have noted, "it is not worthwhile to make and adhere to any rigid definitional distinctions.…”

Section: Explanations Of Misfortune In Slovak Folk Storiesmentioning

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Communication of Tradition(s): Narrative Templates of Magical Healing in Urban Shamanism

Bužeková

2023

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The paper examines how Slovak traditional concepts related to magical healing are used in a group around an urban shaman living in Bratislava (Slovakia). It is argued that practitioners’ stories about spiritual healing are based on narrative templates which could be identified in Slovak traditional folk stories. It is concluded that folk tradition plays an important role in adapting alternative spirituality to local conditions because it contributes to better remembrance of spiritual concepts.

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“…The most prominent figure in the painting is an elderly nude woman making something in a cauldron. Everywhere in early modern print culture, it is implied that the body reveals the inner thoughts and actions of the individual and that the ugly, aging body is a mirror reflecting the distortions of the mind [23]. In other words, the old and disfigured appearance suggests the wicked mind of the witch.…”

Section: Older Female Figuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

Design That Uses AI to Overturn Stereotypes: Make Witches Wicked Again

Feng¹,

Murakami²

2023

IJAIA

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The Witch is a typical stereotype-busting character because its description has changed many times in a long history. This paper is an attempt to understand the visual interpretations and character positioning ofthe Watch by many creators in different eras, AI is being used to help summarize current stereotypes in witch design, and to propose a way to subvert the Witch stereotype in current popular culture. This studyaims to understand the visual interpretations of witches and character positioning by many creators indifferent eras, and to subvert the stereotype of witches in current popular culture. This study provides material for future research on character design stereotypes, and an attempt is proposed to use artificialintelligence to break the stereotypes in design and is being documented as an experiment in how to subvertcurrent stereotypes from various periods in history. The method begins by using AI to compile stereotypical images of contemporary witches. Then, the two major components of the stereotype, "accessories" andappearance," are analyzed from historical and social perspectives and attributed to the reasons for theformation and transformation of the Witch image. These past stereotypes are designed using the design approach of "extraction" "retention" and "conversion.", and finally the advantages and disadvantages ofthis approach are summarized from a practical perspective. Research has shown that it is feasible to use AIto summarize the design elements and use them as clues to trace history. This is especially true forcharacters such as the Witch, who have undergone many historical transitions. The more changes thereare, themore elements can be gathered, and the advantage of this method increases. Stereotypes changeover time, and even when the current stereotype has become history, this method is still effective for newlycreated stereotypes.

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Styrian Witches in European Perspective

Cited by 9 publications

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Design that uses AI to Subvert Stereotypes: Make Witches Wicked Again

Design that uses AI to Subvert Stereotypes: Make Witches Wicked Again

Communication of Tradition(s): Narrative Templates of Magical Healing in Urban Shamanism

Design That Uses AI to Overturn Stereotypes: Make Witches Wicked Again

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