The Owl House: a History of Witchcraft
Added 2020-11-28 01:17:07 +0000 UTCIn the spirit of the season, this video will be discussing Disney's new series The Owl House, and its relationship to the history of witchcraft and magic? How do the characters of this modern cartoon comment upon the subjugation marginalized people have suffered under the suspicion of witchcraft?
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Special voice appearances by DrawpinionDump and Laura Crone
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