Accusations of Witchcraft and Related Violence in the Modern World (Guest: Prof. Miranda Forsyth)
Episode 19, Dec 31, 2023, 08:00 PM
Our topic for today is witchcraft and sorcery. Even today, in some parts of the developing world, an accusation that a person is a witch can lead to assault, torture, and even murder. This episode features an interview with Professor Miranda Forsyth from the School of Regulation and Global Governance at ANU. Professor Forsyth is a chief investigator of a major multi-year project on how to best overcome sorcery accusations and related violence in Papua New Guinea.
Learn more about Professor Forsyth’s work on her ANU staff page.
The grant-funded project in PNG has its own dedicated website: Stop Sorcery Violence.
An important resource is the International Network against Accusations of Witchcraft and Associated Harmful Practices.
Theme Music: "Sunbeams in the Stained Glass" Oleksandr Viktorovych Lukyanenko, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Learn more about Professor Forsyth’s work on her ANU staff page.
The grant-funded project in PNG has its own dedicated website: Stop Sorcery Violence.
An important resource is the International Network against Accusations of Witchcraft and Associated Harmful Practices.
Theme Music: "Sunbeams in the Stained Glass" Oleksandr Viktorovych Lukyanenko, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons