![]() ![]() Being either single or widowed, she has done with the affinity with men without children, she is against nature. This archetypal figure has its roots in the most masculine form of femininity: the witch, is exactly what a woman should not become. Mona Chollet tells us that witchcraft is always present, deeply rooted in our collective representations. We would not have served it right if we only see her as an unremarkable figure of folklore: this myth, shaped essentially around the 15th century, has led tens of thousands of innocent women to the stake. From Snow White to Buffy The Vampire Slayer, including Charmed and Harry Potter along the way, the imagination of witchcraft has been quite well-known among the many elements of pop culture. She personifies, as Mona Chollet told us, at times “ the woman who holds freedom in all kinds of dominations ”, at times “ the worst of infamy ”. Īs the subject of numerous fantasies, the witch is an ambiguous figure. She has notably written Beauté Fatale : les nouveaux visages d’une aliénation féminine (2015) 2 and Chez soi : une odyssée de l’espace domestique (2015) 3. ![]() Her work focuses on women’s condition, feminism, media and contemporary imaginary. Mona Chollet is an essayist and journalist at Le Monde Diplomatique 1. ![]()
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