[Commlist] PhD in Heritage and Tourism - Witch Hunts as a Gendered Traumascape

PhD in Heritage and Tourism: Witch Hunts as a Gendered Traumascape

Erasmus University Rotterdan

Introduction

Witches continue to capture the imagination. But how does the history of 
witch persecutions take shape today in heritage and tourism? And how do 
different actors - from heritage institutions to local communities - 
interpret and use this history?

For a four-year PhD project we are looking for a doctoral candidate who 
will investigate these questions through the case of early modern witch 
persecutions in the Netherlands. The project is part of the larger 
research programme Traumascapes, which explores how societies engage 
with difficult or traumatic histories in landscapes, heritage practices 
and tourism.

Within this programme, the PhD project focuses on how memories of witch 
persecutions circulate today in heritage practices and tourism contexts, 
such as museums, walking routes, local storytelling initiatives, digital 
platforms and contemporary witch-identifying or pagan communities. The 
project approaches these contemporary engagements with the past as 
a gendered traumascape, paying particular attention to the role of 
gender, heritage practices and processes of value formation.

In addition to an in-depth study of the Dutch case, the project will 
develop thematic comparisons with other case studies within the 
Traumascapes programme. The research therefore contributes not only to 
new insights into the cultural afterlives of witch persecutions, but 
also to the development of a broader analytical framework for studying 
gendered traumascapes in heritage and tourism contexts.

Job description

As a PhD candidate, you will conduct independent academic research 
within the framework of the project and work towards a doctoral 
dissertation.

Your research will examine the contemporary cultural and touristic 
representation of witch persecutions in the Netherlands and explore how 
this history is interpreted, mobilised and negotiated in different 
social contexts. You will use qualitative research methods such as 
discourse analysis, site-based observation, and interviews with relevant 
actors in heritage, tourism and civil society.

In addition to studying the Dutch case, you will develop a thematic 
comparative perspective with other traumascapes within the broader 
research programme. Through this comparison, you will contribute to the 
development of a methodological approach for analysing gendered 
traumascapes in heritage and tourism contexts.

You will publish the results of your research in academic articles and 
present them at national and international conferences. You will also 
actively participate in the activities of the Traumascapes consortium 
and contribute to knowledge exchange with societal partners. Finally, 
you will contribute to the educational programs of the Arts and Culture 
Department (15% of your time).

For more information, please visit: 
https://www.eur.nl/en/working-at-eur/vacancies/phd-heritage-and-tourism-witch-hunts-gendered-traumascape 
<https://www.eur.nl/en/working-at-eur/vacancies/phd-heritage-and-tourism-witch-hunts-gendered-traumascape>

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