I am taking my historical paper, “Warfare’s Influence on the Salem Witch Trials of 1692” and focusing on a specific subtopic relating to three girls from Casco Bay.
I have decided to create an academic poster with visuals to bring their story to life.
Revision Plan:
Revision Plan
Advisor: Professor Elizabeth DeWolfe
What was the role of the three girls from Casco Maine in the Salem Witch Trials? Did their experiences provide a catalyst to the trials? How did colonial culture impact their behaviors/actions? Looking for new connections.
Idea-visual presentation-thinking about an academic poster and possible collage.
Old Resources to Review:
Norton, Mary Beth. In the Devil’s Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692, (New York: Random House, 2002).
New Resources to Review:
Baker, Emerson W., and James Kences. “Maine, Indian Land Speculation, and the Essex County Witchcraft Outbreak of 1692.” Maine History 40, 3 (2001): 158-189. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainehistoryjournal/vol40/iss3/2
Bourne R. The Red King’s Rebellion : Racial Politics in New England, 1675-1678 : Pbk. Oxford University Press; 1991.
Holliday, Carl. Woman’s Life in Colonial Days, Dover Publishing, 1999.
Laskaris, Isabelle, “Agency and Emotion of Young Female Accusers in the Salem Witchcraft Trials.” Cultural and Social History, 16:4, 413-429, DOI: 10.1080/14780038.2019.1585316. https://doi.org/10.1080/14780038.2019.1585316.
Ray, Benjamin C., “The Geography of Witchcraft Accusations in 1692 Salem Village.” The William and Mary Quarterly,
Jul., 2008, Third Series, Vol. 65, No. 3 (July 2008), pp. 449-478.
West, Kristina. Reading the Salem Witch Child : The Guilt of Innocent Blood, Springer International Publishing AG, 2020.
ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/uneedu/detail.action?docID=6402032.
Websites:
https://www.mainememory.net/exhibits
Archives:
Scarborough Historical Society
Academic Poster Examples for Historic Topics
Goal: Review all sources in the next two weeks (10/23)
Update 11/16-Reviewed all content needed.
I’ve struggled with the limitations of the color for the academic poster. I’m trying to use black, white, gray imagery with texture to make this poster pop.
I’ve selected imagery, created an Intro and segment, thinking about how I am showcasing text and imagery together.
I’ve gone through several versions of the poster-I had set up some colorful options before I encountered the color limitations:
This is what I have so far…
