In this course, we will study the various ways in which the devil has been depicted in societies of the Americas since colonialism to the contemporary moment. Considering the devil as both a figure of systemic domination and resistance, we will ask: how is the devil, heathen and demon a pillar of colonial and imperialist legacies? In what ways have these figures been at the hands of the marginalized, not merely as sites of empowerment, but as an active forging of decolonial existences and knowledges? We will seek to answer these questions by closely examining important themes in conjunction with their social(/historical) time periods, including: the “New World” (colonization and Indigenous resistance of the “heathen”), the formation of Religious Studies as an academic discipline (Christianity as the dominant religious tradition), feminism (brujería (witchcraft)), and popular culture (horror film and television). As major parts of their course assessment, students will have the opportunity to apply what they learned through creative projects such as zine-making and short-story writing.