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Performing Magic in the pre-Modern North Conference
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Welcome to Performing Magic in the pre-Modern North! We are a group of academics who have an interest in active academic research on the complex topic of “magic” in pre-Modern Northern regions.
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Performing Magic in the pre-Modern North Conference @pmpnconf.bsky.social · Dec 3
Hello #medieval friends! We are DELIGHTED to announce the publication of our FIRST edited collection of work.
You can find it at the link below:
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

We are SUPER-SUPER proud of our contributing authors, and rather proud of ourselves for editing this as well!
Performing Magic in the Pre-Modern North
​This book addresses the varied performances of magic in medieval and early modern Scandinavia, drawing on textual and material sources.
link.springer.com
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Performing Magic in the pre-Modern North Conference @pmpnconf.bsky.social · 27d
Hey #medievalsky !

Registration for our conference is now open!

This year features topics ranging from Elizabeth Sawyer & popular obsessions with maleficium in early modern England, to Icelandic magical staves & practical spells in the Galdrabók

Register for free here: forms.gle/Xr8CgpRhhooC...
Performing Magic in the Pre-Modern North Virtual Conference, 13-14 November 2025
This form is to register your intention to attend the sixth Performing Magic in the pre-Modern North Conference to be held on 13 - 14 November 2025. This conference will be entirely virtual and access...
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Performing Magic in the pre-Modern North Conference @pmpnconf.bsky.social · Sep 5
Hello #medievalsky !

We’ve had an incredible response to our call for papers for our upcoming virtual November 2025 conference.

Thank-you to everyone who submitted abstracts - responses are going out today!

We have begun work on the conference programme and registration will be opening shortly.
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Performing Magic in the pre-Modern North Conference @pmpnconf.bsky.social · Aug 21
Our very own Solveig Marie Wang, co-founder of Performing Magic in the Pre-Modern North!
historyworkshop.org.uk History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · Aug 21
How can Indigenous histories change our understanding of the medieval period?

Solveig Marie Wang shows how medieval stories reveal the Saami at the heart of the Nordic world — and why recognising their history matters in the fight against racism and far-right myths.
Reclaiming the Medieval Saami Past
Explore Saami history and its representation in medieval sources, challenging the myth of a purely White Middle Ages.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
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Performing Magic in the pre-Modern North Conference @pmpnconf.bsky.social · Aug 11
Our #callforpapers is still open! Deadline is 1st September!

The conference will be free and virtual on 13 and 14 November.

Please find more details at our website below:

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Upcoming Conference
Our next conference will be held online 13 -14 November 2025. The current Call for Papers is shown below. Please submit your abstracts by 1 September 2025. A more reader friendly version is shown b…
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Irish Studies@LivUni @irishinstitute.bsky.social · Jul 7
Oh, summer 📚 sale at our neighbours @livunipress.bsky.social!
They have quite a selection of #IrishStudies titles ... www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/action/doSea... 👀
#AcademicSky #BookSky
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Performing Magic in the pre-Modern North Conference @pmpnconf.bsky.social · Jul 7
Our #callforpapers is still open, details below!
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Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · Jul 7
SSNS recently supported the Aberdeen Medieval and Early Modern Conference through its Postgraduate/Early Career Conference scheme. A report on the conference (by @erinbenton.bsky.social) is now on our website.

www.ssns.org.uk/featured/ssn...
SSNS Funding - Aberdeen Medieval and Early Modern Conference - Scottish Society for Northern Studies
A brief summary of the Medieval and Early Modern Conference (University of Aberdeen), supported by SSNS through a Postgraduate/Early Career Conference Grant.
www.ssns.org.uk
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Performing Magic in the pre-Modern North Conference @pmpnconf.bsky.social · Jul 7
Our #callforpapers is still open, details below!
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Performing Magic in the pre-Modern North Conference @pmpnconf.bsky.social · May 23
#callforpapers
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Clare Downham @downham.bsky.social · May 28
Viking Society for Northern Research Summer meeting online

Saturday, 14th June 2025 at 4 p.m. (GMT + 1)
Professor Bruce Lincoln (University of Chicago)

‘Banquets, Atrocities, and the Nature of the Sacred’.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/banquets-a...

#medievalsky
Banquets, Atrocities, and the Nature of the Sacred - Online lecture
Prof. Bruce Lincoln on banquets, violence, and what ancient northern Europe saw as sacred - beyond law, morality, or custom.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
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Jonathan Hsy 許維成 @jonathanhsy.bsky.social · May 29
I’ve signed the book contract! Disabled Storytellers in the Global Middle Ages (Cambridge UP), coming soon! #DisabilitySky #SkyStorians #MedievalSky #GlobalMiddleAges
Photo with black text: “I’ve signed the book contract!” Pink text: “Disabled Storytellers in the Global Middle Ages (Cambridge UP), coming soon!” Background: paper contract showing the Cambridge University Press logo and insignia, on top of some partially obscured disability related books.
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Performing Magic in the pre-Modern North Conference @pmpnconf.bsky.social · May 23
#callforpapers
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Performing Magic in the pre-Modern North Conference @pmpnconf.bsky.social · May 5
Hello #medieval friends! Our #callforpapers is still open for our upcoming conference in November, all free and online!

Deadline for #abstract submission is 1 September - details in the quoted post!
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Performing Magic in the pre-Modern North Conference @pmpnconf.bsky.social · May 5
Hello #medieval friends! Our #callforpapers is still open for our upcoming conference in November, all free and online!

Deadline for #abstract submission is 1 September - details in the quoted post!
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Caroline Dodds Pennock @carolinepennock.bsky.social · May 1
Close to TWO THOUSAND academics and educators say TRANS RIGHTS NOW.

(Sorry if you've seen this (and the historians' letter!) too many times. The lack of an algorithm means we have to keep reposting it to catch people, and this really matters.)
carolinepennock.bsky.social Caroline Dodds Pennock @carolinepennock.bsky.social · Apr 30
Heartened to see that close to 900 fellow academics and educators have already signed our letter in support of trans rights, trans wellbeing & trans inclusion, and against essentialist, anti-scientific, racialised & regressive views of womanhood. Please do read, share & sign! tinyurl.com/mud7va29
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Performing Magic in the pre-Modern North Conference @pmpnconf.bsky.social · Mar 19
CALL FOR PAPERS

We’re delighted to announce the #CfP for our SIXTH conference 😆🫣

Details are on our website.

The conference will be free & online on 13-14 November.

Deadline for abstract submissions is 1 September.

performingmagicinthepremodernnorthconference.wordpress.com/upcoming-con...
Upcoming Conference(s)
Our next conference will be held online 13 -14 November 2025. The current Call for Papers is shown below. Please submit your abstracts by 1 September 2025. A more reader friendly version is shown b…
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Ségdae (they/them) @coffeoglobin.bsky.social · Mar 19
We're running another conference in November this year - see the link below for details of our #callforpapers and information on how to submit an abstract!
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Irish Studies@LivUni @irishinstitute.bsky.social · Mar 19
Performing Magic in the pre-Modern North
FREE online conference organised by @pmpnconf.bsky.social, incl our PhD student @coffeoglobin.bsky.social, to be held via Zoom on 13-14 November 2025
CfP deadline 1 September: performingmagicinthepremodernnorthconference.wordpress.com/upcoming-con...
Upcoming Conference(s)
Our next conference will be held online 13 -14 November 2025. The current Call for Papers is shown below. Please submit your abstracts by 1 September 2025. A more reader friendly version is shown b…
performingmagicinthepremodernnorthconference.wordpress.com
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Performing Magic in the pre-Modern North Conference @pmpnconf.bsky.social · Mar 19
CALL FOR PAPERS

We’re delighted to announce the #CfP for our SIXTH conference 😆🫣

Details are on our website.

The conference will be free & online on 13-14 November.

Deadline for abstract submissions is 1 September.

performingmagicinthepremodernnorthconference.wordpress.com/upcoming-con...
Upcoming Conference(s)
Our next conference will be held online 13 -14 November 2025. The current Call for Papers is shown below. Please submit your abstracts by 1 September 2025. A more reader friendly version is shown b…
performingmagicinthepremodernnorthconference.wordpress.com
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Performing Magic in the pre-Modern North Conference @pmpnconf.bsky.social · Dec 3
If you are affiliated with an institution, we would be very grateful if you would consider asking your library to hold a copy of our text. Thank-you!
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Performing Magic in the pre-Modern North Conference @pmpnconf.bsky.social · Dec 3
Hello #medieval friends! We are DELIGHTED to announce the publication of our FIRST edited collection of work.
You can find it at the link below:
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

We are SUPER-SUPER proud of our contributing authors, and rather proud of ourselves for editing this as well!
Performing Magic in the Pre-Modern North
​This book addresses the varied performances of magic in medieval and early modern Scandinavia, drawing on textual and material sources.
link.springer.com
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Performing Magic in the pre-Modern North Conference @pmpnconf.bsky.social · Oct 17
Thank-you to all our speakers & everyone who registered to attend!

Just a wee note - we had a mix-up with the advertised times for the conference! Tomorrow (Day 2) will start at 12 noon UK time (also known, apparently, as British Summer Time or BST).
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Performing Magic in the pre-Modern North Conference @pmpnconf.bsky.social · Oct 17
Hello #medieval friends! We kick off today at 1pm GMT - you can find our full programme on our website: performingmagicinthepremodernnorthconference.wordpress.com
Performing Magic in the pre-Modern North Conference
Promoting active research from academics on the concepts of magic in the pre-Modern North.
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Performing Magic in the pre-Modern North Conference @pmpnconf.bsky.social · Oct 16
Our conference starts TOMORROW #medieval friends! You can still sign-up using the link below. It is free AND online!
pmpnconf.bsky.social Performing Magic in the pre-Modern North Conference @pmpnconf.bsky.social · Oct 11
Hello #medieval friends! Our conference is NEXT WEEK and sign-ups are still open!

You can register via: forms.gle/CUn6gnGFFV3s...
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Performing Magic in the pre-Modern North Conference @pmpnconf.bsky.social · Oct 11
Hello #medieval friends! Our conference is NEXT WEEK and sign-ups are still open!

You can register via: forms.gle/CUn6gnGFFV3s...
Image stating Performing Magic in the Pre-Modern North Conference is on 17th and 18th October 2024 and that sign-ups are still open, via the link in our bio.