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This volume analyzes female figures as literary characters, rather than as mythological beings, focusing on their expression of emotions and the repercussions for the societies depicted in the narratives.

About Bound and Free: Otherworld women feature in a number of medieval Irish tales. They are not always powerful figures, and their struggles often mirror those of mortal women; authors apparently found them useful for exploring social tensions and issues of contemporary concern.

All disciplines of Celtic Studies are welcomed. This session is sponsored by the Celtic Studies Association of North America. The deadline for submission of abstracts is September 15. Questions may be directed to Prof. Joshua Byron Smith ([email protected]).

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and discussing points of continuity and difference between elite medieval worldviews and those of the pre-industrial rural labouring classes.

and conversion of Lí Bán, and many more. This lecture will explore depictions of the ‘people of the sea’ and their interactions with humans in medieval Gaelic, Norse, and Latin writing, interrogating these accounts as sources for popular belief and cultural exchange, /

While systematic folklore collection did not begin in earnest until the nineteenth century, we nonetheless find traces of such beings in early insular literature: annalistic accounts of fishermen’s tales, monstrous maritime revenants in the Icelandic family sagas, the miraculous transformation and /

Strange hybrids of human and fish, swan, serpent, or seal haunt the coastlines and rivers of the northwest Atlantic. Their roles in legend are myriad: omens of storm and death, destroyers of men, guardians of hidden knowledge, and dynastic ancestors. /

Recently published authors include Michael Clarke, Ranke de Vries, Charlene Eska, Deborah Hayden, Catherine McKenna, Damian McManus, Kevin Murray, Roibeard Ó Maolalaigh, Paul Russell, Katharine Simms, and David Stifter.

Accepted articles generally are published within a year of initial receipt and sometimes considerably more quickly. Please direct queries and submissions to the editor, Joe Eska, at [email protected].

NAJCS is double-blind peer-reviewed and appears twice a year in both print and on-line versions (thus facilitating citation counting and impact of individual articles). The journal endeavors to provide thorough and useful feedback for all submissions.

It's also available online! Here's a little message from our editor, Joe Eska:

The North American journal of Celtic studies (NAJCS) invites submissions from scholars working on all disciplines in all time periods connected to the field of Celtic studies, including younger scholars.

In person only. CSANA holds several online events a year, however, and every four years our conference is fully online.