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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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Hello #medieval friends! Day 2 of our #conference begins today at 11AM UK time!

The programme is on our website:
performingmagicinthepremodernnorthconference.wordpress.com/2025-nov-13t...

If you haven't yet registered then drop us a line via email or our social media!
13 – 14 Nov 2025 Conference
Please click on link to attend this online conference! WELCOME, DAY 1(11:00-11:15) Solveig Marie Wang SESSION I – Chair: Solveig Marie Wang(11:15-11:45) Housing Complexes: Domestic Protection…
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November 14, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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#medieval
Performing Magic in the pre-Modern North Conference November 2025. A massive THANK YOU to today’s presenters: Jennifer Coulton, Paul Barret, Regina Papp, Jessica Boynton, an Shannon Bald. See you all tomorrow for the rest of the conference!
November 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Hello #medieval friends! Today is the first day of our 2-day virtual #conference starting at 11AM UK time!

We are excited to welcome you to our sixth conference in this series!

Programme details available on our website
performingmagicinthepremodernnorthconference.wordpress.com/2025-nov-13t...
13 – 14 Nov 2025 Conference
Please click on link to attend this online conference! WELCOME, DAY 1(11:00-11:15) Solveig Marie Wang SESSION I – Chair: Solveig Marie Wang(11:15-11:45) Housing Complexes: Domestic Protection…
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November 13, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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We’ve had an incredible response! Thank-you everyone!
We have now had to close registration however if you haven’t had the chance to register, drop us an email & we can see if we can fit you in!
November 12, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Our #conference registration information has gone out tonight!

We are looking forward to seeing you next week!

#medievalsky
November 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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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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September 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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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.
September 5, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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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
August 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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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:

performingmagicinthepremodernnorthconference.wordpress.com/upcoming-con...
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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August 11, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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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
July 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Our #callforpapers is still open, details below!
July 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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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
July 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Our #callforpapers is still open, details below!
July 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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#callforpapers
May 23, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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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
May 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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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.
May 29, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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#callforpapers
May 23, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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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!
May 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
pmpnconf.bsky.social
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!
May 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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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
May 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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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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March 19, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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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!
March 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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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
March 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
pmpnconf.bsky.social
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
March 19, 2025 at 12:17 PM
pmpnconf.bsky.social
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
December 3, 2024 at 1:20 PM