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Jennifer Hemphill @jenhemphill.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

A reminder that the @pmpnconf.bsky.social call for paper’s deadline is 1 August 2026! The SEVENTH Performing Magic in the Pre-Modern North’s conference is open themed and will be 12-13 November 2026, online.

We invite abstract submissions to the seventh conference on Performing Magic in the Pre-Modern North, which will take place on 12-13 November 2026, online via Zoom.
Building upon the success of our previous conferences, which have explored a wide range of perspectives on magic in the pre-modern North, this year's conference will be open-themed. We welcome papers that engage with any aspect of magical belief, practice, representation, or experience in the pre-modern Nordic and North Atlantic worlds. Particular attention may be given to magic as something lived, practiced, performed, transmitted, or contested within specific social, cultural, and historical contexts.
The language of the conference will be in English and the entire event will take place online to allow for accessibility. Papers should not exceed 20 minutes and will be followed by 10 minutes of discussion and the opportunity for questions.
We encourage students, early career, established, and independent scholars to participate. If you wish to present a paper, please email an abstract of 250-300 words alongside a short personal biography that includes pronouns, name, area of study and institutional affiliation (if relevant) to performingmagicinthenorth@gmail.com by 1 August 2026.

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Jennifer Hemphill @jenhemphill.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

I just signed the contract for my first monograph, Weather Magic in Medieval Scandinavia, coming in 2026 with Routledge! I’m thrilled to see this project move from PhD to publication so soon, and deeply grateful for the generous peer reviews and support along the way.

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Dr Basil Arnould Price @basilaprice.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Just published - a book chapter in @coffeoglobin.bsky.social @jenhemphill.bsky.social, and Solveig Marie Wang's wonderful new volume on premodern magic. My chapter focuses on how ‘magic’ offers alternatives to normative modes of gender and sexuality in Old Norse sagas ✨ tinyurl.com/PMPN-BAP

‘I Don’t Want Realism: I Want Magic!’—Magic and Queerness in Later Íslendingasögur (by Basil Arnould Price, a book chapter in Performing Magic in the Premodern North)

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Jennifer Hemphill @jenhemphill.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

This month, I passed my PhD defense! I’m feeling incredibly grateful to my supervisors, Hannah and Ralph, and my family and friends, who’ve given me the much-needed support and encouragement throughout this journey.

Screenshot of PhD thesis title page.
Weather Magic in Medieval Scandinavia (c.800-1555)
Submitted by Jennifer Hemphill
Supervisors: Dr Hannah Burrows, Prof Ralph O’Connor

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Jennifer Hemphill @jenhemphill.bsky.social · 18/06/2024

The programme for the FIFTH @pmpnconf.bsky.social conference is officially live! Register through the link below to explore more Northern magic goodness with us ✨

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Performing Magic in the pre-Modern North Conference @pmpnconf.bsky.social · 21/05/2024

Our first Performing Magic book will be published this summer! Congratulations to all of the contributing authors! You will be able to order via Palgrave soon: link.springer.com/book/9783031...

Front cover of a book showing an image of figures riding cauldrons, holding broomsticks, and black cats flying ahead of them. The title reads: Performing Magic in the Pre-Modern North: Practice and Transgressions.

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Jennifer Hemphill @jenhemphill.bsky.social · 21/05/2024

It’s official, the first @pmpnconf.bsky.social book will be published this summer! Congratulations to all of the contributing authors - @coffeoglobin.bsky.social, Solveig and I couldn’t have asked for a better group of scholars to work with.

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Performing Magic in the pre-Modern North Conference @pmpnconf.bsky.social · 17/03/2024

Sophie Durbin's video is active! She has kindly recorded what would have been a live online video, if not for the evils of technical difficulties. That being said, all recorded presentations can be found on our YouTube channel!

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Performing Magic in the pre-Modern North Conference @pmpnconf.bsky.social · 19/02/2024

Sign-ups have now closed & everyone who registered should have received a link from us! Also, because one of us cannot apparently cope with even the simplest time zones, be aware that on Wednesday we start at 1PM GMT and on Thursday at 12 NOON GMT! performingmagicinthenorth at gmail for queries

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Performing Magic in the pre-Modern North Conference @pmpnconf.bsky.social · 28/01/2024

First speaker for our February 2024 Conference! Sign ups are available at l.instagram.com?u=https%3A%2...

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Jennifer Hemphill @jenhemphill.bsky.social · 24/01/2024

The program and registration for our next Performing Magic in the Pre-Modern North conference is officially live! Join us online (for free) on 21-22 February - we can’t wait to dive back into the enchanting realm of magical studies! ✨ #hextag

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Timothy C. Baker @timothycbaker.bsky.social · 04/12/2023

For anyone following/horrified by the news of the decimation of Modern Languages at the University of Aberdeen, we now have a petition (with lots of links and information!) that anyone can sign. We'd really appreciate your support. www.change.org/p/save-langu...

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On 30 November of this year, all staff in the Modern Languages, Translation and Interpreting section of the University of Aberdeen were told that they are at risk of redundancy, opening a false choice...

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Jennifer Hemphill @jenhemphill.bsky.social · 13/10/2023

We’re less than four weeks away from our hybrid Performing Magic conference! Registration info below. I’m particularly excited for the creative writing workshop on Friday afternoon 😄

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Jennifer Hemphill @jenhemphill.bsky.social · 03/10/2023

The program for the next Performing Magic in the pre-Modern North conference is officially live! Join us in Aberdeen, Scotland or online for more magical goodness!

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