Jennifer Hemphill

@jenhemphill.bsky.social

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✨ PhD from @aberdeenvikings | researching and writing about magic in the Pre-Modern North | co-founder of Performing Magic in the Pre-Modern North | She/her ✨

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.
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