We're baaaaaaack! The fourth annual Haunted Futures Conference will take place on September 29th and 30th @UCC. This year we propose to explore the theme of 'Spaces in Crisis' and will be accepting abstracts until July 24th.
If anyone is up for some Joan of Arc this weekend, check out this new series on Radio National featuring me, Stephanie Downes, and Shaun Blanchard: https://t.co/glFmkofM0a
I just received the first copies of my book and I have to say it’s looking gorgeous! 😍 Thank you @reaktionbooks for making such a beautiful book #earlymodern
Today, at long last, is publication day for
@BloomsburyAcad's Cultural History of Magic. I contributed a chapter to the volume on the Enlightenment, which features a case study on the prosecution and decriminalisation of magical acts in Lithuania 📚 https://t.co/920l5HDNsr
The 6th and final episode of our mini-series collaboration with @witches7hunt is now live
In this one, @witchesetc and @MagicNotWitches
discuss their favourite stories and the future of the research
Listen free at https://t.co/MCp74FbrbE or YouTube at https://t.co/W4asNTAacy
📣Call for Papers 📣
I am delighted to announce that 'Speech/less in the Early Modern World' will be held 23 April 2026 at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge.
Please share far and wide and do consider submitting a proposal! 🙊
Link to PDF: https://t.co/Y2jdt9xga4
Historians with research interests in magic and witchcraft are especially encouraged to apply for this position covering Dr Andrew Sneddon for 12 months https://t.co/1rNyO0E85I
Is the last stage of life really "sans teeth, sans eyes, ... sans everything"? Just because Shakespeare said so doesn't make it true. For livelier alternatives, turn to my new book: Winter Dreams: A Historical Guide to Old Age (Reaktion) https://t.co/pb2ZUNgd81
Folklore, a gripping new guide to the weird yet everyday world of British folklore.
Written by two leading experts, @odavies9 & @CeriHoulbrook, this is the definitive guide to British folklore past and present.
Publishing September 2025.
#FolkloreThursday@FolkloreThurs
There's still time to register for our ghost conference at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, 26-27 June! Registration is FREE and the programme can be found here: https://t.co/BRGcTDlfd7
For my fellow scholars of the Gothic, horror, and urban space…
A new CFP is open for an edited collection: Haunted Cities: Spaces, Spectres, and Urban Hauntologies.
📎 https://t.co/lxiAMUfiUq
#GothicStudies#UrbanHauntology#HorrorStudies#CFP#HauntedCities