NITN2018
Norse in the North 2018
Important Dates
About NITN2018
Norse in the North is a postgraduate-driven project designed to serve as a platform for demonstrating the strength and originality of Old Norse research in the North of England, centred around an annual interdisciplinary conference in Old Norse and Viking Studies. The project is situated in the North-East of England – a part of the country that, perhaps more than any other, has been shaped and affected by Old Norse and Viking culture and history – and is held in partnership between the universities of Durham, York and Leeds.
Topics
Medieval history, Medieval literature, Medieval studies, Old norseCall for Papers
The organisers of the conference request abstracts from postgraduate students (including MA, MPhil, MSt, and PhD students) for papers relating to the conference theme: ‘Emotions and Mindsets in Old Norse Literature and Society’.
Our keynote speaker will be Dr Hannah Burrows (University of Aberdeen), who will be presenting her research on ‘Old Norse Poetry as a Mind-Altering Substance’. The theme may be interpreted in many different ways, and below are some suggestions for potential areas of investigation:
- The relationship of emotions and actions
- Legal, moral, and religious mindsets
- Depictions of emotion in visual culture
- The effects of gender on emotions and mindsets
- The modern reception of medieval emotions and mindsets
Abstracts should be no longer than 300 words and be suitable for a 20-minute presentation. Please email abstracts to norseinthenorthofficial@gmail.com by 21 March 2018.
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