5th International St Magnus Conference
Island Histories and Herstories, 14-16 April 2021
The 2020 St Magnus Conference was postponed, and instead took place online between 14-16 April 2021. The 2020 speakers agreed to deliver their papers online, and these were recorded. The recorded lectures are available below.
The old wives鈥� tale might be stuff and nonsense, but it too could yield a harvest in corn and gold, if you stroked it smooth and combed it through.
(Marina Warner, From the Beast to the Blonde, p.21)
Island life would have been impossible without the equal contribution of women and men. Women have often taken leading roles in island communities, running them when their men have been off island seeking employment, as fishermen, whalers, serving in the navy or as merchant seamen. However, is this reflected in the stories that are told?
This conference will explore both the female and male experience of island life from the Viking Age, or earlier, to the present. The primary research focus will be the islands of the North Atlantic, but there will be research and stories from other island communities. It will be a multi-disciplinary exploration, and will include contributions from historians, archaeologists, folklorists, and cultural studies, gender studies and literary scholars.
Conference Programme
Conference Programme
Day 1: Wednesday April 14th
| Time | Programme |
|---|---|
| 08:55 - 09:00 | Introduction and Welcome Dr Andrew Jennings |
| 09.00 - 10.00 | Keynote Speech: Dr John Goodlad |
| 10.00 - 16.30 | Delegate Papers, Discussions & Questions |
| 16.45 - 17.00 | A Presentation of the NAW Brepols Series by The Institute for Northern Studies |
Day 2: Thursday April 15th
| Time | Programme |
|---|---|
| 09.00 - 16.25 | Delegate Papers, Discussions & Questions |
| 16.40 - 17.20 | Getting Published: An Informal Workshop for Students and Early Career Researchers |
Day 3: Friday April 16th
| Time | Programme |
|---|---|
| 09.00 - 15.50 | Delegate Papers, Discussions & Questions |
| 15.50 - 16.00 | Final Remarks |
| 16.15 - 17.15 | A recorded concert specially devised for the 5th St Magnus Conference performed by NORDIC VIOLA, and supported by Creative Scotland, the Ambache Charitable Trust (Raising the Profile of Women Composers), and the RVW Trust |
Wednesday 14th April Schedule
Wednesday 14th April Schedule
| Time | Speaker/Panel | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 08.55 - 09.00 | Dr Andrew Jennings | Introduction & Welcome |
| 09.00 鈥� 10.00 | Keynote Speaker: Dr John Goodlad | The Cod Hunters: The Economic, Social & Cultural Links Between Shetland, Faroe and Iceland in the 19th Century |
| Women from the Northern Isles | ||
| 10.00 - 10.20 | Rose Pipes | The New Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women |
| 10.20 - 10.40 | Dr Jane Rendall | Women from Thule: Shetland Women Poets from the Napoleonic Wars |
| 10.40 - 11.00 | Professor Si芒n Reynolds | Women from Northern Isles and the Visual Arts |
| 11.00 - 11.15 | Discussion & Questions | |
| A Porous Picture: The Influence of Gender and Relationships on Images of Scottish Island Life | ||
| 11.30 - 11.50 | Jenny Brownrigg | Making the Pictures: Women Behind the Camera |
| 11.50 - 12.10 | Shona Main | Sharing the Pictures: Women & Friendship Beyond the Films |
| 12.10 - 12.30 | Maya Darrell-Hewins | Whose Pictures? Partiality in Amateur, Home-Movie Making |
| 12.30 - 12.45 | Discussion & Questions | |
| Women鈥檚 Voices in the Hebrides: From Medieval to Modern in Gaelic Literature, Oral Culture and the Archives | ||
| 14.00 - 14.20 | Robbie Anndra MacLe貌id | Unsung Heroes: The Women who Saved Fionn mac Cumhaill |
| 14.20 - 14.40 | Dr Kate Mathis | The Islands of Fiona McLeod: A Romance |
| 14.40 - 15.00 | Dr Natasha Sumner | Should She Tell a Fionn Tale? Gender, Tradition & the Academy |
| 15.00 - 15.15 | Discussion & Questions | |
| Who鈥檚 Your Mother? Bringing Women鈥檚 Work to the Fore on Two Atlantic Canadian Islands | ||
| 15.30 - 15.50 | Marlene Chapman Mulligan | Raising the Glass Ceiling in the Prince Edward Island Fisheries |
| 15.50 - 16.10 | Dr Laurie Brinklow | Women Making Art on PEI |
| 16.10 - 16.30 | Discussion & Questions | |
| 16.45 - 17.00 | Professor Alexandra Sanmark | A presentation of our NAW Brepols series publications |
Recording of 14 April Morning Session
Recording of 14 April Afternoon Session
Thursday 15th April Schedule
Thursday 15th April Schedule
| Time | Speaker/Panel | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Shetlandiana | ||
| 09.00 - 09.20 | Dr Simon Clarke | Time, Space & Gender in the Iron Age Broch Village at Scatness, Shetland |
| 09.20 - 09.40 | Dr Andrew Jennings | Olavus Pauper, the Earliest Shetland Poet |
| 09.40 - 10.00 | Dr Jack Dyce | It鈥檚 Not All About Jimmy Perez: Women鈥檚 Agency in the 鈥楽hetland鈥� Novels of Ann Cleeves |
| 10.00 - 10.15 | Discussion & Questions | |
| Icelandic Women: Vital & Constant Figures in Icelandic Society | ||
| 10.30 - 10.50 | Beth Rogers | Skyr Tactics: Power Through Protein in Medieval Iceland |
| 10.50 - 11.10 | Meghan Korton | The Role of the Housewife in Medieval Icelandic Society |
| 11.10 - 11.30 | 脕rni Dan铆el J煤l铆usson | 18th Century ideas of the Economic Role of Icelandic Women |
| 11.30 - 11.45 | Discussion & Questions | |
| Northern Voices | ||
| 11.50 - 12.10 | Dr Halszka Lele艅 | Narrative Representation of Female Characters in Selected Short Stories of George Mackay Brown |
| 12.10 - 12.30 | Dr Gabrielle Barnby | It鈥檚 Just a Diary: Bessie Skea & the Alienation of Memory as History |
| 12.30 - 12.50 | Dr Kirsi Keravuori | Letters of a Finnish Country Skipper鈥檚 Wife |
| 12.50 - 13.05 | Discussion & Questions | |
| Orkney Past, Present & Future | ||
| 14.00 - 14.20 | Julie Cassidy | The Manufacture & Distribution of Alcohol in Orkney from the 16th Century to the Present Day 鈥� The Role Played by Women |
| 14.20 - 14.40 | Annie Thuesen | The Development of Orkney as a Tourist Destination |
| 14.40 - 15.00 | Fleur Ward | The Role of Different Information & Communication Technologies in Connecting Orkney to the Wider World |
| 15.00 - 15.15 | Discussion & Questions | |
| Northern Religion | ||
| 15.30 - 15.50 | Dr Heidi Stoner | The Image of the Cross: An Assessment of Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Sculpture & Settlements |
| 15.50 - 16.10 | Jenny Murray & Allen Fraser | Three Kirks in Shetland |
| 16.10 - 16.25 | Discussion & Questions | |
| Getting Published: an informal workshop for students and early career researchers | ||
| 16.40 鈥� 17.20 | Rosie Bont茅, Publishing Manager at Brepols | How academic publishing works & how to get your work into print |
Recording of 15 April Morning Session
Recording of 15 April Afternoon Session
Friday 16th April Schedule
Friday 16th April Schedule
| Time | Speaker/Panel | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Representations of Gender | ||
| 09.00 - 09.20 | Professor Christina Lee | Hidden in Plain Sight |
| 09.20 - 09.40 | R贸sa Mar铆a Hj枚rvar | An Island Empire, T贸mas J贸nsson 鈥� Bestseller |
| 09.40 - 10.00 | Dr Ingibj枚rg 脕g煤stsd贸ttir | Rewriting Medieval Island Women in Novels |
| 10.00 - 10.15 | Discussion & Questions | |
| Magical Tradition & Stories | ||
| 10.30 - 10.50 | Dr Selahattin Ozkan | Medical & Magical Properties of Viking Gender Identities |
| 10.50 - 11.10 | Gemma Smith | The Handa-Maid's Tale: An Island Shieling |
| 11.10 - 11.30 | Dr Si煤n Carden | Knitting Skills & Stories: Makkin & Yakkin I Shetland & the Aran Isles |
| 11.30 - 11.45 | Discussion & Questions | |
| Island Thoughts | ||
| 13.00 - 13.20 | Jedediah Anderson | Remote Island Research Outposts: Work-camps of Knowledge on the Periphery of Empire |
| 13.20 - 13.40 | Professor Sumarl铆冒i 脥sleifsson | Ida Pfeiffer & Travels in Iceland in the 19th Century |
| 13.40 - 13.50 | Discussion & Questions | |
| Women鈥檚 Work | ||
| 14.10 - 14.30 | Rosie Gibson | 鈥楾he Work They Say is Mine鈥�: Women in Shetland 鈥� A Talk About the Film |
| 14.30 - 14.50 | Gailann Riven Peake | Drams and Dames: How Women Have Shaped & Developed the Highland & Island Whisky Industry |
| 14.50 - 15.10 | Cassidy Croci | Your Farm or Mine? Marriage & Patterns of Female Movement in Landn谩mab贸k |
| 15.10 - 15.30 | Dr Pam Perkins | Reconstructing Narratives: Women鈥檚 Lives in 19th Century Newfoundland |
| 15.30 - 15.50 | Discussion & Questions | |
| 15.50 鈥� 16.00 | Final Remarks | |
| 16.15 鈥� 17.15 |
A recorded concert specially devised for the 5th St Magnus Conference, performed by NORDIC VIOLA and supported by CREATIVE SCOTLAND, the AMBACHE CHARITABLE TRUST (Raising the profile of women composers) and THE RVW TRUST, presenting reflections on female experience of landscapes, motherhood and social gatherings around the North Atlantic region in music by women composers for string quartet and solo viola.
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