In celebration of our 15th year anniversary, we are delighted to open our Call for Papers for the 2026 Háskóli Íslands Student Conference on the Medieval North. The conference shall be held on April 16th to 18th 2026, in the Edda auditorium at Háskóli Íslands and online. The conference is an interdisciplinary forum for postgraduate students (master’s and doctoral level) and early career researchers working in the field of medieval northern studies. Students who have not given papers at an academic conference before are especially encouraged to submit.
We are currently accepting abstract submissions for the fifteenth annual Háskóli Íslands Student Conference on the Medieval North. This conference theme for our 15th Conference: Stirring Up Trouble: Antagonists, Outlaws, Troublemakers, and Rebels
We welcome abstract submissions on a wide range of topics connected to this theme, including but not limited to:
- Art History
- Archaeology
- Digital Humanities
- Folklore
- Gender & Queer Studies
- Literary Studies
- Manuscripts & Paleography
- Philology
- Reception of the Medieval Period
- Religious Studies
Please mind that submissions provided should adhere to the theme. Interested student scholars should email their abstract of 250-300 words, along with a brief biography containing name, preferred pronouns, institution, program of study, and accessibility requirements (if any), to histudentconference[@]gmail.com by December 8th 2025.
More info and criteria on the complete CfP :