Ghosts in Britain and Ireland

Description

This two-day conference explored representations of the revenant dead in historical context. Through taking a broad chronological scope it hopes to shed light on how representations of ghosts changed over time, and how they can illuminate specific historical moments, it aims to place ghost beliefs and accounts of sightings of or engagements with the dead within their historical context and to consider how these stories were shaped by ideas about religion, community, neighbourhood, gender, space and place, emotion, and the supernatural more broadly. We are especially interested in work which takes a historical perspective, regardless of the researcher’s discipline.

Period	2025
Event type	Conference
Location	Limerick, IrelandShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International