The finished piece 🧡 An entanglement of bodies and stories for York International Women’s Week. Thank you to all who shared their stories and energy with us.
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The finished piece 🧡 An entanglement of bodies and stories for York International Women’s Week. Thank you to all who shared their stories and energy with us.
Text: Charlotte Ashley. Peer-Review Coordinator. Charlotte ensures a fair, prompt, and constructive review process. She recruits and liaises with peer reviewers, matches submissions to appropriate reviewers based on their expertise, manages timelines for reviewer feedback, communicates with authors, and upholds ethical standards in reviews, including confidentiality and fairness.
Text: Lowen Frampton-Thorburn. Creative Editor. Lowen is responsible for shaping the aesthetic and creative aspects of the journal. They ensure visual consistency and thoughtful layout across the journal, work on design and formatting (print-ready and digital), and collaborate with authors submitting more visual essays, poetry, or artwork. They also contribute to theme development from a visual or creative-critical angle.
Text: Lowen Frampton-Thorburn. Publishing Coordinator. Lowen is also the Publishing Coordinator and ensures that the journal and its contents adhere to publishing standards and university requirements. This role includes liaising with YSJ Library services on issues around Licensing, Copyright, Indexing, ISSN and Metrics.
Text: Sophie Day. Communications Officer. Sophie D. is the voice of the journal, both internally and externally. She manages announcements, social media, and outreach, promotes calls for papers and publication launches, coordinates with authors and the YSJ Marketing and Communication teams regarding inclusivity and accessibility, and helps build an audience across student and academic communities.
The background of the image is dark blue, with some light blue specks across it. In the centre, there is a circle of beige lined paper. Towards the bottom of this, there is an illustration of a hand holding a closed book with the Curiositas logo (an illustration of a hand holding a pen) in the centre of the book. Text: Join us on campus for the Publishing your Research as a PGR event. 26th March, 2:15pm to 3:15pm in CD/003
📚️ Join us on campus for the Publishing your Research as a PGR event!
As part of a full day event hosted by PGR School, Curiositas are excited to share the journey of setting up our humanities journal. To book your free place, please email curiositasjournal@yorksj.ac.uk for the booking link
On the 4th March, Cultivate and @curiositasjournal.bsky.social held a wonderfully illuminating and collaborative event for International Women’s Week. Thank you to all who turned up and shared their artistry, wisdom and time with us.
Each image has a navy and blue background, with an off-white rectangle in the centre. There is the Curiositas logo, a hand drawn apple with a snake wrapped around it, in the centre. Text: Meet the Editorial Team.
Text: Clare Lesley-Hughes. Editor-in-Chief. Clare provides overall leadership and vision for the journal. She helps define the journal’s direction, scope, and themes, oversees the editorial process from submission to publication, coordinates and supports the editorial team and ensures deadlines are met. She also makes final decisions on content, layout, and production, represents the journal publicly and acts as a point of contact for the university or external partners.
Text: Sophie Cameron. Deputy Editor. Sophie C. supports the Editor in Chief and will also be involved in managing correspondence with authors during the submission and revision stages, assisting and guiding editorial discussions, resolving minor disputes or queries, and deputising for the Editor in Chief when needed.
Text: Henry Gillson-Gant. Administrative Coordinator. Henry is the person who keeps everything running smoothly. He maintains records, schedules, and workflow documentation, arranges and minutes editorial meetings, helps coordinate submission timelines, editing stages, and publication schedules, and generally keeps everyone gently, but firmly, on track.
👋Meet the Editorial Team
Say hello to the Curiositas Editorial Team! Made up of PGRs at York St John University, everyone brings their own experience and unique perspectives to the team. Interested in knowing more about Curiositas? Head to our website, link in bio!
Taking place on 4th March at both University of York campus and @yorkstjohn.bsky.social campus - a collaborative event for @yiww.bsky.social Also at SPARK in the evening.
Join Cultivate Journal & @curiositasjournal.bsky.social for “ENTANGLING STORIES AND BODIES ACROSS YORK”
Everyone welcome 💚
All images have a beige background with blue watercolour splashed onto them. Each page also has a different line drawing of a woman on them too. Text: Entangling Stories and Bodies Across York. Wednesday 4th March. Part of International Women's Week 2026, as part of a programme of events organised by York International Women's Week
Text: Where? 10am to 4pm: Future You, Holgate, York St John University, YO317EX and Room G07, Heslington Hall, University of York, YO105DD. 6pm to 9pm: SPARK, Piccadilly, YO19BP. What? We are hosting FREE creative drop-in events, and invite people to drop by and share stories from their own lives, or the loves of those close to them. You are invited to share these memories, reflections, or wishes on a simple body-shaped template in a way which suits you.
Text: As part of York International Women's Week, which is from 1st to 8th March, Curiositas, York St John University's Humanities Postgraduate Journal, is collaborating with Cultivate, a journal from the Centre for Women's Studies at University of York. Join us at both campuses during the day, where everyone is welcome to take part, to share the diversity of stories which centre women's lives. In the evening, at SPARK, we will be 'entangling; our stories as an act of reflection and celebration.
Text: for more information, please email curiositasjournal@yorksj.ac.uk. For the full programme of events organised by York International Women's Week, please visit their website yorkwomen.org.uk
📆 Save the date!
As part of International Women's Week, we are collaborating with Cultivate, who are based at the Centre for Women's Studies at University of York, to run a free creative workshop! All details in the images below!
Any questions? Email us at curiositasjournal@yorksj.ac.uk
The background of the image is weathered, beige paper. In the top right corner, there is a blue stamp, with an image of an envelope in the centre. In the lower left, there is a brown stamp with the image of an open book in it. Text: We have received our ISSN codes. ISSN 2978-5022 (Online). ISSN 2979-0840 (Print).
✒️ We are pleased to share that Curiositas now has ISSN codes for both our online and print publications. Our ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) ensures we are recognisable and all publications can be identified.
If anyone is in York on the 4th March, we would love to see you for York International Women’s Week. Workshops are taking place at @yorkstjohn.bsky.social , the University of York, and SPARK on Piccadilly.
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Attended the Converge Open Day at York St John University as a Course Tutor. Really enjoyed talking to those who were signing up and look forward to entangling plant folklore, mindfulness and art over the next few months. @yorkstjohn.bsky.social
The background is beige speckled with a light brown colour. In the centre is a hand drawn picture of a pile of envelopes. Text: Thank you for your submissions
✉️ All of us at Curiositas Journal would like to thank everyone for their submissions to our first issue 'Origins' that is due for publication in May 2026. The editorial team are working hard in the peer review process and cannot wait to share the first issue later this year!
A dark beige background with tea stains in the top right and bottom left corners. In the centre, there is a large traditional clock. Text: Call for contributions. One week left
🕰️ One week left!
With only 7 more days to go until our submission deadline for our first issue entitled 'Origins', due out May 2026, we would love to hear from you! If you have any questions, please email curiositasjournal@yorksj.ac.uk. Head to our website for full submission details, link in bio!
Massive thanks to everyone who turned up yesterday to my Rootstock Ecospiritual Workshop at YSJ to explore the folklore of the yew and yarrow and to create collage art.
Next workshop will be on the 17th February. More details coming in the new year.
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The next Rootstock workshop is on 10th December at 2pm in Future You. No need to book, just turn up and explore the folklore of Yarrow and the mysterious Yew 🖤 @yorkstjohn.bsky.social @interdiscwitchysj.bsky.social
All pages have a light brown background with darker brown tea staining. On this page, there is a hand drawn magnifying glass in the centre. Text: We are seeking peer reviewers.
Text: We are excited to announce we are inviting PGRs to join our team of Peer Reviewers. Being a Peer Reviewer allows you to gain insight into the publishing process, develop reviewing skills, and contribute to our postgraduate research community. Full training will be provided, so no experience is necessary. We just need your enthusiasm for critically and constructively engaging with the work of your peers within the School of Humanities!
Text: If you are interested in joining, please email a short paragraph about yourself, your research interests, and what you hope to gain from being a Peer Reviewer to curiositasjounral@yorksj.ac.uk. Our next training day is 3rd December. The session will be online from 1pm to 2:30pm.
🔎We're Seeking Peer Reviewers🔍
Ahead of the launch of our first issue, we're seeking people who are interested in peer reviewing articles! Full training will be provided, with out next training day on the 3rd December via Teams. Please email us at curiositasjournal@yorksj.ac.uk for details.
🎉The Editorial Team would like to congratulate everyone who graduated from York St John University this week! All your hard work has paid off, it is now time to share your gifts and skills with the world.
Some photos from a fantastic and inspiring Witch Symposium at York St John University 🌿🧙♀️ Thank you to everyone who attended and shared their wisdom, magic and stories ✨
Looking forward to the Witch Symposium at York St John University tomorrow where I will be talking about plant vitality and the witch wound. @yorkstjohn.bsky.social
Join me for the first Rootstock workshop at @yorkstjohn.bsky.social in conjunction with the Living Lab on 4th November at 2pm. Meet me at Future You (formally Launchpad) to explore the vitality and folklore of the campus plant species ✨🌿
My article on the bizarre situation in the Church of England in The Conversation theconversation.com/first-woman-...
Alt text: Curiositas call for papers. Issue 1, Origins. Submission deadline, 1st January 2026. Issue publication, May 2026. curiositasjournal@yorksj.ac.uk
Alt text: we're seeking the following submissions for our first issue. Academic papers, to be peer reviewed, presenting original research. Academic collaborations, to be peer reviewed, for co-authored, multidisciplinary research. Conference reviews which offer critical reflections on key themes. Book reviews of recent publications. Research in progress for PGRs to share updates in the early stages of their projects.
Alt text: submission guidelines. Academic papers, we request a word count between 3000 and 5000 words. Bibliographies will be excluded from this word count. Academic collaborations, we request a word count of between 2000 and 3000 words. Bibliographies will be excluded from this word count. All other submissions, we have a flexible word count for these, but if you feel your word count will exceed 5000 words, please get in contact.
Alt text: submission guidelines. We request submissions are sent as Microsoft Word documents, using Times New Roman font in size 12 with double-lined spacing. We also request all referencing is done in Chicago Author-Date style. For full details, please visit blog.yorksj.ac.uk/curiositasjournal to view our submission guidance document. Please email all manuscripts to curiositasjournal@yorksj.sc.uk
📣Curiositas is calling for papers!
Our first issue, Origins, is seeking your submissions for our May 2026 publication.
If you have any questions, please visit our website (link in bio) for full submission guidance or get in touch via email curiositasjournal@yorkaj.ac.uk.
In a new series of blog posts, we showcase what three of our research group members did for the autumn equinox or Mabon. Click the link below to see what Lowen did for their Mabon.
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In a new series of blog posts, we showcase what three of our research group members did for the autumn equinox or Mabon. Click the link below to see what Niamh said about her Mabon celebration
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Free tickets available now 👻 @yorkstjohn.bsky.social
The Interdisciplinary Witch Blog now includes a News section, highlighting recent work and activities from research group members ✨
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Two members of the Interdisciplinary Witch Research Group (Clare Lesley Hughes and Lowen Frampton) presented their most recent research at @yorkstjohn.bsky.social School of Humanities Research Celebration Event. Clare and Lowen are pictured with a fellow PGR Sophie Cameron (left to right).
“I feel privileged to have been part of such a truly interdisciplinary exploration into the figure of the witch”
Read the blog by Lowen Frampton on their experiences at The Interdisciplinary Witch Conference
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“A brilliant day where much was learnt and new connections were forged with like-minded individuals. I'm already looking forward to next year!"
New Blog Post
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From left to right, Dr Sharon Jagger (Feminism, Spiritual Activism & Witchcraft), Dr Zoë Enstone (Literary Representations of the Pendle ‘Witches’) and Zoe Keating (Le Guin’s Witch without Magic in Tehanu) answering questions from delegates at The Interdisciplinary Witch Conference.