Publications, Events & Conferences 

On this page, you will find an overview of my recent publications (with links if open access) along with details of events, conferences, and symposia to which I have contributed as a speaker and/or organiser.

 

Publications 

 

Hughes, C.L. 2025. ‘Enchantment, vitality and agency: A posthuman reflexive exploration of the Willendorf Goddess.’ S/HE: An International Journal of Goddess Studies, 4(1–2).

https://www.magobooks.com/?p=7952

 

Hughes, C.L., 2025. ‘Finding Identity and Place in Paganism and Critical Ecofeminism.’ Cultivate Feminist Journal, Issue 7, pp. 89–95.

https://www.cultivatefeministjournal.com/issue-7-spaces-and-places

 

Clare Lesley Hughes. ‘Listen To The Plants.’ TerraTwo - An Ark for Off World Survival, York St John University, Nov 2025.

https://yorkstjohnterratwo.com/portfolio/listen-to-the-plants/

 

Clare Lesley Hughes. ‘Transforming Consciousness to Confront Climate Change.’ Writing Resilience, The Living Lab at York St John University, Sept 2025, pp. 23-25.

 

Clare Lesley Hughes. ‘The Heart of the Hedge: The Medicinal and Magical Lore of Hawthorn.’ Pagans of the North Magazine, May 2025

https://www.pagansofthenorth.co.uk/post/plant-lore-of-great-britain-the-heart-of-the-hedge-the-medicinal-and-magical-lore-of-hawthorn

 

Clare Lesley Hughes. ‘The Quiet Magic of Vervain.’ Pagans of the North Magazine, June 2025

https://www.pagansofthenorth.co.uk/post/plant-lore-of-great-britain-the-quiet-magic-of-vervain

 

Clare Lesley Hughes. ‘Meadowsweet - The Bittersweet Queen of the Meadow.’ Pagans of the North Magazine, September 2025.

https://www.pagansofthenorth.co.uk/post/plant-lore-of-great-britain-meadowsweet-the-bittersweet-queen-of-the-meadow
 

Events

 

Wild & Well Luxury Wellness Retreat at Riverdale, Ripon - August 2025

 

Pool Bridge Farm, Wheldrake, York - October to December 2025

 

Inter Varsity Folk Dance Festival at the University of York, York - February 2026

 

York International Women’s Week at York St John University and SPARK, York - March 2026

 

Converge at York St John University, York - February 2026 to June 2026

 

Conferences and Symposia

 

The Interdisciplinary Witch Conference at York St John University - June 2025

 

BSA Sociology of Religion Conference at the University of Durham - July 2025

 

Haunted Soundscapes Symposium at York St John University - October 2025

 

A Gathering of Witches Symposium at York St John University - November 2025

 

British Sociological Association Annual Conference at the University of Nottingham - April 2026