Book Club Series | Witches: Dark Histories and Powerful Women
Event Details
Book Club Series | Witches: Dark Histories and Powerful Women
This spooky season, join Flinders University writer and academic Lisa Bennett for a Library Book Club session exploring witches across history.
About this event
From folklore and early modern fears to feminist reclamations and contemporary fantasy, we will trace how the figure of the witch has been shaped, challenged and reimagined across time.
đź“š Bring along a book, character or story that features a witch figure, or simply come along to listen and join the conversation.
📖 Discover and borrow from the Library’s Leisure Reading Collection, curated to support reading for enjoyment.
About the Book Club Series
Supported by the University’s Thriving at Flinders program, the Library’s 2026 Book Club series is all about connection, wellbeing and the joy of leisure reading. Featuring Flinders University writers, it offers a relaxed space for staff and students to come together and share ideas.
Each session includes:
- Curated reading lists
- Guided discussion led by academic staff
- Light refreshments and small giveaways
đź‘Ą Open to staff and students.
đź“Ś Please use the registration form to let us know of any accessibility requirements, allergies or food intolerances.
About the speaker
Associate Professor Lisa Bennett is a literary scholar at Flinders University whose work explores gender, narrative and cultural representation across literature and popular culture. Her research spans the Viking Age, as well as genre fiction, speculative storytelling and creative practice.
She is the author of Viking Women: Life and Lore and the forthcoming Yet She Lives: Fierce and Fantastical Women of Norse Mythology (2026), a vivid retelling of the lives of mythological Norse women.
Lisa is also the co-author of Story Thinking and the Real-world Applications of Sci-Fi and Fantasy Writing and, writing as Lisa L. Hannett, is an award-winning author of multiple short story collections, a novel, and over 80 works across fantasy, science fiction, horror and historical fiction.
Event Details
đź“… Date: 13 October
đź•› Time: 12.00pm – 1.30 pm
đź“Ť Location: Central Library, Level 1
đź‘Ą Audience: Open to staff and students
đź“Ś Accessibility & dietary requirements: Please use the registration form to let us know of any accessibility requirements, allergies or food intolerances.
