On 26 April, 2016, the Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies welcomed Fraser Hunter and Martin Goldberg from the National Museums of Scotland to discuss ‘Looking behind Celts: views from an exhibition.’ Below is this listener’s brief summary of the lecture. Fraser Hunter began by explaining that the aim of this lecture was to discuss… Continue reading →
On 19 April, 2016, the Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies welcomed Katja Ritari (Helsinki) to discuss ‘Narrating the Irish story of conversion: the earliest lives of St Patrick and the formation of Irish Christian identity.’ Below is this listener’s brief summary of the lecture. Katja began by stating that the process of conversion is referred to… Continue reading →
On 3 February 2015, the Centre was delighted to welcome three speakers to discuss their new research in a seminar co-hosted by the First Millenia Studies Group. Daniel MacLean discussed ‘What was happening in the Firthlands? Gaels, Picts and Vikings in Northern mainland Scotland’, Anouk Busset discussed ‘Comparing the impact of Christianity on Irish, Scottish and Scandinavian… Continue reading →
