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Scotland and the Commonwealth: ‘Our Worthy Countrymen?: Highland Development and the West Indies, 1750-1850’

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On 21 January 2014, the Centre was pleased to welcome Dr Karly Kehoe (Glasgow Caledonian University) to discuss ‘Our Worthy Countrymen?: Highland Development and the West Indies, 1750-1850’. This lecture continued the ‘Scotland and the Commonwealth’ series convened by Lizanne Henderson. Below is this listener’s brief summary of the lecture. Dr Kehoe’s lecture focused on Highland… Continue reading →

‘Hector or Conall Cearnach: Heroic Choices in MacMhuirich Poetry’

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On 19 November 2013, the Centre was pleased to welcome Celtic & Gaelic’s own Dr Sìm Innes who discussed ‘Hector or Conall Cearnach: Heroic Choices in MacMhuirich Poetry’. Below is this listener’s brief summary of the lecture. Dr Innes began his lecture with a weighty introduction into the world of medieval bardic poetry. Encompassing the period of… Continue reading →

Inaugural Lecture: ‘Rethinking Scottish Origins’

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On 12 November 2013, the Inaugural Lecture for the Chair in Scottish History and Literature was held in the Humanity Lecture Theatre in the main building of the University of Glasgow. Professor Dauvit Broun, who shares the Chair with Professor Alan Riach, presented ‘Rethinking Scottish Origins’. Below is this listener’s brief summary of the lecture.… Continue reading →

‘The development of Gaelic language skills by adult learners’

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On 29 October 2013, the Centre was delighted to welcome Celtic & Gaelic’s own Nicola Carty, who discussed ‘The development of Gaelic language skills by adult learners’. Below is this listener’s brief summary of the lecture. Nicola’s research is focused on second language acquisition, and is supported by Soillse (the national research network for the maintenance and revitalisation of… Continue reading →

‘Learning to love the marquis: A family story from clearance-era Sutherland’

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On 22 October 2013, the Centre was pleased to welcome Professor Jim Hunter (University of the Highlands and Islands) who discussed ‘Learning to love the marquis: A family story from clearance-era Sutherland’. Below is this listener’s brief summary of the lecture. After an introduction by Dr Martin MacGregor, Prof. Hunter began his lecture by outlining his unashamedly… Continue reading →

Scotland and the Commonwealth: ‘Before Commonwealth: Early Imperial Scotland’

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On 15th October 2013, the Centre was pleased to welcome Dr Andrew MacKillop (University of Aberdeen) who discussed ‘Before Commonwealth: Early Imperial Scotland’. This lecture continued the ‘Scotland and the Commonwealth’ mini-series convened by Dr Lizanne Henderson. Below is this listener’s brief summary of the lecture. Like Professor Finlay last week, Dr MacKillop stressed his talk focused… Continue reading →

‘Hidden Detail? The Human Element in Visual Responses to the Highland Landscape, c.1750-1850’

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On 2 October 2013, the Centre was pleased to welcome Dr. Anne MacLeod, who began our weekly seminar series with ‘Hidden Detail? The Human Element in Visual Responses to the Highland Landscape, c.1750-1850’. Below is this listener’s brief summary of the lecture. Dr. MacLeod based her lecture on her book, From An Antique Land: Visual Representations of the Highland… Continue reading →

‘Slaves and Slaveowners in Eighteenth-Century Scotland’

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On 20 November 2012, the Centre, in collaboration with the Andrew Hook Centre, was pleased to welcome Professor John Cairns who provided an enlightening and harrowing lecture on ‘Slaves and Slaveowners in Eighteenth-Century Scotland’. Below is this listener’s brief summary of the lecture. Slaves were a significant presence in 18th century Scotland, particularly from the 1740s onwards; Professor Cairns… Continue reading →