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Scotland and the Commonwealth: ‘Scotland and New Zealand: poetry, fiction and the fact of the nation state’

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On 1 April 2014, the Centre welcomed one of our own, Professor Alan Riach, to discuss ‘Scotland and New Zealand: poetry, fiction and the fact of the nation state’. This continued the ‘Scotland and the Commonwealth’ mini-series and followed Dr Karly Kehoe’s lecture in January. Below is this listener’s brief summary of the lecture. This lecture was… Continue reading

‘How British Is Scotland? Anglification and the Arts of Resistance’

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On 4 February 2014, the Centre was pleased to welcome Professor Alan Riach to discuss ‘How British is Scotland? Anglification and the Arts of Resistance’. This was the second-part of the ‘How British is Scotland?’ series which runs throughout the year. Below is this listener’s brief summary of the lecture. Beginning with a proposition–that a… Continue reading