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‘The Tourist Gaze on Gaelic Scotland’

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On 19 March 2013, the Centre was pleased to welcome Coinneach Maclean who discussed ‘The Tourist Gaze on Gaelic Scotland’. Below is this listener’s brief summary of the lecture. Coinneach argued that the Scottish Gael is “objectified in an un-modified ‘Tourist Gaze’”. The Tourist Gaze, a work by John Urry, served as a model for most of Coinneach’s lecture.… Continue reading →

‘Perceptions of Scottish musical antiquity in the Enlightenment’

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Yesterday, 12 February 2013, the Centre was pleased to welcome Joanna Clements who discussed ‘Perceptions of Scottish musical antiquity in the Enlightenment’. Below is this listener’s brief summary of the lecture. The focus of this discussion centred around the history of music in Scotland from the 17th century, with the poet/playwright Allan Ramsay acting as a key introductory… Continue reading →