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2009
April
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New mythologies of ancient Scotland: folklore, fossils and the historical romances of Hugh Miller (1802-1856)
Dr Ralph O'Connor (黑料网) The Seminar Room, Humanity Manse, 5.15 p.m. Further information from Dr Michael Brown, on 01224 273685 or email m.brown@abdn.ac.uk Ralph O'Connor is Lecturer in Irish-Scottish Studies at the 黑料网. His research interests currently fall into two areas: the prose literature of the...
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Irish-Scottish Women's History Conference
-The Women’s History Association of Ireland (WHAI) and Women’s History Scotland (WHS) announce the first joint Irish-Scottish Women’s History conference to be held on the 24th/25th April 2009 in Trinity College Dublin. The conference will be hosted by the Centre for Gender and Women’s Studies (CGWS), School of Histories and Humanities,...
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The Arts, the State and the Wealth of Nations: Case Studies of Ireland and Scotland
-The Arts, the State and the Wealth of Nations:Case Studies of Ireland and Scotland Workshop/Conference, Hosted by Long Room Hub and Centre for Irish-Scottish and Comparative Studies, Trinity College Dublin, and Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies, and the AHRC Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies, 黑料网, at Trinity...
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Cross-currents: 9th Irish and Scottish Studies Postgraduate Conference
-Programme Friday, 3rd April Registration: 3-5pm, Humanity Manse (19 College Bounds) 6-7pm Plenary Session: Neal Alexander (University of Nottingham): 'What Might Have Been: Ciaran Carson and the Politics of Memory' Wine reception and buffet to follow Saturday, 4th April 9.30-11am Parallel Sessions: Memory and Northern Ireland Emma Grey (Aberdeen): The Representation of Memory in Contemporary Northern Irish Visual...
March
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Scripture, science and 'race'
-(Beginning 4.00pm on 26th, ending 12.00 on 27th) Speakers are: Professor Emeritus Michael Banton (University of Bristol) Author of Racial Theories Professor J. Kameron Carter (Duke University) Author of Race: A Theological Account Professor Colin Kidd (University of Glasgow) Author of The Forging of Races: Race and Scripture in the Protestant Atlantic World,...
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Director's Cut: David Mackenzie in conversation with Dr Alan Marcus
David Mackenzie in conversation with Dr Alan Marcus 6pm, KCC, followed by a wine reception hosted by Scottish Screen One of Scotland’s leading film directors, David Mackenzie, won awards at the Berlin Film Festival for Hallam Foe (2007), set in Edinburgh and starring Jamie Bell and Sophia...
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The Orcadian Odyssey: The emigration of Orkney Islanders across three colonial boundaries 1840-1914
Jill Harland, University of Otago The Seminar Room, Humanity Manse, 5.15 p.m. Further information from Prof Cairns Craig, on 01224 273681 or email cairns.craig@abdn.ac.uk Jill is a PhD student at the University of Otago, New Zealand. Her research focuses on the migration of Orcadians from Northern Scotland across three...
February
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Adam Smith and the third Duke of Buccleuch: Patriotism and Improvement in the Scottish Enlightenment
Dr Brian Bonnyman (黑料网) The Seminar Room, Humanity Manse, 5.15 p.m. Further information from Dr Michael Brown, on 01224 273685 or email m.brown@abdn.ac.uk Dr Bonnyman is an honorary research fellow at the 黑料网 whose research intrests lie in eighteenth century ideas of agricultural improvement
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Directors Cut: Richard Holloway in conversation with Prof. John Swinton
Richard Holloway in conversation with Prof. John Swinton King's College Chapel, 6pm. The 黑料网's Department of Film and Visual Culture invite you to join us for the first Director's Cut of 2009 with broadcaster and former Bishop of Edinburgh, Richard Holloway. The event is free, but make...
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The Bubble on the periphery: The South Sea Bubble in Ireland and Scotland
Dr Patrick Walsh (UCD) The Seminar Room, Humanity Manse, 5.15 p.m. Further information from Dr Michael Brown, on 01224 273685 or email m.brown@abdn.ac.uk Patrick Walsh is a graduate of TCD where he received his PhD in 2008 for a study of the Irish politician William Conolly. He is currently...