Scottish History seminars
The Scottish History research seminars take place throughout the academic year and are open to all.
Time and location
Unless otherwise stated, the seminars take place on Thursdays at 5.15pm. Please note that some sessions will take place in person, some via Zoom. Zoom links and passcodes will be circulated via the Scottish History seminar mailing list a few days in advance of each seminar. Please check below for room details. If you would like to attend a seminar, but are not on the mailing list, please contact the organiser (alasdair.raffe@ed.ac.uk). All are welcome!
Event schedule
Semester 2 2021/22
| Date | Speaker | Topic | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
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Thu 20 Jan |
Dr Esther Mijers (University of Edinburgh) | ‘Beyond “diaspora”: Scots in the Early Modern Dutch Atlantic’ | Online |
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Thu 27 Jan |
Dr Naomi Lloyd-Jones (Durham University) |
POSTPONED - ‘Pledges and programmes: Scottish Home Rule and the Liberal Party in the late 19th century’ |
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Thu 10 Feb |
Phoebe Cooper (University of Edinburgh) |
POSTPONED - ‘Industry and conflict: Economic and political ideology in Edinburgh's Late 18th century Book Trade’ |
Room LG.09, 40 George Square |
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Thu 3 Mar |
Dr Karly Kehoe (Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia) | ‘Building a British Empire: Scottish Catholics in the North Atlantic, 1770-1830’ | Online |
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Thu 10 Mar |
Mara Schmueckle (University of Edinburgh) | ‘Law, marriage and family in Late Medieval Scotland’ | Online |
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Thu 17 Mar |
Dr Russell Newton (Faith Mission Bible College, Edinburgh) |
‘The making of a Covenanting doctor: The moderate divinity of William Guild (1586-1657)’ |
Room LG.08, 40 George Square |
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Thu 31 Mar |
Joanna Richardson (University of Edinburgh) |
‘Depicting the invasion of Ireland in John Barbour’s "The Bruce": Chivalry, kingship, and identity in 14th century Scotland’ |
Room LG.06, 40 George Square |
| Thu 7 Apr |
Kate Wilson (University of Strathclyde) |
‘Current living places and future utopias: Writing, culture and community in post-war Glasgow’ |
Room LG.09, 40 George Square |
Semester 1 2021/22
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
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Thu 30 Sept |
Professor Thomas Ahnert (University of Edinburgh) |
‘The Real Philosophy of Enlightenment: The Intellectual History of Scottish University Curricula in the Eighteenth Century’ Please note, 6:15-7:30pm |
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Thu 7 Oct |
Dr Tanya Cheadle (University of Glasgow) |
‘Sex Magic and Masculinity in Late-Victorian Northeast Scotland: Peter Davidson and the Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor’ |
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Thu 14 Oct |
Dr Gordon McKelvie (University of Winchester) |
‘Beyond the National Question: Popular Political Culture and Popular Protest in Late Medieval Scotland’ |
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Thu 4 Nov |
Rory Scothorne (University of Edinburgh) |
‘Cosmopolitan Natives: Scotland, the New Left and the Territorial Imagination, 1956-1979’ |
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Thu 11 Nov |
Dr John McCallum (Nottingham Trent University) |
‘Emotion in Reformation Scotland: The Case of James Melville (1556-1614)’ Joint meeting with the Scottish History Society |
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Thu 18 Nov |
Dr Cathryn Spence (Guelph University, Ontario) |
‘Stepfamilies in Early Modern Scotland’ |
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Thu 25 Nov |
Dr Rebecca Mason (University of Glasgow) |
‘“Whenever I flee, my husband followeth”: Separated Wives in Early Modern Scotland, 1500-1700’ |
| Thu 2 Dec | Mara Schmueckle (University of Edinburgh) | ‘Law, Marriage and Family in Late Medieval Scotland’ - CANCELLED |
Further information
Please contact the organiser, Dr Alasdair Raffe, for further information.
Dr Alasdair Raffe
Lecturer in History
- School of History, Classics and Archaeology
- University of Edinburgh
Contact details
- Work: 0131 651 4269
- Email: Alasdair.Raffe@ed.ac.uk
- Web: Dr Raffe's staff profile
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