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 (unless otherwise stated) via Zoom. Zoom links and passcodes will be circulated via the Scottish History seminar mailing list a few days in advance of each seminar. 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 1
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
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Thursday 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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Thursday 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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Thursday 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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Thursday 21 Oct |
Mara Schmueckle (University of Edinburgh): |
‘Law, Marriage and Family in Late Medieval Scotland’ |
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Thursday 4 Nov |
Rory Scothorne (University of Edinburgh) |
‘Cosmopolitan Natives: Scotland, the New Left and the Territorial Imagination, 1956-1979’ |
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Thursday 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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Thursday 18 Nov |
Dr Cathryn Spence (Guelph University, Ontario) |
‘Stepfamilies in Early Modern Scotland’ |
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Thursday 25 Nov |
Dr Rebecca Mason (University of Glasgow) |
‘“Whenever I flee, my husband followeth”: Separated Wives in Early Modern Scotland, 1500-1700’ |
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