Sample lectures

Join Dr Will Lamb, Dr Lori Watson and Dr Kaye McAlpine for short lectures from our courses on Conceptualising Scotland and Creating Scotland.

Scottish Studies 1A and 1B are our core Year 1 courses for students on Scottish Ethnology programmes and our single honours MA (Hons) degree in Scottish Studies.

Focusing on Conceptualising Scotland (1A) and Creating Scotland (1B), the courses are also available to students of Celtic Studies in Years 1 and 2.

In these short videos, Dr Will Lamb, Dr Lori Watson and Dr Kaye McAlpine explore Scottish Ethnology, the Scots language, and protest song.

What is Scottish Ethnology?

This recording is just over 10 minutes long and has been subtitled.

The Scots language

This recording is just over 11 minutes long and is subtitled in English and, partially, in Scots. 

Protest song

This recording is just over 21 minutes and 20 seconds long and has been subtitled.