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https://scotlit-iassl.org
| Promoting Scottish literatures globally
The Scottish Catholic Studies ArtsLab (SCAL) was recently launched at
@glasgow.ac.uk
, with the aim to explore the contribution of Catholics and Catholicism to Scottish cultural and intellectual life. One of the directors of the Lab is IASSL member Craig Lamont. Find out more:
tinyurl.com/3uwj3uhj
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Season's Greetings from the International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures âď¸ Beannachdan na RĂ ithe bho Chomann Eadar-NĂ iseanta airson SgrĂšdadh Litreachas na h-Alba ⨠William Crozier: 'Edinburgh in Snow' (about 1928), National Galleries of Scotland,
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The latest issue of the IASSL newsletter has been dispatched to all members and is also available online: have a read for updates about awards, publications, grants, events, calls for papers, and more. đŠ đŤ
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New survey by the
@glasgowburns.bsky.social
- how do you celebrate Burns Night? Feel free to respond and share!
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11 days ago
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The recording of the IASSL webinar 'Finlay J Macdonald at 100 | Fionnlagh Iain MacDhòmhnaill aig 100', with talks by Mhairi Brennan (Aston University), Rob Dunbar (University of Edinburgh), and Petra Johana Poncarovå (Charles University, Prague), is now available on YouTube.
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Finlay J Macdonald at 100 | Fionnlagh Iain MacDhòmhnaill aig 100
YouTube video by IASSL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA6XTS1TlC0
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New publications by our members: John Galt's 'Transatlantic Tales and Essays', edited by Angela Esterhammer, published by
@edinburghup.bsky.social
. The first complete scholarly edition of Galtâs short fiction and essays on transatlantic themes, including previously unpublished texts.
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Transatlantic Tales and Essays
Transatlantic Tales and Essays
https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-transatlantic-tales-and-essays.html
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Great news from colleagues at the Universities Committee for Scottish Literature: the newly launched Scottish Literary Studies Book Prize is going to be awarded biennially to an outstanding work of scholarship in the field of Scottish literary studies. Nominations are open for the 2026 prize. đđ
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Scottish Literary Studies Book Prize
The Scottish Literary Studies Book Prize is awarded biennially to an outstanding work of scholarship in the field of Scottish literary studies. Founded in 2025, the prize is open to book-length worâŚ
https://ucsl-scotland.com/scottish-literary-studies-book-prize/
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Recent publications by our members: IngibjĂśrg ĂgĂşstsdĂłttir
@haskoliislands.bsky.social
, '"She Strode into the Room like a Challenge": Revisioning Nineteenth-Century Arctic Exploration in Stef Penneyâs Under a Pole Star (2016),' Ătudes Ăcossaises 24 (2025). Available in open access.
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âShe Strode into the Room like a Challengeâ: Revisioning Nineteenth...
Introduction Arctic exploration in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was widely regarded as a particularly manly pursuit and has been predominantly narrated as the efforts of white Europ...
https://journals.openedition.org/etudesecossaises/5177
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Tickets are now available for the annual conference of the Centre for Robert Burns Studies, University of Glasgow, to be held on 17 January 2026. The programme features contributions by IASSL members Pauline Mackay, Cleo O'Callaghan Yeoman, Paul Malgrati, Struan McCorriscken, and John Watson.
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Centre for Robert Burns Studies Conference
A conference exploring the life, work, and legacy of Robert Burns, this year celebrating the 225th anniversary of the Burns Supper
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for-robert-burns-studies-conference-tickets-1851549627779?aff=erelexpmlt
about 1 month ago
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Warm congratulations to IASSL member
@drleith.bsky.social
(Simon Fraser University Research Centre for Scottish Studies) on receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Eighteenth-Century Scottish Studies Society.
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Leith Davis receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Eighteenth-Century Scottish Studies Society
Professor Leith Davis has been recognized with a prestigious award for her outstanding contributions to 18th-century Scottish Studies over the course of her career.
https://www.sfu.ca/scottishstudies/news-and-events/leith-davis-receives-lifetime-achievement-award-from-eighteenth-.html
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New interview in our series: IASSL convenor Marie Hedon chats with Bill Malcolm, Joint Administrator of the Mitchell Literary Estate and author of the 'History of a Revoluter: The Life of James Leslie Mitchell/Lewis Grassic Gibbon' (2025), shortlisted for the Saltire Best Research Book of the Year.
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10 Minutes with... Dr William Malcolm (Mitchell Literary Estate)
YouTube video by IASSL
https://youtu.be/jRi7TWnXKqY?si=neP4lWK2jWSWGrez
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Tonight (Tue 25 November) at 7 pm UK time: 'Finlay J Macdonald at 100 | Fionnlagh Iain MacDhòmhnaill aig 100', an online seminar exploring Macdonald's legacy as a filmmaker, writer, journalist, editor, and a leading figure in Gaelic initiatives. Bidh fà ilte bhlà th romhaibh uile / All welcome!
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Finlay J Macdonald at 100 | Fionnlagh Iain MacDhòmhnaill aig 100
Tuesday 25 November 2025, 7 pm UK time, ZOOM. This year marks the centenary of the birth of Fionnlagh Iain MacDhòmhnaill | Finlay J. Macdonald (1925â1987). The webinar explores his rich legacy as aâŚ
https://scotlit-iassl.org/2025/09/21/finlay-j-macdonald-at-100-fionnlagh-iain-macdhomhnaill-aig-100/
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Congratulations to Dr Suping Li, winner of the 2025 Ross Roy Prize, for her dissertation ââIf I have wanderâd in those pathsâ: The reception of Robert Burns in Chinaâ, defended at
@uofglasgow.bsky.social
. It examines the full spectrum of Burnsâ Chinese reception in translation, criticism and music.
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Ross Roy Prize â 2025 Winner Announced
The Ross Roy Prize is awarded annually to the best PhD thesis submitted on a subject relating to Scottish literature. Judged by a panel of expert scholars, the Prize commemorates the outstanding coâŚ
https://ucsl-scotland.com/2025/11/24/ross-roy-prize-2025-winner-announced/
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12 days left to submit/nominate articles and chapters to the 2025 Jack Medal! The call closes on 30 November. The prize is awarded for new research on subjects related to Reception or Diaspora in Scottish Literatures (including Scots, English, Gaelic, and Latin).
scotlit-iassl.org/awards/the-j...
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Call for Papers: 5th World Congress of Scottish Literatures: Scotland Along the New Silk Road (17-20 June 2027, Nanjing Normal University, China). Deadline for submissions: 30 November 2026.
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Call for Papers: 5th World Congress of Scottish Literatures: Scotland Along the New Silk Road (17-20 June 2027)
The Fifth World Congress of Scottish Literatures will be held at Nanjing Normal University in Nanjing, China, on 17-20 June 2027. Being Chinaâs first city designated as a âUNESCO City of LiteratureâŚ
https://scotlit-iassl.org/2025/11/11/call-for-papers-5th-world-congress-of-scottish-literatures-scotland-along-the-new-silk-road-17-20-june-2027/
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Call for Papers: 'Regional Perspectives, Planetary Reach. Themes, Genres, Forms of Narration in Contemporary Irish and Scottish Fiction', 28-29 May 2026, UniversitĂ di Napoli L'Orientale. Deadline for proposals: 10 January 2026.
sites.google.com/view/irsconf...
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The Great North Road: a manuscript that R. L. Stevenson left unfinished has been completed by the novelist Stuart Campbell and will be published by Rymour Books on 13 November. Events in Blackwellâs bookshop, Edinburgh (7pm, 12 November) and Hillhead Public Library, Glasgow (2pm, 22 November).
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Next IASSL webinar: 'Finlay J Macdonald at 100', 25 November 2025, 7 pm UK time. The webinar explores Macdonald's legacy as a filmmaker, producer, writer, and journalist. Talks by Mhairi Brennan, Rob Dunbar,
@macailpein.bsky.social
, and
@poncarova.bsky.social
. Bidh fĂ ilte bhlĂ th romhaibh uile!
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Finlay J Macdonald at 100 | Fionnlagh Iain MacDhòmhnaill aig 100
Tuesday 25 November 2025, 7 pm UK time, ZOOM. This year marks the centenary of the birth of Fionnlagh Iain MacDhòmhnaill | Finlay J. Macdonald (1925â1987). The webinar explores his rich legacy as aâŚ
https://scotlit-iassl.org/2025/09/21/finlay-j-macdonald-at-100-fionnlagh-iain-macdhomhnaill-aig-100/
2 months ago
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Call for Papers: âOur three-voiced countryâ: Twentieth-century cross-currents in Gaelic and other Scottish writing. The 2026 annual conference of the Association for Scottish Literature will be held at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig on 26â28 June.
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2026 ASL Annual Conference - Sabhal Mòr Ostaig
âOur three-voiced countryâ: Twentieth-century cross-currents in Gaelic and other Scottish writing
https://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/co-labhairt-bhliadhnail-asl-2026/?lang=en
2 months ago
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A new addition to the video interview series '10 Minutes With' that introduce our members: this time, IASSL convenor Marie Hedon chats to Peter Mackay, Senior Lecturer at
@standrewsenglish.bsky.social
and Scottish Makar.
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10 Minutes With... Peter Mackay (University of St Andrews)
YouTube video by IASSL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33c8eQUmrZc
2 months ago
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The new issue of Studies in Scottish Literature, 'Dreaming the Daily Darg', is now available. Edited by IASSL executive committee member Corey Gibson, the issue includes essays by other IASSL members, Marie Hedon, Arianna Introna and Joe Jackson.
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2 months ago
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The John Galt Society welcomes applications for a grant (of up to â¤1000) to defray expenses incurred in connection with research into the works, life or influence of John Galt. Deadline: 31 January 2026. More information:
thejohngaltsociety.com/research-gra...
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Call for Papers: 18th International Conference on Medieval and Renaissance Scottish Language, Literature, and Culture, 1-4 July 2026, University of Bristol. Submission deadline: 14 November 2025.
icmrsllc2026.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/call-for-pap...
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Call for Papers published: Rannsachadh na GĂ idhlig 2026
@rannsachadh2026.bsky.social
@uofglasgow.bsky.social
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3 months ago
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Congratulations to IASSL members
@rhonabrown.bsky.social
and
@wilcocksonamy.bsky.social
on their new edited publication: 'âOâer aâ my labours sey your skillâ: Poetic Responses to Robert Fergusson' (Taproot Press), published as part of the
@rfergussonpoet.bsky.social
project.
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A talk by IASSL member Fernando Toda
@usaloficial.bsky.social
on the translations of Barbour's Bruce and Hary's Wallace into Spanish: 2 October, 5:30 UK time, in person at
@uofglasgow.bsky.social
& online. Book your free ticket!
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La libertad es una cosa noble: Bruce and Wallace translated into Spanish
A talk by Fernando Toda of the University of Salamanca, exploring the translations of Barbour's Bruce and Hary's Wallace into Spanish.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/la-libertad-es-una-cosa-noble-bruce-and-wallace-translated-into-spanish-tickets-1715246240679
3 months ago
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Bidh Rannsachadh na GĂ idhlig a' tilleadh! 14mhâ16mh Iuchar 2026 aig
@uofglasgow.bsky.social
. Cumaibh sĂšil air
@rannsachadh2026.bsky.social
.
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3 months ago
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The latest issue of the Journal of Irish and Scottish Studies is now available in open access, with contributions by IASSL members Anna Fancett, Arianna Introna, and Petra Johana PoncarovĂĄ.
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Journal of Irish and Scottish Studies
https://jiss.aberdeenunipress.org/
3 months ago
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The Review of Scottish Culture is now open for submissions to Issue 31. ROSC encourages multi- and interdisciplinary research on the ethnology of Scotland.
journals.ed.ac.uk/rosc
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4 months ago
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The call for submissions & nominations for the 2025 Jack Medal is open until 30 November. We welcome articles & chapters on subjects related to Reception or Diaspora in Scottish Literatures (including Scots, English, Gaelic, and Latin).
scotlit-iassl.org/awards/the-j...
4 months ago
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If you missed our latest webinar 'Bridging Cultures: Scottish Literature in Korean,' organised by colleagues from Yonsei University, the complete recording is now available on the IASSL YouTube channel.
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Bridging Cultures: Scottish Literature in Korean
YouTube video by IASSL
https://youtu.be/J9VjFj042-0?si=D3B9Xfnec4vcbPG9
4 months ago
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Today (Monday 8 September 2025) at 13:00 UK time / 21:00 South Korea time: our webinar 'Bridging Cultures: Scottish Literature in Korean.' All welcome!
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Bridging Cultures: Scottish Literature in Korean
IASSL Webinar, Monday 8 September 2025, 13:00 BST / 21:00 KST ZOOM (Meeting ID: 856 9732 4885; Passcode: 385599) Programme: Meehyun Chung and L. M. Ratnapalan, âLilias Horton Underwoodâs Korean traâŚ
https://scotlit-iassl.org/2025/07/15/bridging-cultures-scottish-literature-in-korean/
4 months ago
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đŹ The latest issue of the IASSL newsletter, with information about recent and upcoming events, new publications, calls for papers, and much more, has just been dispatched to all members! đŹ You can also read it on the IASSL website:
scotlit-iassl.org/membership/n...
4 months ago
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John Buchan was born on 26 August 1875
#OTD
in Perth. To mark the anniversary,
@uofglasgow.bsky.social
hosted earlier this year a lecture by IASSL trustee
@murrayp.bsky.social
, who has also written on Buchan for our latest newsletter. Lecture:
tinyurl.com/4dhnta72
Newsletter:
tinyurl.com/6sf56zxx
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Murray Pittock: The John Buchan 150 Lecture
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
https://tinyurl.com/4dhnta72
4 months ago
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Deadline reminder: applications for the 'Robert Burns and the Environment' PhD Studentship at
@glasgowburns.bsky.social
close on Monday 18th August 2025. Research Outlines are welcomed on any aspect of 'Robert Burns and the Environment' broadly conceived.
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University of Glasgow - Scholarships & funding - Robert Burns and the Environment Scholarship
https://www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships/robertburnsandtheenvironmentscholarship/
5 months ago
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'Diasporic documents from the Gaelic Atlantic,' in-person one-day workshop at
@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
, 5 September. Speakers include IASSL members Rob Dunbar,
@pomuirch.bsky.social
, and Silke Stroh. All welcome, registration required.
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New publications by our members: Ines Gstrein's article 'Towards a New Formalist Approach to Short Fiction: Janice Gallowayâs Jellyfish as a Case Study' appeared in Short Fiction in Theory and Practice 14:1 (2024), as part of a special issue on the short story and ecology. Congratulations!
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Towards a new formalist approach to short fiction: Janice Gallowayâs Jellyfish as a case study | Intellect
This article investigates the usefulness of new formalist terminology for the study of integrated short fiction volumes. It adopts a case-study design: I take Janice Gallowayâs short story composite J...
https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/fict_00102_1
5 months ago
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We are delighted to announce the next IASSL webinar: 'Bridging Cultures: Scottish Literature in Korean,' Monday 8 September 2025, 13:00 BST / 21:00 KST. All welcome! Papers by Meehyun Chung, L. M. Ratnapalan, Paul Tonks and John M. Frankl.
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Bridging Cultures: Scottish Literature in Korean
IASSL Webinar, Monday 8 September 2025, 13:00 BST / 21:00 KST ZOOM (Meeting ID: 856 9732 4885; Passcode: 385599) Programme: Meehyun Chung and L. M. Ratnapalan, âLilias Horton Underwoodâs Korean traâŚ
https://scotlit-iassl.org/2025/07/15/bridging-cultures-scottish-literature-in-korean/
5 months ago
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Congratulations to IASSL member Patra Jumsai Na Ayudhya who has recently become one of the Student Ambassadors of the Asia Scotland Institute. Patra is interested in bringing a wider range of Scottish writing to Thai audiences. đšđ đ´ó §ó ˘ó łó Łó ´ó ż
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Patra Jumsai Na Ayudhya - Asia Scotland Institute
Patra âPatâ Jumsai Na Ayudhya is a second-year PhD student in Anglophone Literatures and Cultures at Charles University in Prague. His fondness for Scotland
https://asiascot.com/meet-the-team/patra-jumsai-na-ayudhya
6 months ago
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IASSL is delighted to announce that the Fifth World Congress of Scottish Literatures is going to be held at Nanjing Normal University on 17-20 June 2027. Find out more about our events & congresses:
scotlit-iassl.org/events/
6 months ago
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New publications by our members: Karin M. Danielsson's article on learning, liberation, and posthumanism in Eric Linklater's novel The Wind on the Moon appeared in the
@springernature.com
journal Childrenâs Literature in Education (March 2025).
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Learning, Liberation, and Posthumanism in The Wind on the Moon - Children's Literature in Education
The Wind on the Moon (1944) is a childrenâs novel by Eric Linklater, in which two nonhuman characters, a puma and a falcon, play a substantial role as friends, teachers and expert aids to the girl pro...
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10583-025-09607-0
6 months ago
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The John Galt Society welcomes applications for a grant (of up to â¤1000) to defray expenses incurred in connection with research into the works, life or influence of John Galt. Archival and digital projects are eligible. The Grant will be awarded annually.
thejohngaltsociety.com/research-gra...
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Research Grant
John Galt Society Research Grant The John Galt Society welcomes applications for a grant (of up to â¤1000) to defrayexpenses incurred in connection with research into the works, life or influence ofâŚ
https://thejohngaltsociety.com/research-grant/
6 months ago
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William K. Malcolmâs biography, 'History of a Revoluter: The Life of James Leslie Mitchell/Lewis Grassic Gibbon,' was launched in May 2025. It is the most substantive study of Leslie Mitchell to date, featuring forty illustrations and full critical apparatus. Congratulations!
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History of a Revoluter by William K. Malcolm | Waterstones
Buy History of a Revoluter by William K. Malcolm from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over ÂŁ25.
https://www.waterstones.com/book/history-of-a-revoluter/william-k-malcolm/9781910858363
7 months ago
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To promote the work and activities of our diverse network of members, IASSL runs a dedicated series of short videos, '10 Minutes With'. Visit our website to browse through the individual interviews. đđ¤
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10 Minutes With
To promote the work and activities of our diverse network of members, IASSL runs a dedicated series of short video interviews, 10 Minutes With. Follow our YouTube channel or browse through the indiâŚ
https://scotlit-iassl.org/membership/10-minutes-with/
7 months ago
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Did you miss the IASSL webinar 'Environmental Scotland III' on Wednesday? The recording is now available on our YouTube channel! Dana Graham Lai (Simon Fraser University) on Ellen Johnston and Alex Dick (University of British Columbia) on Walter Scott.
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Environmental Scotland III
YouTube video by IASSL
https://youtu.be/qzR5xR8hdHE?si=_ZuZhfpJr9B48gn1
7 months ago
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đŠ The spring issue of the IASSL newsletter (2025/II), featuring latest publications, calls for papers, grant calls, and much more, has just been dispatched! All members receive it directly by e-mail, and it is also freely available on our website.
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Newsletter
IASSL issues a quarterly newsletter which features latest news from the field and promotes the achievements of our members. If you would like to receive it and submit your news, please join the IASâŚ
https://scotlit-iassl.org/membership/newsletter/
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Tonight at 6 pm UK time / 7 pm CET time: webinar 'Environmental Scotland III', with Dana Graham Lai (Simon Fraser University) on the autobiography, poems and songs of Ellen Johnston and Alexander Dick (University of British Columbia) on Walter Scott and coastal poetics. All welcome!
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Environmental Scotland III
Wednesday 21 May 2025, 6 pm UK time / 7 pm CET, online, ZOOM link). Chaired by Monika Szuba (University of GdaĹsk) and Petra Johana PoncarovĂĄ (University of Glasgow / Charles University, Prague). PâŚ
https://scotlit-iassl.org/2025/03/02/environmental-scotland-iii/
7 months ago
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Online Zoom Forum: 'Edwin Muir: The Spiritual, Ecological, and Community Vision in his Life and Work.' Wednesday 21 May 2025, 7pm-9pm GMT. Featuring contributions by IASSL members Charles Sabatos and Geraldine Coleman
@ginorgym.bsky.social
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EICSP - Online Zoom Forum: Edwin Muir: The Spiritual, Ecological, and Community Vision in his Life and Work, 21 May 2025
The EICSP is an events-led Scottish charity, which works with the world's spiritual traditions, both in Scotland and internationally.
https://www.eicsp.org/events/event-details/1274-online-zoom-forum-edwin-muir-the-spiritual-ecological-and-community-vision-in-his-life-and-work-21-may-2025
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Upcoming online event by The Forum for Research on the Languages of Scotland and Ulster, 6 May, 7 pm GMT: 'Gaelic and Scots: Cultural Connections and Inspirations in the 20th Century'. Talks on Douglas Young, George Campbell Hay, William Neill, translation, and the magazine Gairm. Free but ticketed.
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Gaelic and Scots: Cultural Connections and Inspirations in the 20th Century
Join us online to explore the rich cultural connections and inspirations between Gaelic and Scots in the 20th century!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gaelic-and-scots-cultural-connections-and-inspirations-in-the-20th-century-tickets-1257238005719
8 months ago
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Wednesday 30 April 2025 10 am CET, at UniversitĂŠ de Bretagne-Occidentale & on ZOOM: 'Radical Scottish Gaelic Magazines in the Twentieth Century and Contacts with Brittany' by
@poncarova.bsky.social
, hosted by HĂŠritage et CrĂŠation dans le Texte et l'Image & Centre de recherche bretonne et celtique.
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Radical Scottish Gaelic Magazines in the Twentieth Century and Contacts with Brittany | HĂŠritage et CrĂŠation dans le Texte et l'Image
ConfĂŠrence de Petra Johana PoncarovĂĄ
https://www.univ-brest.fr/hcti/fr/actualite/radical-scottish-gaelic-magazines-twentieth-century-and-contacts-brittany
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