Pleased to receive @rhonabrown.bsky.social and @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social’s brilliant collection of poems responding to Robert Fergusson, the bard of ‘Auld Reekie’. I’m also glad to have a wee Franco-Scots piece in there (riffing on Fergusson’s Jacobite/apocalyptical eclogue, ‘The Ghaists’). 🇫🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Just finished reading @paulmalgrati.bsky.social 's masterly Robert Burns and Scottish Cultural Politics. Full of fascinating insights into the way social, political and cultural factors mould historical memory. edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-robert-...

Proud of our PhD student Sarah Squire presenting on heritage and conviviality at Charles University Prague @insuhi.bsky.social @paulmalgrati.bsky.social

Ullrich Kockel from @insuhi.bsky.social presenting on heritage and displacement at Charles University Prague @paulmalgrati.bsky.social

The podcast of Revue Ecossaise is back with a new episode on Scotland’s European identity and the state of Scottish culture, politics and tourism after Brexit. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 Here’s the link: on.soundcloud.com/Agth7z991bhQ...

Successful summer for literary tourism: from the Wordsworths’s home in Grasmere to Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s house in Chambéry. Strong radical, eco-conscious and Romantic connections between them—with Robert Burns as a big missing link!

Approaching deadline: Call for Papers from UHI Institute for Northern Studies inviting presentations in Scottish studies at its 7th Internationak St Magnus Conference (15-17 April 2026). The theme is “Water” – deadline for submissions is 31 August.

The University of Glasgow’s Centre for Robert Burns Studies is offering a PhD scholarship on “Robert Burns & the Environment” – part of a new research strand on Burns, the Environment & Sustainable Cultural Heritage DEADLINE 18 AUGUST #C18th #Romanticism www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships...

Looking forward to this halesome tribute to Robert Fergusson, the Jacobite bard of ‘Auld Reekie’. Thanks to @rhonabrown.bsky.social @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social for featuring a wee piece of mine and more importantly for linking scholarship and contemporary poetry in a way that’s only too rare still!

This is a great regional magazine for new literature with a particular emphasis on the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. What’s more, it is free. It should be more widely appreciated.

Nice to see my wee translations of Jules Mousseron’s mining poems in Northwords Now—from Northern French Picard into Scots. His mouse poem is a great industrial take on Burns’s agricultural precedent. 🇫🇷⚒️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Great to see this piece from John Scott, who studied Scottish minority languages with me last term. He’s a fine recruit for our Cultural & Heritage course @insuhi.bsky.social

Pleased with this commendation from my amazing students in Highlands & islands heritage and literature @insuhi.bsky.social

“Scots poets might have a few lessons to teach the French” In “Towards a Post-Colonial Alliance?”, @paulmalgrati.bsky.social offers some perspectives on Franco-Scots #poetry #translation, exploring questions of voice, place, & power #BastilleDay 🇫🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2019/12/towa...

Thoroughly recommended bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/07/04/j... @bellacaledonia.bsky.social

New in @glasgowrevbooks.bsky.social: @paulmalgrati.bsky.social reviews 'Esther', a play in Scots by David Kinloch, published by Rob A. Mackenzie through the Blue Diode Press pamphlet series. 👉 Review: tinyurl.com/ycydu4hh 👉 Book: www.bluediode.co.uk/product-page...

Shout out to the INS staff @thinkuhi.bsky.social HISA awards....Highly Commended Most Inspiring Lecturer Dr Paul Malgrati and nominated Above & Beyond Staff Award Dr Andrew Lind.

"Now, the Inglis revival reaches a new milestone with Esther, a poetic play by David Kinloch, published by Rob Mackenzie’s Edinburgh-based Blue Diode Press." TONIGHT: hear David Kinloch talk about Esther Inglis and read from his new work about her: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/blue-diode...

Esther Inglis is having a richly deserved moment, and it’s brilliant.

Here’s my review of David Kinloch’s new play, based on the life of Ester Inglis, the Franco-Scottish miniaturist. The play is entirely in Scots and weaves textuality, multilingualism, national and gender politics beautifully. @glasgowrevbooks.bsky.social glasgowreviewofbooks.com/2025/06/26/i...

NEW TODAY! - Ahead of tonight's launch event @byleaveswelive.bsky.social, @paulmalgrati.bsky.social reviews 'Esther', a new poetic play by David Kinloch and another milestone in the recent Esther Inglis Revival. Read the full review here - wp.me/p3nrhP-jwo

Great presentations by @insuhi.bsky.social PhD students @paulmalgrati.bsky.social @sarahsquire.bsky.social

Dr Paul Malgrati @thinkuhi.bsky.social in Bella Caledonia. The Caledonian Antisyzygy Origins, Legacy and Solution of a Paradox bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/05/08/t...

Delighted with our special issue on ich and climate change @ppmcdermott1.bsky.social @insuhi.bsky.social @uhihistory.bsky.social @paulmalgrati.bsky.social

The Caledonian Antisyzygy Origins, Legacy and Solution of a Paradox with Paul Malgrati bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/05/08/t...

The recording of my talk on ‘The Caledonian Antisyzygy: Origins, Legacy and Solution of a Paradox’ is online. Scottish contradictions, imperialism, Celtic Revival, Aryan race myth, postmodernism, Devolution and infinite possibilities are all on the menu. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 youtu.be/chd9QrXyukI

The recording of my talk on ‘The Caledonian Antisyzygy: Origins, Legacy and Solution of a Paradox’ is online. Scottish contradictions, imperialism, Celtic Revival, Aryan race myth, postmodernism, Devolution and infinite possibilities are all on the menu. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 youtu.be/chd9QrXyukI

The Caledonian Antisyzygy: Origins, Legacy and Solution of a Paradox by @thinkuhi.bsky.social @paulmalgrati.bsky.social Public Seminar now online #Research #Literature youtu.be/chd9QrXyukI?...

Looking forward to attending the Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies Conference at the University of Glasgow on Wednesday to reflect on Scottish nationality and literature.

Great paper @paulmalgrati.bsky.social even got me thinking formulas!!! 😱

The Caledonian Antisyzygy: Origins, Legacy and a Solution of a Paradox | Dr. Paul Malgrati, 7:00 pm, 24 April, 2025: #BookSky 💙📚 #ScottishLiterature 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #ScottishCulture

Tomorrow!

Our second free online seminar on 24/04/25 7pm will be given by @thinkuhi.bsky.social lecturer Dr Paul Malgrati on The Caledonian Antisyzygy Register: tinyurl.com/4wbrpn5b

Next Thursday, I'll share results from the project that’s busied my mind for the past 3 years: a fun bit of mental wrestling with 'The Caledonian Antisyzgy'. Join me to escape the paradox and unlock Scotland's infinite possibilities. Event is online and free (see link ⬇️). @insuhi.bsky.social

@mldavies.bsky.social - it's online too

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Next Thursday, I'll share results from the project that’s busied my mind for the past 3 years: a fun bit of mental wrestling with 'The Caledonian Antisyzgy'. Join me to escape the paradox and unlock Scotland's infinite possibilities. Event is online and free (see link ⬇️). @insuhi.bsky.social

Some very kind words on Fower Pessoas from Paul Malgrati.

Finally took the time to read Colin Bramwell´s brilliant Scots translation of the great Portuguese poet, Fernando Pessoa. Stuart Kelly called it a ‘modern Scots language masterpiece’ in The Scotsman: this isn’t an exaggeration. (1/3)

Blown away by this review of Fower Pessoas from Stuart Kelly.

Public Seminar Series @thinkuhi.bsky.social 'Among the Layers of the Land' by Prof Frank Rennie #research #environment youtu.be/fVXMCf4JkYA?...

Advanced warning: Free @thinkuhi.bsky.social online seminar 24/04/25 7pm-9pm. UHI lecturer Dr. Paul Malgrati discussing The Caledonian Antisyzygy: Origins, Legacy and Solution of a Paradox. tinyurl.com/4wbrpn5b

www.qub.ac.uk/events/whats... @insuhi.bsky.social @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social @uhihistory.bsky.social @paulmalgrati.bsky.social

New podcast from La Revue Ecossaise (in French). Our 2nd episode on Scottish waters, looking at the quality of Scotland’s acqua and uisge beatha - with references to Loch Katrine, Irn Bru, gin, and a fresh translation of Robert Fergusson’s poem “Caller Oyster” 🇫🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 on.soundcloud.com/Jwdg5CsodcPy...

New podcast from La Revue Ecossaise (in French). Our 2nd episode on Scottish waters, looking at the quality of Scotland’s acqua and uisge beatha - with references to Loch Katrine, Irn Bru, gin, and a fresh translation of Robert Fergusson’s poem “Caller Oyster” 🇫🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 on.soundcloud.com/Jwdg5CsodcPy...

Did you miss the IASSL webinar on 'BOSLIT: Bibliography of Scottish Literature in Translation: Creating Digital Futures and Networks' with Kirsteen McCue and @paulmalgrati.bsky.social last Thursday? A full recording is now available on our YouTube channel! 🌐 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

In 45 minutes!

Thursday 20 March on ZOOM - IASSL webinar on BOSLIT with Kirsteen McCue and @paulmalgrati.bsky.social. All welcome! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🌐

Cracking the Magafacists code

The Caledonian Antisyzygy: Origins, Legacy & Solution of a Paradox 24 April, free online Dr @paulmalgrati.bsky.social looks at Gregory Smith’s 1918 definition of Scottish culture as a “zigzag of contradictions” & will essay an original, decolonial, & materialist escape… www.uhi.ac.uk/en/media/eve...