Guelph Centre for Scottish Studies
@uguelphscottish.bsky.social
Research, graduate training and teaching on Scottish history and Scottish culture, with special emphasis on their global dimensions - at the University of Guelph.
News & Events: https://www.uoguelph.ca/arts/scottish
News & Events: https://www.uoguelph.ca/arts/scottish
2026 Scotland-Canada Academic Partnership Lecture!
Join us virtually on Tuesday 10 February at 1pm (EST)/6pm (UK) on Zoom for ‘’Nova Scotia and the Imperial Strategies of Highland Scots", delivered by Professor Karly Kehoe, Saint Mary's University.
FREE Registration: bit.ly/S-CAPLecture...
Join us virtually on Tuesday 10 February at 1pm (EST)/6pm (UK) on Zoom for ‘’Nova Scotia and the Imperial Strategies of Highland Scots", delivered by Professor Karly Kehoe, Saint Mary's University.
FREE Registration: bit.ly/S-CAPLecture...
January 20, 2026 at 4:32 PM
2026 Scotland-Canada Academic Partnership Lecture!
Join us virtually on Tuesday 10 February at 1pm (EST)/6pm (UK) on Zoom for ‘’Nova Scotia and the Imperial Strategies of Highland Scots", delivered by Professor Karly Kehoe, Saint Mary's University.
FREE Registration: bit.ly/S-CAPLecture...
Join us virtually on Tuesday 10 February at 1pm (EST)/6pm (UK) on Zoom for ‘’Nova Scotia and the Imperial Strategies of Highland Scots", delivered by Professor Karly Kehoe, Saint Mary's University.
FREE Registration: bit.ly/S-CAPLecture...
Our warmest thanks for your interest and support for the Centre’s activities in 2025. We truly appreciate it. Wishing everyone a joyous holiday season! ❄
December 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Our warmest thanks for your interest and support for the Centre’s activities in 2025. We truly appreciate it. Wishing everyone a joyous holiday season! ❄
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Delighted to see my article on Catrìona nighean Mhic Aonghais, a Mull-born poet living in Greenock, published in the new issue of Aiste clog.glasgow.ac.uk/ojs/index.ph...
December 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Delighted to see my article on Catrìona nighean Mhic Aonghais, a Mull-born poet living in Greenock, published in the new issue of Aiste clog.glasgow.ac.uk/ojs/index.ph...
The Scottish Studies Society names Philip Lindsay McLeod the Scot of the Year 2026!
Honoured to share that Philip Lindsay McLeod is the Scot of the Year 2026, recognized for his impact on the arts in Canada.
Event in April 2026 in Windsor, Canada. www.jank.ca/phil-mcleod
Event in April 2026 in Windsor, Canada. www.jank.ca/phil-mcleod
December 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The Scottish Studies Society names Philip Lindsay McLeod the Scot of the Year 2026!
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Universities Committee in Scottish Literature launches the new Scottish Literary Studies Book Prize.
The prize will be awarded biennially starting in 2026; nominations close 31 March 2026.
Full details, and a nominations template, can be found here:
ucsl-scotland.com/scottish-lit...
The prize will be awarded biennially starting in 2026; nominations close 31 March 2026.
Full details, and a nominations template, can be found here:
ucsl-scotland.com/scottish-lit...
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 wor…
ucsl-scotland.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Universities Committee in Scottish Literature launches the new Scottish Literary Studies Book Prize.
The prize will be awarded biennially starting in 2026; nominations close 31 March 2026.
Full details, and a nominations template, can be found here:
ucsl-scotland.com/scottish-lit...
The prize will be awarded biennially starting in 2026; nominations close 31 March 2026.
Full details, and a nominations template, can be found here:
ucsl-scotland.com/scottish-lit...
Available online now!
Feature article, 'Families at Sea: The Impact of the Transatlantic Crossing on Scottish Migrant Families in the Age of Sail, circa 1784–1855', by Elizabeth Ritchie, is FREE to access.
Link to the full journal issue: euppublishing.com/toc/irss/50/2
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Feature article, 'Families at Sea: The Impact of the Transatlantic Crossing on Scottish Migrant Families in the Age of Sail, circa 1784–1855', by Elizabeth Ritchie, is FREE to access.
Link to the full journal issue: euppublishing.com/toc/irss/50/2
@edinburghup.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Available online now!
Feature article, 'Families at Sea: The Impact of the Transatlantic Crossing on Scottish Migrant Families in the Age of Sail, circa 1784–1855', by Elizabeth Ritchie, is FREE to access.
Link to the full journal issue: euppublishing.com/toc/irss/50/2
@edinburghup.bsky.social
Feature article, 'Families at Sea: The Impact of the Transatlantic Crossing on Scottish Migrant Families in the Age of Sail, circa 1784–1855', by Elizabeth Ritchie, is FREE to access.
Link to the full journal issue: euppublishing.com/toc/irss/50/2
@edinburghup.bsky.social
Students in Prof. Kevin James's 'Invitation to History' class officially launched a new exhibit: 'Caledonian Correspondence: Scottish Hotels in Postcards', now installed at the @uofglibrary.bsky.social!
Congratulations on a successful launch to everyone involved!
@uguelphhist.bsky.social
Congratulations on a successful launch to everyone involved!
@uguelphhist.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Students in Prof. Kevin James's 'Invitation to History' class officially launched a new exhibit: 'Caledonian Correspondence: Scottish Hotels in Postcards', now installed at the @uofglibrary.bsky.social!
Congratulations on a successful launch to everyone involved!
@uguelphhist.bsky.social
Congratulations on a successful launch to everyone involved!
@uguelphhist.bsky.social
Hosted online via Zoom!
If you're interested in Scottish national identity, eighteenth-century fashion, and/or women in politics, you may be interested in the paper I'm presenting at the IHR Parliaments, Politics & People seminar next Tuesday. Best of all, it's online!
#eighteenthcentury #womenshistory #Scottishhistory
#eighteenthcentury #womenshistory #Scottishhistory
On 25 November, Dr Natalie Garrett will be speaking at the next IHR Parliaments, Politics & People Seminar, where they will be presenting on Jane, duchess of Gordon and the Romanticisation of Scottish Identity in London, c.1780-1812.
Find out more and how to attend below:
Find out more and how to attend below:
November 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Hosted online via Zoom!
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Centre for Robert Burns Studies Conference
17 Jan @uofglasgow.bsky.social
@glasgowburns.bsky.social’s conference exploring the life, work, & legacy of Robert Burns. This year’s theme is the Burns Supper, a global phenomenon marking its 225th anniversary in 2026
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for...
17 Jan @uofglasgow.bsky.social
@glasgowburns.bsky.social’s conference exploring the life, work, & legacy of Robert Burns. This year’s theme is the Burns Supper, a global phenomenon marking its 225th anniversary in 2026
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for...
November 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Centre for Robert Burns Studies Conference
17 Jan @uofglasgow.bsky.social
@glasgowburns.bsky.social’s conference exploring the life, work, & legacy of Robert Burns. This year’s theme is the Burns Supper, a global phenomenon marking its 225th anniversary in 2026
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for...
17 Jan @uofglasgow.bsky.social
@glasgowburns.bsky.social’s conference exploring the life, work, & legacy of Robert Burns. This year’s theme is the Burns Supper, a global phenomenon marking its 225th anniversary in 2026
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for...
A reminder that our fellowship scheme is open for a second year!
We're delighted to announce that, after a very successful first year, RIISS will be hosting a further New Voices ECR Visiting Fellow in 2026. Applications are open until 5th December 2025.
www.abdn.ac.uk/riiss/news-e...
www.abdn.ac.uk/riiss/news-e...
November 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Registration for our 'New Approaches to Writing Women's Histories' event is now LIVE! Please do join us next Wednesday, 5 November 2025 at 4pm GMT for a fascinating discussion with Kaia Alderson and Gráinne Lyons. More details here: womenshistorynetwork.org/sign-up-now-...
Sign up now for our ‘New Approaches to Writing Women’s Histories’ Roundtable Event!
Our Autumn Seminar Series continues next Wednesday, 5 November 2025, at 4pm GMT, with a special roundtable event, New Approaches to Writing Women’s Histories. We are thrilled to welcome Kaia …
womenshistorynetwork.org
October 29, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Registration for our 'New Approaches to Writing Women's Histories' event is now LIVE! Please do join us next Wednesday, 5 November 2025 at 4pm GMT for a fascinating discussion with Kaia Alderson and Gráinne Lyons. More details here: womenshistorynetwork.org/sign-up-now-...
2025 Frank Watson Book Prize in Scottish History!
Catriona M.M. Macdonald, The Caledoniad: The Making of Scottish History. Edinburgh: John Donald, an imprint of Birlinn Ltd., 2024. ISBN: 9780859767200.
Congratulations, Dr. Macdonald! 🏆🎉
Read the jury's citation: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/scottis...
Catriona M.M. Macdonald, The Caledoniad: The Making of Scottish History. Edinburgh: John Donald, an imprint of Birlinn Ltd., 2024. ISBN: 9780859767200.
Congratulations, Dr. Macdonald! 🏆🎉
Read the jury's citation: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/scottis...
October 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
2025 Frank Watson Book Prize in Scottish History!
Catriona M.M. Macdonald, The Caledoniad: The Making of Scottish History. Edinburgh: John Donald, an imprint of Birlinn Ltd., 2024. ISBN: 9780859767200.
Congratulations, Dr. Macdonald! 🏆🎉
Read the jury's citation: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/scottis...
Catriona M.M. Macdonald, The Caledoniad: The Making of Scottish History. Edinburgh: John Donald, an imprint of Birlinn Ltd., 2024. ISBN: 9780859767200.
Congratulations, Dr. Macdonald! 🏆🎉
Read the jury's citation: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/scottis...
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Call for Papers.... UHI Mapping Identities: Visual Depictions of Scotland Conference 9-10 February 2026 at UHI Perth
@thinkuhi.bsky.social @uhihistory.bsky.social
See institutefornorthernstudies.com/2025/10/21/c...
@thinkuhi.bsky.social @uhihistory.bsky.social
See institutefornorthernstudies.com/2025/10/21/c...
October 21, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Call for Papers.... UHI Mapping Identities: Visual Depictions of Scotland Conference 9-10 February 2026 at UHI Perth
@thinkuhi.bsky.social @uhihistory.bsky.social
See institutefornorthernstudies.com/2025/10/21/c...
@thinkuhi.bsky.social @uhihistory.bsky.social
See institutefornorthernstudies.com/2025/10/21/c...
Congratulations, Dr. Cathryn Spence!
Spence is an internationally recognized historian who studies the economic and social lives of women in early modern Scotland. @uguelphhist.bsky.social
Spence is an internationally recognized historian who studies the economic and social lives of women in early modern Scotland. @uguelphhist.bsky.social
Nine #UofG researchers exploring topics from health and sustainability to society, technology and culture have received the 2025 Research Excellence Awards for their significant research, training and knowledge mobilization accomplishments.
@uofgresearch.bsky.social
Learn more: uoguel.ph/60esz
@uofgresearch.bsky.social
Learn more: uoguel.ph/60esz
October 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Congratulations, Dr. Cathryn Spence!
Spence is an internationally recognized historian who studies the economic and social lives of women in early modern Scotland. @uguelphhist.bsky.social
Spence is an internationally recognized historian who studies the economic and social lives of women in early modern Scotland. @uguelphhist.bsky.social
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We are delighted to share the Call for Papers for our Spring Seminar Series 2026:
September 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
We are delighted to share the Call for Papers for our Spring Seminar Series 2026:
Leith Davis and Kevin James recently launched their edited collection, ‘Shaping Jacobitism, 1688 to the Present' - a multi-disciplinary exploration of Jacobitism and its cultural legacy, bringing together leading scholars who contributed new insights to this landmark volume.
@edinburghup.bsky.social
@edinburghup.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Leith Davis and Kevin James recently launched their edited collection, ‘Shaping Jacobitism, 1688 to the Present' - a multi-disciplinary exploration of Jacobitism and its cultural legacy, bringing together leading scholars who contributed new insights to this landmark volume.
@edinburghup.bsky.social
@edinburghup.bsky.social
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#UofG | How did a 300-year-old Scottish estate avoid falling victim to a wave of demolitions in the 1940s to 1970s?
Dr. Kevin James discusses the history of Duff House in this @ca.theconversation.com piece.
Read more: theconversation.com/how-a-300-ye...
Dr. Kevin James discusses the history of Duff House in this @ca.theconversation.com piece.
Read more: theconversation.com/how-a-300-ye...
How a 300-year-old Scottish country estate escaped the wrecking ball
The history of Duff House in northeastern Scotland serves as a reminder that not all country homes in the British Isles faced the same 20th-century fate.
theconversation.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
#UofG | How did a 300-year-old Scottish estate avoid falling victim to a wave of demolitions in the 1940s to 1970s?
Dr. Kevin James discusses the history of Duff House in this @ca.theconversation.com piece.
Read more: theconversation.com/how-a-300-ye...
Dr. Kevin James discusses the history of Duff House in this @ca.theconversation.com piece.
Read more: theconversation.com/how-a-300-ye...
Join us online today - Wed. 10 September, 3pm (EDT) / 8pm (UK) for 'Gaelic in Scotland, Gaelic in Canada: Challenges, Prospects, Connections’ delivered by Prof. Robert Dunbar,
@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
Free Tickets: www.eventbrite.ca/e/1582259584...
#Gaelic #GaelicLanguage #Scotland #Canada
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Free Tickets: www.eventbrite.ca/e/1582259584...
#Gaelic #GaelicLanguage #Scotland #Canada
September 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Join us online today - Wed. 10 September, 3pm (EDT) / 8pm (UK) for 'Gaelic in Scotland, Gaelic in Canada: Challenges, Prospects, Connections’ delivered by Prof. Robert Dunbar,
@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
Free Tickets: www.eventbrite.ca/e/1582259584...
#Gaelic #GaelicLanguage #Scotland #Canada
@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
Free Tickets: www.eventbrite.ca/e/1582259584...
#Gaelic #GaelicLanguage #Scotland #Canada
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A recent talk I gave to the Scottish Society for Northern Studies on Earl Harald of Orkney and "12th-century Scoto-Orcadian relations" has been put on YouTube. Includes a new theory about the origins of Harald's branch of the Scottish royal dynasty:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIDR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIDR...
SSNS Seminar - Scoto Orcadian Relations in the Twelfth century, Dr Neil McGuigan
YouTube video by Scottish Society for Northern Studies
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September 8, 2025 at 11:37 AM
A recent talk I gave to the Scottish Society for Northern Studies on Earl Harald of Orkney and "12th-century Scoto-Orcadian relations" has been put on YouTube. Includes a new theory about the origins of Harald's branch of the Scottish royal dynasty:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIDR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIDR...
Professors Leith Davis (Simon Fraser University) and Kevin James (University of Guelph) will present the Keynote Launch, 'The Making of Networking Jacobites and Exploring New Directions in Jacobite Studies', on Tuesday, 2 September, 12pm (EDT) / 5pm (UK).
The time is nigh! Another fab programme for the JST #JacobiteStudies Virtual Workshop is up and ready to kick off on Tuesday, 2 Sept. Following the keynote launch, we'll have fortnightly sessions on different aspects of Jacobite Studies from a wide range of contributors.
jdb1745.net/events/jstwo...
jdb1745.net/events/jstwo...
August 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Professors Leith Davis (Simon Fraser University) and Kevin James (University of Guelph) will present the Keynote Launch, 'The Making of Networking Jacobites and Exploring New Directions in Jacobite Studies', on Tuesday, 2 September, 12pm (EDT) / 5pm (UK).
"The Many Lives of Duff House" is on YouTube!
Join Prof. Kevin James, @uofguelph.bsky.social, as he explores the extraordinary life and after-life of an 18th-century aristocratic home, Duff House. Consider it a 'Downton Abbey' of North-East Scotland!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEmm...
Join Prof. Kevin James, @uofguelph.bsky.social, as he explores the extraordinary life and after-life of an 18th-century aristocratic home, Duff House. Consider it a 'Downton Abbey' of North-East Scotland!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEmm...
The Many Lives of Duff House - The Weird & Wonderful Story of an Iconic Stately Home
YouTube video by Scottish History Out Of Order
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August 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
"The Many Lives of Duff House" is on YouTube!
Join Prof. Kevin James, @uofguelph.bsky.social, as he explores the extraordinary life and after-life of an 18th-century aristocratic home, Duff House. Consider it a 'Downton Abbey' of North-East Scotland!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEmm...
Join Prof. Kevin James, @uofguelph.bsky.social, as he explores the extraordinary life and after-life of an 18th-century aristocratic home, Duff House. Consider it a 'Downton Abbey' of North-East Scotland!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEmm...
📣New Lecture Date!
Join us virtually on Wed. 10 September, 3pm (EDT) / 8pm (UK) on Zoom for 'Gaelic in Scotland, Gaelic in Canada: Challenges, Prospects, Connections’ delivered by Prof. Robert Dunbar, @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
Register on Eventbrite (FREE): www.eventbrite.ca/e/gaelic-in-...
Join us virtually on Wed. 10 September, 3pm (EDT) / 8pm (UK) on Zoom for 'Gaelic in Scotland, Gaelic in Canada: Challenges, Prospects, Connections’ delivered by Prof. Robert Dunbar, @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
Register on Eventbrite (FREE): www.eventbrite.ca/e/gaelic-in-...
August 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
📣New Lecture Date!
Join us virtually on Wed. 10 September, 3pm (EDT) / 8pm (UK) on Zoom for 'Gaelic in Scotland, Gaelic in Canada: Challenges, Prospects, Connections’ delivered by Prof. Robert Dunbar, @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
Register on Eventbrite (FREE): www.eventbrite.ca/e/gaelic-in-...
Join us virtually on Wed. 10 September, 3pm (EDT) / 8pm (UK) on Zoom for 'Gaelic in Scotland, Gaelic in Canada: Challenges, Prospects, Connections’ delivered by Prof. Robert Dunbar, @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
Register on Eventbrite (FREE): www.eventbrite.ca/e/gaelic-in-...
Prof. Kevin James (University of Guelph) will join Prof. Leith Davis (Simon Fraser University) to discuss the publication of their new book, 'Shaping Jacobitism, 1688 to the Present'.
Attend in-person or online!
edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-shaping...
Register on Eventbrite: bit.ly/45TG3Cb
Attend in-person or online!
edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-shaping...
Register on Eventbrite: bit.ly/45TG3Cb
August 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Prof. Kevin James (University of Guelph) will join Prof. Leith Davis (Simon Fraser University) to discuss the publication of their new book, 'Shaping Jacobitism, 1688 to the Present'.
Attend in-person or online!
edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-shaping...
Register on Eventbrite: bit.ly/45TG3Cb
Attend in-person or online!
edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-shaping...
Register on Eventbrite: bit.ly/45TG3Cb
Available to watch online!
Hi @scotland.co I'd really appreciate a shout-out for my upcoming event @edbookfest.bsky.social on my book Connecting Scotland's History - 18 August - and available to watch online (you decide what to pay!) bit.ly/3J0amPx. Big thanks if you can!
Watch online: Anna Groundwater: Finding Scotland’s Place in World History
From Mon 18 Aug - Though small in landmass, Scotland and her people have had a mighty impact on the world over many centuries. In Connecting Scotland's History, Anna Groundwater demonstrates the richn...
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August 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Available to watch online!
We are delighted to share the release of 'The Many Lives of Duff House', a fascinating podcast produced by The Big Light and Prof. Kevin James in partnership with Historic Environment Scotland - a SSHRC funded project.
🎙️Listen on your favourite podcast player here: pod.link/1831762330
🎙️Listen on your favourite podcast player here: pod.link/1831762330
pod.link
August 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
We are delighted to share the release of 'The Many Lives of Duff House', a fascinating podcast produced by The Big Light and Prof. Kevin James in partnership with Historic Environment Scotland - a SSHRC funded project.
🎙️Listen on your favourite podcast player here: pod.link/1831762330
🎙️Listen on your favourite podcast player here: pod.link/1831762330