Identity, independence and interdependence

Event description

On 18 September 2014, Scots will vote on whether to remain part of the UK or become an independent country. In the run up to the referendum, the School of History, Classics and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh is hosting a workshop on identity, independence and interdependence in historical perspective.

Drawing on a range of disciplinary approaches and evidence from a variety of places and periods (from the prehistoric to the modern), this one-day meeting will examine the relationship between a community’s sense of identity and its political independence.

Speakers

Confirmed speakers include:

• Dr Michael Brown, History, University of St Andrews
• Professor Ewen Cameron, History, Classics and Archaeology, University of Edinburgh
• Dr Alison Cathcart, History, University of Strathclyde
• Prof Richard Hingley, Archaeology, Durham University
• Dr Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, History, Classics and Archaeology, University of Edinburgh

Event details

The workshop will run from 9.55 - 17.00 on Monday, 26 May 2014 in the Sydney Smith Lecture Theatre, doorway 1, Old Medical School, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG.

Register online

The deadline for registration is Thursday, 15 May.

Please register online via the University's online booking system.

Further information

For further information, please contact Dr Matthew Dziennik.