The Scottish History research seminars take place throughout the academic year and are open to all. Time and location All seminars take place on Thursdays at 5.15-6:30pm in G.16 Seminar Room, Doorway 4, Old Medical School unless stated otherwise below.All are welcome to attend, and it is not necessary to book a place in advance. Seminars will normally take place in hybrid format, with online joining instructions circulated via the Scottish History seminar mailing list. If you are not on the mailing list and would like to receive this information, please contact one of the seminar convenors (emily.ward@ed.ac.uk or john.mccallum@ed.ac.uk). Event schedule Semester 1 2024/25 Thu 26 SepDr Valerie Wright (University of Edinburgh)‘Feelings About Place and Belonging: Oral History, Reputation and the Built Environment in Cumbernauld’Thu 3 OctDr Laura Mair (University of Aberdeen)‘“A Child of my Adoption”: Child Welfare, Parental Authority, and the Edinburgh Ragged School, c. 1847–1887’Thu 10 OctDr Robbie Johnston (Queen’s University, Belfast)‘“In the Hands of Civilised Men”: Alec Douglas-Home and the End of Empire’Thu 17 OctKatie Comper (University of Edinburgh)‘“This Troublesome Reeling Time”: Kirk Sessions, Discipline, and the “Godly Community” in Scotland, 1660–1712’Thu 24 OctDr Martin MacGregor (University of Glasgow)‘Despotism or Democracy? Breadalbane Baron Courts in the Late Sixteenth Century’Thu 31 OctDr Soile Ylivuori (University of Helsinki)‘Dangerous Tropicality, Precarious Whiteness, and William Robertson’s History of America (1777)’Thu 7 November Dr Andrew Newby (University of Jyväskylä)‘“That’s Our Story!”: The Reception and Impact of The Cheviot, the Stag, and the Black, Black Oil in Ireland’. In Room G.14, William Robertson Wing Thu 14 NovProfessor Judith Jesch (University of Nottingham)‘The Saga of the Earls of Orkney and Family Traditions in the Viking Diaspora’ Co-badged with the Medieval History Research SeminarThu 21 NovProfessor Steven Reid (University of Glasgow)‘Challenging the Scottish Reformation: The Strange Career of Patrick Adamson, Archbishop of St Andrews, c. 1576–1592’Please note that this seminar will take place in LG.11, 40 George SquareTue 26 NovDr Taylor Aucoin (University of Edinburgh)‘Football in Medieval Scotland’, 5:15–6:30pm in Room G.16 with the Centre for Medieval & Renaissance StudiesThu 28 Nov‘University Reform in Early Modern and Modern Times’Roundtable with Dr Carlos Alves (University of Coimbra, Portugal) Dr Esther Mijers, Professor Ewen Cameron and Professor Lindsay Paterson (University of Edinburgh) Further information Please contact the organisers, Dr Emily Ward and Dr John McCallum, for further information.Dr Emily Ward, Lecturer in Medieval Scottish HistoryDr Ward’s staff profile Email: emily.ward@ed.ac.uk Dr John McCallum, Lecturer in Early Modern Scottish HistoryDr McCallum’s staff profile Email: john.mccallum@ed.ac.uk Find out what else is onThe School of History, Classics and Archaeology offers an exciting programme of seminars across many subjects areas. Visit the research seminars website to find out what else is happening.Full programme of research seminars and events calendar This article was published on 2024-08-01
