A fortnightly series of seminars from guest speakers and colleagues in Celtic and Scottish Studies. As the longest established department of its kind in Scotland, Celtic and Scottish Studies at Edinburgh is a major international hub for research, teaching and learning.Each semester, we welcome a fantastic range of guest speakers and colleagues to present a lunchtime seminar on their work.How to joinEntry is free, and everyone is welcome.In the interests of audience and speaker wellbeing during Covid-19, and in line with our sustainability objectives, they will be held online using Zoom. Registration is required so that you can be sent joining instructions and links in advance.Check the calendar for exact dates and times. Celtic and Scottish Studies Seminar Series: Rob Dunbar Join us for an online seminar by Professor Rob Dunbar (University of Edinburgh) on a remarkable friendship between John Lorne Campbell and Jonathan G. MacKinnon. Celtic and Scottish Studies Seminar Series: Sabine Hyland Join us for an online seminar by Professor Sabine Hyland (University of St Andrews) on the revival of khipu traditions in Peru during the Covid-19 pandemic. Celtic and Scottish Studies Seminar Series: Catriona MacDonald Join us for an online seminar by Ms Catriona MacDonald (Newcastle University) on the collaborative film "Wildie and Lalla" (2021) which views Shetlander Jessie M. E. Saxby (1842-1940) as a woman, author, folklorist and mother through the lens of contemporary female creative practice. Celtic and Scottish Studies Seminar Series: Iain Howieson Join us for an online seminar by Dr Iain Howieson (Independent Scholar) on re-evaluation of nineteenth-century Bàrdachd Baile and its contribution to Gaelic culture. Celtic and Scottish Studies Seminar Series: Virginia Blankenhorn Join us for an online seminar by Virginia Blankenhorn (University of Edinburgh) on traditional and bogus elements in "MacCrimmon's Lament". Celtic and Scottish Studies Seminar Series: Donald Smith Join us for an online seminar as Dr Donald Smith (Scottish Storytelling Centre) takes a reflective, but not po-faced, look at Scotland's storytelling culture, past and present. Celtic and Scottish Studies Seminar Series: Morag Grant Join us for an online seminar with Dr Morag Grant (University of Edinburgh) on her new book "Auld Lang Syne: A Song and its Culture". Celtic and Scottish Studies Seminar Series: Phil Alexander Join us for an online seminar with Dr Phil Alexander (University of Edinburgh) on Scottish-Jewish identity as negotiated through music and sound. Celtic and Scottish Studies Seminar Series: Mark Mulhern, Lesley Bryson and Caroline Milligan Join us for an online seminar as Mark Mulhern (University of Edinburgh), Lesley Bryson (University of Edinburgh) and Caroline Milligan (University of Edinburgh) explains how The European Ethnological Research Centre and the Regional Ethnology of Scotland Project works together to create a digital archive of lived experiences and spoken word material from across Scotland. Celtic and Scottish Studies Seminar Series: Malcolm Burr Join us for an online seminar with Malcolm Burr, Western Isles Council and Secretary of The Islands Book Trust. This article was published on 2024-08-13
