Celtic and Scottish Studies Seminar Series: Jude Dicken In brief Speaker - Jude Dicken, Collections Information Manager at Manx National Heritage Title - Voices from the Manx Folk Life Survey (Isle of Man): The Third Digital Leg Please note that this event has been rescheduled from its original date of Friday 25 March 2022. About the seminar In 1957, Basil Richardson Stanley Megaw (1913-2002) was appointed first Director of the School of Scottish Studies. Prior to this, he had been Director of the Manx Museum where, active on many fronts, he oversaw the development of the Manx Folk Life Survey. His predecessor William Cubbon (1865-1955) had been inspired to initiate the collection of aspects of Manx traditional life by the work of the Irish Folklore Commission in recording ‘folk-memory’. Collecting in Man began in 1938 and though World War Two intervened, in 1948, IFC staff visited to record the remaining speakers of Manx Gaelic and the work continued apace in the 1950s. The reel-to-reel tapes have now been digitised by National Museums Northern Ireland (part of the 'Unlocking Our Sound Heritage' project led by the British Library) and in March will be online on Manx National Heritage's website. Researchers will be able to reassess the Manx Folk Life Survey, both its methods and its contents. This audible connection with the island's past will be shared with a selection of sound clips in the seminar. It will also celebrate the strong connections between Manx National Heritage and the School of Scottish Studies through its staff members Basil Megaw and Eric Cregeen, as well as acknowledging the island's debt to the Irish Folklore Commission and more recently National Museums Northern Ireland. Find the tapes on the Manx National Heritage website How to register All seminars take place fortnightly on Fridays between 13.15 and 14.00. Please contact Dr Neill Martin to receive a Zoom invitation and password. We extend a warm welcome to all with an interest in the topics presented and look forward to seeing you. NB The Zoom invitation will indicate a 13.00 start but the seminar will commence at 13.15. Email Dr Neill Martin About the Celtic and Scottish Studies Seminar Series 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. Entry is free and no booking is required. Everyone is welcome. Are you interested in Celtic and Scottish Studies? We offer three undergraduate degrees and a number of postgraduate programmes, both taught and research-led, drawing on excellent teaching and research and access to world-leading collections and archives. Find out more about studying with us Apr 08 2022 13.15 - 14.00 Celtic and Scottish Studies Seminar Series: Jude Dicken *Rescheduled * Join us for an online seminar with Jude Dicken (Manx National Heritage) on the digitisation of the Manx Folk Life Survey and the strong connections between the Manx Museum and the School of Scottish Studies. Online via Zoom Email Neill Martin for joining instructions
Celtic and Scottish Studies Seminar Series: Jude Dicken In brief Speaker - Jude Dicken, Collections Information Manager at Manx National Heritage Title - Voices from the Manx Folk Life Survey (Isle of Man): The Third Digital Leg Please note that this event has been rescheduled from its original date of Friday 25 March 2022. About the seminar In 1957, Basil Richardson Stanley Megaw (1913-2002) was appointed first Director of the School of Scottish Studies. Prior to this, he had been Director of the Manx Museum where, active on many fronts, he oversaw the development of the Manx Folk Life Survey. His predecessor William Cubbon (1865-1955) had been inspired to initiate the collection of aspects of Manx traditional life by the work of the Irish Folklore Commission in recording ‘folk-memory’. Collecting in Man began in 1938 and though World War Two intervened, in 1948, IFC staff visited to record the remaining speakers of Manx Gaelic and the work continued apace in the 1950s. The reel-to-reel tapes have now been digitised by National Museums Northern Ireland (part of the 'Unlocking Our Sound Heritage' project led by the British Library) and in March will be online on Manx National Heritage's website. Researchers will be able to reassess the Manx Folk Life Survey, both its methods and its contents. This audible connection with the island's past will be shared with a selection of sound clips in the seminar. It will also celebrate the strong connections between Manx National Heritage and the School of Scottish Studies through its staff members Basil Megaw and Eric Cregeen, as well as acknowledging the island's debt to the Irish Folklore Commission and more recently National Museums Northern Ireland. Find the tapes on the Manx National Heritage website How to register All seminars take place fortnightly on Fridays between 13.15 and 14.00. Please contact Dr Neill Martin to receive a Zoom invitation and password. We extend a warm welcome to all with an interest in the topics presented and look forward to seeing you. NB The Zoom invitation will indicate a 13.00 start but the seminar will commence at 13.15. Email Dr Neill Martin About the Celtic and Scottish Studies Seminar Series 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. Entry is free and no booking is required. Everyone is welcome. Are you interested in Celtic and Scottish Studies? We offer three undergraduate degrees and a number of postgraduate programmes, both taught and research-led, drawing on excellent teaching and research and access to world-leading collections and archives. Find out more about studying with us Apr 08 2022 13.15 - 14.00 Celtic and Scottish Studies Seminar Series: Jude Dicken *Rescheduled * Join us for an online seminar with Jude Dicken (Manx National Heritage) on the digitisation of the Manx Folk Life Survey and the strong connections between the Manx Museum and the School of Scottish Studies. Online via Zoom Email Neill Martin for joining instructions
Apr 08 2022 13.15 - 14.00 Celtic and Scottish Studies Seminar Series: Jude Dicken *Rescheduled * Join us for an online seminar with Jude Dicken (Manx National Heritage) on the digitisation of the Manx Folk Life Survey and the strong connections between the Manx Museum and the School of Scottish Studies.
