English and Scottish Literature Research Events: SWINC Autumn Round-Up In brief Date - Wednesday 9 October 2024Venue - Room 3.29, 50 George SquareSpeakers - Paul Barnaby; Hilary Clydesdale; Penny Fielding; Ainsley McIntosh; Cleo O’Callaghan Yeoman; Désha OsborneChairs - Professor Penny Fielding (Session 1); Dr Gerry McKeever (Session 2) About SWINC Founded in 2008, Scottish Writing in the Nineteenth Century (SWINC) builds connections between researchers working in the field of 19th century Scottish studies and fosters public awareness of the richness and diversity of Scottish culture in the period. The network supports early career researchers, including current holders of ARHC Studentships and Marie-Curie Fellowships, and runs workshops, lectures and other events. Find out more on the SWINC website Session 1 Chair: Penny FieldingPaul Barnaby - The Not-So-Merry Men: Robin Hood and his Outlaw Band in French Translations of IvanhoeCleo O’Callaghan Yeoman - 'Twas strange – ’twas passing strange!’: Quotation as Code for Distanced Reading in the Novels of Susan FerrierAinsley McIntosh - ‘Dead men don't bite’: Dissecting Disability in Stevenson’s Treasure Island Session 2 Chair: Gerry McKeeverHilary Clydesdale - “The few friends who may see this journal”: Scott’s ‘Voyage in the Light House Yacht to Nova Zembla and the Lord Knows Where’ (1814)Désha Osborne - ‘My Two Lassies’: Enslaved Children and the Creation of Family Narratives in British East Florida and AberdeenshirePenny Fielding - Printers and Devils: Reporting Sedition in Scotland 1790–1820 About the events series Each year, English and Scottish Literature hosts a variety of exciting research events featuring a fantastic range of guest speakers and colleagues.Events are free and everyone is welcome. No booking is required. Are you interested in a PhD in English Literature? We offer two PhDs: one in English Literature; and one in Creative Writing. Our interdisciplinary environment brings together specialists in all periods and genres of literature and literary analysis. Working with colleagues elsewhere in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures (LLC) and across the wider University of Edinburgh, we are also able to support research which crosses further boundaries between disciplines and/or languages. Find out more about PhD study in English Literature at Edinburgh Oct 09 2024 14.00 - 17.30 English and Scottish Literature Research Events: SWINC Autumn Round-Up Join us for an in-person afternoon of research in Scottish Writing in the Nineteenth Century (SWINC), featuring presentations by six researchers over two sessions. Room 3.29 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue: 50 George Square
English and Scottish Literature Research Events: SWINC Autumn Round-Up In brief Date - Wednesday 9 October 2024Venue - Room 3.29, 50 George SquareSpeakers - Paul Barnaby; Hilary Clydesdale; Penny Fielding; Ainsley McIntosh; Cleo O’Callaghan Yeoman; Désha OsborneChairs - Professor Penny Fielding (Session 1); Dr Gerry McKeever (Session 2) About SWINC Founded in 2008, Scottish Writing in the Nineteenth Century (SWINC) builds connections between researchers working in the field of 19th century Scottish studies and fosters public awareness of the richness and diversity of Scottish culture in the period. The network supports early career researchers, including current holders of ARHC Studentships and Marie-Curie Fellowships, and runs workshops, lectures and other events. Find out more on the SWINC website Session 1 Chair: Penny FieldingPaul Barnaby - The Not-So-Merry Men: Robin Hood and his Outlaw Band in French Translations of IvanhoeCleo O’Callaghan Yeoman - 'Twas strange – ’twas passing strange!’: Quotation as Code for Distanced Reading in the Novels of Susan FerrierAinsley McIntosh - ‘Dead men don't bite’: Dissecting Disability in Stevenson’s Treasure Island Session 2 Chair: Gerry McKeeverHilary Clydesdale - “The few friends who may see this journal”: Scott’s ‘Voyage in the Light House Yacht to Nova Zembla and the Lord Knows Where’ (1814)Désha Osborne - ‘My Two Lassies’: Enslaved Children and the Creation of Family Narratives in British East Florida and AberdeenshirePenny Fielding - Printers and Devils: Reporting Sedition in Scotland 1790–1820 About the events series Each year, English and Scottish Literature hosts a variety of exciting research events featuring a fantastic range of guest speakers and colleagues.Events are free and everyone is welcome. No booking is required. Are you interested in a PhD in English Literature? We offer two PhDs: one in English Literature; and one in Creative Writing. Our interdisciplinary environment brings together specialists in all periods and genres of literature and literary analysis. Working with colleagues elsewhere in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures (LLC) and across the wider University of Edinburgh, we are also able to support research which crosses further boundaries between disciplines and/or languages. Find out more about PhD study in English Literature at Edinburgh Oct 09 2024 14.00 - 17.30 English and Scottish Literature Research Events: SWINC Autumn Round-Up Join us for an in-person afternoon of research in Scottish Writing in the Nineteenth Century (SWINC), featuring presentations by six researchers over two sessions. Room 3.29 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue: 50 George Square
Oct 09 2024 14.00 - 17.30 English and Scottish Literature Research Events: SWINC Autumn Round-Up Join us for an in-person afternoon of research in Scottish Writing in the Nineteenth Century (SWINC), featuring presentations by six researchers over two sessions.
