Workshop: Scotland’s Coastal Romanticisms In brief Title - Scotland’s Coastal Romanticisms Organisers - Scottish Writing in the Nineteeth Century (SWINC) and Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH) Programme highlights - Seven different speakers and an "In Conversation" segment with artist Christina Riley Find the full programme on the SWINC website About the workshop Hosted jointly by Scottish Writing in the Nineteenth Century (SWINC) and The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH), this in-person, one-day workshop brought together investigations of today's coastal romanticisms on Scotland’s shores. Contributions focused on the material reality and ecologies of coasts in cultural productions from domestic travellers to transnational visitors and explorers, from writers and artists to natural historians and geologists and all those drawn to the coast in order to highlight the richness of R/romanticisms, past, present and future. The workshop was introduced by Professor Penny Fielding (University of Edinburgh) and Dr Anna Pilz (University of Edinburgh), followed by three panels of seven speakers in total. To conclude the event, we hosted an artist talk with Christina Riley. Riley is based on Scotland's west coast, and through film, alternative process photography, objects, writing, and installations, her work draws attention to the details of the natural world with a particular focus on the sea. In Conversation with Christina Riley: Collecting, Arranging and Sharing the Coast This podcast features a conversation between Dr Anna Pilz and the Scotland-based artist Christina Riley. Anna talks to Christina about her project 'The Beach Today' (Guillemot Press, 2021) as a way of collecting, arranging, and sharing the coast as well as about the Nature Library. If the podcast sparked your interest, you can connect with Christina and learn more about Anna's "Coastal Routes" project online. Read more about Christina on her website Follow Christina on Twitter Follow the Coastal Routes project on Twitter Buy The Beach Today on the publisher's website Learn more about the Nature Library on the website Further reading Christina Riley's essay 'Touchstones' (The Clearing, 10 March 2021) Christina Riley on Mary A. Robinson's seaweed collecting in 'Emerging from a Mussel Shell' (Caught by the River, 13 March 2021) Christina Riley on "Shadows and Reflections" (Caught by the River, 12 January 2022) Find out more about Duncan Smallman, the seaweed tour guide, on the Slate Island Seaweed website Acknowledgements This SWINC Workshop is supported by The European Commission’s Marie Curie Actions (Grant Agreement No. 890850) and jointly hosted by The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities. Related links Scottish Writing in the Nineteenth Century (SWINC) The Institute for Advanched Studies in the Humanities (IASH) Image James Barret, A View of Stornoway, 1798. Oil on Canvas. National Galleries Scotland. Feb 05 2022 11.00 - 19.00 Workshop: Scotland’s Coastal Romanticisms Catch up on the 'In Conversation' segment with Scotland-based artist Christina Riley in a podcast recorded at our in-person workshop, aiming to expand our understanding of the coastal beyond aesthetic categories. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square Edinburgh EH8 9JU Register for this event on Eventbrite
Workshop: Scotland’s Coastal Romanticisms In brief Title - Scotland’s Coastal Romanticisms Organisers - Scottish Writing in the Nineteeth Century (SWINC) and Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH) Programme highlights - Seven different speakers and an "In Conversation" segment with artist Christina Riley Find the full programme on the SWINC website About the workshop Hosted jointly by Scottish Writing in the Nineteenth Century (SWINC) and The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH), this in-person, one-day workshop brought together investigations of today's coastal romanticisms on Scotland’s shores. Contributions focused on the material reality and ecologies of coasts in cultural productions from domestic travellers to transnational visitors and explorers, from writers and artists to natural historians and geologists and all those drawn to the coast in order to highlight the richness of R/romanticisms, past, present and future. The workshop was introduced by Professor Penny Fielding (University of Edinburgh) and Dr Anna Pilz (University of Edinburgh), followed by three panels of seven speakers in total. To conclude the event, we hosted an artist talk with Christina Riley. Riley is based on Scotland's west coast, and through film, alternative process photography, objects, writing, and installations, her work draws attention to the details of the natural world with a particular focus on the sea. In Conversation with Christina Riley: Collecting, Arranging and Sharing the Coast This podcast features a conversation between Dr Anna Pilz and the Scotland-based artist Christina Riley. Anna talks to Christina about her project 'The Beach Today' (Guillemot Press, 2021) as a way of collecting, arranging, and sharing the coast as well as about the Nature Library. If the podcast sparked your interest, you can connect with Christina and learn more about Anna's "Coastal Routes" project online. Read more about Christina on her website Follow Christina on Twitter Follow the Coastal Routes project on Twitter Buy The Beach Today on the publisher's website Learn more about the Nature Library on the website Further reading Christina Riley's essay 'Touchstones' (The Clearing, 10 March 2021) Christina Riley on Mary A. Robinson's seaweed collecting in 'Emerging from a Mussel Shell' (Caught by the River, 13 March 2021) Christina Riley on "Shadows and Reflections" (Caught by the River, 12 January 2022) Find out more about Duncan Smallman, the seaweed tour guide, on the Slate Island Seaweed website Acknowledgements This SWINC Workshop is supported by The European Commission’s Marie Curie Actions (Grant Agreement No. 890850) and jointly hosted by The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities. Related links Scottish Writing in the Nineteenth Century (SWINC) The Institute for Advanched Studies in the Humanities (IASH) Image James Barret, A View of Stornoway, 1798. Oil on Canvas. National Galleries Scotland. Feb 05 2022 11.00 - 19.00 Workshop: Scotland’s Coastal Romanticisms Catch up on the 'In Conversation' segment with Scotland-based artist Christina Riley in a podcast recorded at our in-person workshop, aiming to expand our understanding of the coastal beyond aesthetic categories. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square Edinburgh EH8 9JU Register for this event on Eventbrite
Feb 05 2022 11.00 - 19.00 Workshop: Scotland’s Coastal Romanticisms Catch up on the 'In Conversation' segment with Scotland-based artist Christina Riley in a podcast recorded at our in-person workshop, aiming to expand our understanding of the coastal beyond aesthetic categories.
