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1. Scottish Society and the Parish - The Scottish Records Association and the Economic & Social History Society of Scotland - Wednesday 24 November, The Tolbooth, Stirling
This conference marks the 450th anniversary of the Reformation in Scotland . For much of this period, the Parish was the key civil and administrative unit across Scottish society. Although civil parishes were abolished in 1929, they continued to be used as a unit for certain central and local government functions until 1975. The idea of ‘the parish’ and records relating to parishes are therefore key to historians of Scotland from the medieval to the modern era.
The Programme for this Conference will be announced shortly, as will booking arrangements. Advance enquiries can be directed to eshss@keapub.fsnet.co.uk
2. The Committee of the Economic & Social History Society of Scotland awards an annual postgraduate Prize for a Research Essay on a Scottish Theme in the general area of economic, social and cultural history. The winner's or winners' essay(s) will be automatically considered for publication in the Journal of Scottish Historical Studies. The closing date for the next prize is 31 December 2010. Postgraduate researchers are encouraged to make submissions - see the ESHSS website for more details.
3. Current and recent postgraduate research on Scottish themes. See the ESHSS 'New Research' page. If you would like to be added to this, or wish to update an existing entry, could you please send me 100-125 words on your work - see the website for style format. Supervisors - please draw this to the attention of your postgrads working on aspects of Scottish history.
4. Publications for Sale. ESHSS has one copy of each of the following books for sale:
David Stewart, The Path to Devolution and Change: A Political History of Scotland under Margaret Thatcher (2009). Hardback. List price £56.50. Our price £25.00.
William Roger Louis (ed), Penultimate Adventures with Britannia: Personalities, Politics and Culture in Britain (2008). Softback. List price £12.99. Our price £8.00.
William Roger Louis (ed), Ultimate Adventures with Britannia: Personalities, Politics and Culture in Britain (2009). Hardback. List price £35.00. Our price £18.00.
Michael Jackson, A Scottish Life: Sir John Martin, Churchill and Empire (1999). List price £27.50. Our price £15.00.
If you would like to purchase any of these items, email eshss@keapub.fsnet.co.uk to reserve your choice of book and to be advised of procedure for payment. Free postage to UK addresses - postage costs to other destinations on request.
5. Scotland and the 400th Anniversary of the Plantation of Ulster: Plantation in Context. University of Strathclyde, 18 and 19 September.
8. Knowledge Festival 2010 Edinburgh. Professor T M Devine will deliver a lecture entitled 'The Scottish Enlightenment: a Puzzle from Knowledge of the Past' at the Edinburgh Conference Centre at Heriot-Watt University at 7.30pm on Thu 19 August. Tickets £5 (£3 concession) from Edinburgh Conference Centre of the Edinburgh Fringe Box Fooice. Info from Lynne Geary, 0131 451 3666, l.geary@hw.ac.uk
9. Incorporation of Gardeners’ Lecture: Herbals from the College Collection
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow , 232-242 St Vincent Street , Glasgow on 23rd August 2010. To be given by Carol Parry, Library and Heritage Manager. 6.30 pm for 7.00 pm. All are welcome. For further details please email carol.parry@rcpsg.ac.uk.
Iain Hutchison
Development Officer
www.eshss.co.uk
2010 Membership of the Economic & Social History Society of Scotland is available at £42.00 for UK addresses (£24.50 for students) which includes the print version of the Journal. Details of online, overseas and institution subscriptions are available on request - ask for an application folder. Membership includes two issues annually of the Society's Journal of Scottish Historical Studies. Cheques, made out to 'Edinburgh University Press', can be sent to: Dr Iain Hutchison, School of Law & Social Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow G4 0BA. Subscriptions are also available directly through Edinburgh University Press.
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Ash Walker
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1. Scottish Society and the Parish - The Scottish Records Association and the Economic & Social History Society of Scotland - Wednesday 24 November, The Tolbooth, Stirling
This conference marks the 450th anniversary of the Reformation in Scotland . For much of this period, the Parish was the key civil and administrative unit across Scottish society. Although civil parishes were abolished in 1929, they continued to be used as a unit for certain central and local government functions until 1975. The idea of ‘the parish’ and records relating to parishes are therefore key to historians of Scotland from the medieval to the modern era.
The Programme for this Conference will be announced shortly, as will booking arrangements. Advance enquiries can be directed to eshss@keapub.fsnet.co.uk
2. The Committee of the Economic & Social History Society of Scotland awards an annual postgraduate Prize for a Research Essay on a Scottish Theme in the general area of economic, social and cultural history. The winner's or winners' essay(s) will be automatically considered for publication in the Journal of Scottish Historical Studies. The closing date for the next prize is 31 December 2010. Postgraduate researchers are encouraged to make submissions - see the ESHSS website for more details (now updated!).
3. Current and recent postgraduate research on Scottish themes. See the ESHSS 'New Research' page. If you would like to be added to this, or wish to update an existing entry, could you please send me 100-125 words on your work - see the website for style format. Supervisors - please draw this to the attention of your postgrads working on aspects of Scottish history.
4. Publications for Sale. ESHSS has one copy of each of the following books for sale:
David Stewart, The Path to Devolution and Change: A Political History of Scotland under Margaret Thatcher (2009). Hardback. List price £56.50. Our price £25.00.
William Roger Louis (ed), Penultimate Adventures with Britannia: Personalities, Politics and Culture in Britain (2008). Softback. List price £12.99. Our price £8.00.
William Roger Louis (ed), Ultimate Adventures with Britannia: Personalities, Politics and Culture in Britain (2009). Hardback. List price £35.00. Our price £18.00.
Michael Jackson, A Scottish Life: Sir John Martin, Churchill and Empire (1999). List price £27.50. Our price £15.00.
If you would like to purchase any of these items, email eshss@keapub.fsnet.co.uk to reserve your choice of book and to be advised of procedure for payment. Free postage to UK addresses - postage costs to other destinations on request.
5. How we visualise the face of Scotland - hear Andrew Blaikie at the Edinburgh International Book Festival at 11am on Monday 30 August. Scottish identity and our sense of belonging have been widely debated and discussed in recent years, but Andrew Blaikie’s new book provides a fresh and intriguing perspective. Blaikie, who is Professor of Historical Sociology at the University of Aberdeen, has studied visual material – and photographs in particular – to explore how we express social identity through imagery. By analysing this material, he describes the ‘Scottish social imaginary’ – and the impact of modernity upon it. Full retails and bookings at: http://www.edbookfest.co.uk:80/the-festival/whats-on/andrew- blaikie
6. Scotland and France: New Perspectives on an Auld Alliance. Ayrshire Federation of Historical Societies, Saturday 16 October, in the Walker Halls, Troon.
Speakers:
Charles McKean (French influence on C16 Scots architecture), Godfrey Evans (10th Duke of Hamilton and Napoleon), Thomas Clancy (French elements in Scottish place and personal names), John Burnett (popular culture in Scotland and north-east France), Jean Brittain (Hugh Kennedy of Ardstinchar and Joan of Arc's bodyguard), Tom Barclay (Franco-Scottish wine trade), Rob Urquhart (Evidence of the auld alliance in Scottish wills and testaments).
Cost, £10, cheques to AFHS. Time 10 am to 4 pm.
7. Dr Gordon Pentland wins prestigious prize for first book. Dr Gordon Pentland, Lecturer in British History, and one of the incoming editors of the Journal of Scottish Historical Studies, has been awarded the Senior Hume Brown Prize 2010 for his book Radicalism, Reform and National Identity in Scotland 1820-1833 (RHS Studies in History, 2008). The prize is the most valuable and prestigious award in Scottish History writing and commemorates the life and work of Peter Hume Brown FBA, the first Sir William Fraser Professor of Scottish History and Palaeography in the University of Edinburgh, itself the world's first ever Chair in the subject. The Senior Hume Brown Prize 2010 is given for the best first book on any aspect of Scottish History published in 2008 or 2009 by a graduate of a Scottish university. The panel of judges consists of the holders of the established Chairs of Scottish History at Edinburgh, Glasgow and St Andrews universities. Professor Tom Devine, current chair of the panel, commented: 'The 2010 competition attracted a significant number of high-quality entries, testifying to some of the excellent work being done by the new generation of Scottish historians. The judges therefore had a challenging task but in the end agreed that Gordon Pentland's outstanding study of radicalism and identity in the early decades of the nineteenth century was a very worthy winner.'
8. Scottish History Seminar, School of History , Classics and Archaeology, University of Edinburgh. Thursdays 5:15pm. Venue to be confirmed - check with Alex Murdoch - e-mail: Alex.Murdoch@ed.ac.uk
23 September - Dr Julian Goodare, University of Edinburgh. Flying witches in Scotland
30 September - Professor Daniel Szechi, University of Manchester. Scottish Jacobitism in International Context
7 October - Dr David Dobson, University of Edinburgh. Scottish Trade with the Colonial Carolinas
14 October - Dr Alex Murdoch, University of Edinburgh. The Argyll Colony in North Carolina in the eighteenth century
21 October - Tim Siddons, University of Edinburgh. Why did women conceal their pregnancies and/or murder their new-borns in Scotland between 1812 and 1930?
28 October - Professor Michael Anderson, University of Edinburgh. Counting Scotland ’s population in the 18th century: guesses, rough estimates and fudges (and Webster did it too)
4 November - Dr Sharon Adams, University of Edinburgh. In Search of the Scottish Republic , 1637-1651
11 November - Dr John Finlay, University of Glasgow. Assessing Edinburgh : lawyers and Edinburgh town council in the 18th century
18 November - David Hesse, University of Edinburgh. Re-enacting Scottish History in mainland Europe , 1945-2010
25 November - Kyle Thompson, University of Edinburgh. Politics and Traditions in Edinburgh , 1885
2 December - Dr Adam Budd, University of Edinburgh. Philosophical History and the Demands of a Professorial Career: the Fragile Career of William Cullen
9. Scottish Masculinity in Historical Perspectives
A series of three workshops, supported by the Royal Society of Edinburgh, addressing issues concerning Scottish masculinity and bring together both historians and scholars working on contemporary problems.
The workshops are as follows:
Monday 20 September: Men's Bodies (at Glasgow University )
14 January 2011: Men and the Family (at Edinburgh University )
26-27 May 2011: men and Violence (at Glasgow University )
If you wish to attend please email Christelle.Leriguer@glasgow.ac.uk
A small number of travel bursaries are available to assist the attendance of postgraduates. If you would like to attend and apply for a bursary please email Christelle.Leriguer@glasgow.ac.uk with a brief statement of your research interests and reasons for wishing to attend by 6 September 2010.
10. Music for James V at Stirling Castle, Saturday 11th September at 7.30 p.m. - on the anniversary of the Battle of Stirling Bridge, a spectacular candlelit choral concert of music by Robert Carver, to celebrate the online publication earlier this year of the first-ever modern English translation of the massively influential History of Scotland by Hector Boece, friend of the great Erasmus of Rotterdam, and first principal of Kings College Aberdeen. The book, dedicated to the young James V, was first published at Paris in 1527, has now translated by Prof. Dana F Sutton and is freely available at http://www.philological.bham.ac.uk/boece/
Tickets from museum@smithartgallery.demon.co.uk tel: 01786 471917. Advance booking is recommended; but tickets can also be obtained at the door of the Great Hall on the night.
Iain Hutchison
Development Officer
www.eshss.co.uk
2010 Membership of the Economic & Social History Society of Scotland is available at £42.00 for UK addresses (£24.50 for students) which includes the print version of the Journal. Details of online, overseas and institution subscriptions are available on request - ask for an application folder. Membership includes two issues annually of the Society's Journal of Scottish Historical Studies. Cheques, made out to 'Edinburgh University Press', can be sent to: Dr Iain Hutchison, School of Law & Social Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow G4 0BA. Subscriptions are also available directly through Edinburgh University Press
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