A lover of Glencoe, no matter how much it rains. A historian of Jacobite Studies, studying at the University of Aberdeen, the best of the ancients. A United Nations staff member with an unwavering commitment to human rights.
Alanna MacTavish
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Alanna MacTavish
Help us develop a global map of how Burns Night is celebrated! Take Part in The Burns Supper at 225 Years Research Project ⬇️ .
There are still tickets for our annual Centre for Robert Burns Studies Conference this Sat (17th Jan), held in the ARC: gla.ac/3LaXLe5
Our next JST #JacobiteStudies Virtual Workshop is coming up this Tues 10 March @ 5pm UKT. We'll be welcoming @stephengriffin33.bsky.social to speak about his forthcoming book on Count Owen O’Rourke, Irish Jacobite diplomatic agent to the Habsburgs and Stuarts.
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Happy Winter Solstice! Look closely at this sunrise near Edinburgh.
Photo credit: Daibhidh Grannd
Saw the “new Raeburn” portrait of Burns at @nationalgalleries.bsky.social, hung beside the Nasmyth — genuinely breathtaking. Go if you can. And do @glasgowburns.bsky.social a favour: spend 5 minutes logging your Burns Supper here:
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With the 'war' on humanities in Scottish universities, Pittock’s is the best defence I have encountered. “The humanities ‘frame’ the world". Have a read.
Scholarly joy in the post today 📬📚 Outlander in Scotland has arrived! Excited to read essays on Jacobitism, poetry, Gaelic, tourism, heritage management & memory by new authors and contributors from the 2023 Glasgow conference @Gillebride.bsky.social @funkyplaid.bsky.social and @murrayp.bsky.social
A new study will explore the economic & cultural impact of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Led by @glasgow.ac.uk @murrayp.bsky.social and supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, it will look at jobs, tourism and how the Fringe supports creative careers.
More: gla.ac/3REupY9
