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Universities Committee for Scottish Literature

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UCSL brings together Scotland’s universities in support of the study of Scottish writing old and new.

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University English (@univenglish) 's Twitter Profile Photo

University English, along with the English Association and Institute of English Studies, has written a letter in protest at the proposed closure of English Literature at Canterbury Christ Church University, and the redundancy of our excellent colleagues: universityenglish.ac.uk/english-litera…

City of Literature (@edincityoflit) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Join Edinburgh Futures Institute along with Josie Giles and musician Malin Lewis on 29 November for this free event either online or in person. 📅: Friday 29 November ⏲️: 6-7:30pm efi.ed.ac.uk/event/unco-lgb…

University of St Andrews (@univofstandrews) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Congratulations to Dr Pàdraig MacAoidh from School of English (University of St Andrews), who has been announced as the new Makar, the national poet for Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Read more 👇 ow.ly/UIcA50UjIWP #EverToExcel

Congratulations to Dr <a href="/PadraigMacaoidh/">Pàdraig MacAoidh</a> from <a href="/staenglish/">School of English (University of St Andrews)</a>, who has been announced as the new Makar, the national poet for Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies (@abdnriiss) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The upcoming 'Jacobite Nations' workshop will feature a Public Lecture and Book Launch with Professor Leith Davis of SFU Research Centre for Scottish Studies. We're hosting this event in collaboration with University Collections and the Friends of Aberdeen Library: abdn.ac.uk/riiss/news-eve…

The Alasdair Gray Archive (@agrayarchive) 's Twitter Profile Photo

PLEASE SHARE👉🏽We are delighted to partner with Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum for GRAY DAY 2025 on 2 x FREE TALKS - 25.02.25, 1-2pm Talk with our SGSAH funded CDA student Lauren Forde - 28.02.25 12pm Join Glasgow Life Museums’ Conservator Hazel Neil and Producer|Curator Katie Bruce

PLEASE SHARE👉🏽We are delighted to partner with <a href="/KelvingroveArt/">Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum</a> for GRAY DAY 2025 on 2 x FREE TALKS 

- 25.02.25, 1-2pm Talk with our <a href="/sgsah/">SGSAH</a> funded CDA student <a href="/laurenforde_/">Lauren Forde</a> 
- 28.02.25 12pm Join Glasgow Life Museums’ Conservator Hazel Neil and Producer|Curator Katie Bruce
The Alasdair Gray Archive (@agrayarchive) 's Twitter Profile Photo

DATE CHANGE 👆🏽FREE ONLINE WEBINAR ⬇️⬆️ 18.03.25 17:00-19:00 (GMT) ‘Colonialism in the work of Alasdair Gray: Beyond ‘Poor Things’ This free webinar will look at Gray’s anticolonial thinking historically within his work and how it changed over course of his creative life

DATE CHANGE 👆🏽FREE ONLINE WEBINAR ⬇️⬆️
18.03.25  17:00-19:00 (GMT)

‘Colonialism in the work of Alasdair Gray: Beyond ‘Poor Things’ 

This free webinar will look at Gray’s anticolonial thinking historically within his work and how it changed over course of his creative life
Centre for Scottish & Celtic Studies (@uofgcscs) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📢Call for Papers! We are delighted to announce that the Centre's Postgraduate Conference will take place on 30 April 2025 (more details to follow). Deadline for submissions: 7 March 2025. Scan the QR code or click the link here for submission details: scotlit-iassl.org/wp-content/upl…

📢Call for Papers! We are delighted to announce that the Centre's Postgraduate Conference will take place on 30 April 2025 (more details to follow). Deadline for submissions: 7 March 2025. Scan the QR code or click the link here for submission details: scotlit-iassl.org/wp-content/upl…
Laura MacDonald (@laurzzs) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Come chat Scot Lit with officialcalumeslerinstagram, me, and other PGRs in Stirling this May! It's promising to be an exciting afternoon of discussion and building connections. Looking forward to receiving your proposals! 🦔🦒🦛🦕🦐🦌🦎🐁

The Alasdair Gray Archive (@agrayarchive) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Sharing the first of two comparative studies of Alasdair Gray and Edwin Morgan’s work from 1967-84, supported by Edwin Morgan Trust created by Domenico Di Rosa for #lgbtplushistorymonth Sonnets from Scotland is considered the most pivotal poetry collection of the 1980s in Scotland and

Sharing the first of two comparative studies of Alasdair Gray and Edwin Morgan’s work from 1967-84, supported by <a href="/EdMorganTrust/">Edwin Morgan Trust</a> created by <a href="/_domenicodr/">Domenico Di Rosa</a> for #lgbtplushistorymonth

Sonnets from Scotland is considered the most pivotal poetry collection of the 1980s in Scotland and
Laura MacDonald (@laurzzs) 's Twitter Profile Photo

DEADLINE EXTENSION: 14 March Still getting fantastic abstracts coming in, so we're staying open for submissions a bit longer! Send in your abstracts and join us for what's shaping up to be a fascinating and diverse day of research presentations and discussion! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿📚🦌🦐🦛🐁🦒🦔

The Alasdair Gray Archive (@agrayarchive) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Huge thanks to Dani Garavelli for her brilliant piece in London Review of Books, this was Alasdair’s favourite literary magazine to read so feels very special for the archive to be featured in it, link in bio to read the piece in full👆🏽

Huge thanks to <a href="/DaniGaravelli1/">Dani Garavelli</a> for her brilliant piece in <a href="/LRB/">London Review of Books</a>, this was Alasdair’s favourite literary magazine to read so feels very special for the archive to be featured in it, link in bio to read the piece in full👆🏽
Domenico Di Rosa (@_domenicodr) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It was great to present two papers this week at the Centre for Scottish & Celtic Studies and Universities Committee for Scottish Literature PG symposia! Lots of fruitful and forward-looking conversations around the current state of Scottish literature research. Looking forward to seeing these papers published in the near future ✨

It was great to present two papers this week at the <a href="/UofGCSCS/">Centre for Scottish & Celtic Studies</a> and <a href="/studyscotlit/">Universities Committee for Scottish Literature</a> PG symposia! Lots of fruitful and forward-looking conversations around the current state of Scottish literature research. Looking forward to seeing these papers published in the near future ✨
The Alasdair Gray Archive (@agrayarchive) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Happy birthday James Kelman! Born on 9th of June 1946, Kelman is a Scottish novelist, short story writer & playwright. In his early twenties he began writing stories that were true to his own life & social-cultural experience. Author portraits for Lean Tales with Agnes Owens Archive

Happy birthday James Kelman!
Born on 9th of June 1946, Kelman is a Scottish novelist, short story writer &amp; playwright. In his early twenties he began writing stories that were true to his own life &amp; social-cultural experience. Author portraits for Lean Tales with <a href="/AOwensArchive/">Agnes Owens Archive</a>