RB and Gabriela Cunninghame Graham: International Travel, Domestic Reality
An illustrated exploration of the works and travels of the great, neglected Scottish writer Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham (RBCG) and his wife Gabriela, her life and writings. RBCG was one of the foundational figures of the original Labour Party (alongside Keir Hardie) and of the National Party of Scotland in the 1920s, soon to become the SNP in the 1930s. This afternoon explores aspects of the lives and writings of two phenomenal figures in the history of modern Scotland.
School of Critical Studies Scottish Literature, ARC Public
Date: Friday 28 November 2025
Time: 13:00 - 18:00
Venue: The ARC
Category: Conferences
Speaker: Alan Riach, James Jauncey and others
Document: RBCG event poster
R.B. and Gabriela Cunninghame Graham: International Travel and Domestic Reality
The ARC, 11 Chapel Lane, University of Glasgow G11 6EW
Friday 28 November 2025, 1-6pm. Event free but ticketed. All welcome.
1-1.15: welcome
1.15-1.45 PAPER 1 The Journeys of Cunninghame Graham ~ James Jauncey
1.45-2.15: PAPER 2 Cunninghame Graham & Wilson Harris ~ Alan Riach
2.15-3: PANEL DISCUSSION: RBCG, travel, geography, the English language and literary form (fiction, historical sketches, biographies, histories)
3-3.30: coffee & tea
3.30-4: PAPER 3 Gabriela: The Biography ~ Jad Adams
4-4.30: PAPER 4 Cunninghame Graham and the Equality of the Sexes ~ Lesley McDowell
4.30-5.15: PANEL DISCUSSION: RBCG in the light of South America and in the company of women
5.15-6: READINGS from An Eagle in a Hen-house and A Careless Enchantment: The Complete Scottish Sketches and from ‘The Waggon-Train’ by Gabriela Cunninghame Graham with James Jauncey, Lachlan Munro, Lesley McDowell and Alan Riach