World Congress of Scottish Literatures, 2-5 July 2014
From 2-5 July 2014, the University of Glasgow hosted the first World Congress of Scottish Literatures in the College of Arts, with the involvement of the Association for Scottish Literary Studies and other bodies.
The conference was organized under four main themes:
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Authors
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Theorizing Scottish literature
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Gaelic, Mediaeval, Musical and Artistic Scotland
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Scotland in global culture and context
The conference was held during an exciting month in Glasgow, with the Commonwealth Games and the major Georgian Glasgow exhibition both taking place in July 2014. We worked closely with our colleagues in the city and its galleries and museums to make this a truly unique experience for our delegates. Colleagues in Ireland, Italy, Switzerland, New Zealand, the Czech Republic, North America, the UK and Australia have already agreed to organize panels, and the congress steering group, together with a wider internationally based committee, are planning regular updates to interested colleagues.
Proposals were invited for papers on any aspect of Scottish Literature (in English, Scots, Gaelic or Latin), Culture, Drama or Film.
For a look at the final timetable, please click the following link: Timetable
If you would like to be on our mailing list, please contact:
scotlit-iassl@glasgow.ac.uk
World Congress of Scottish Literatures - Steering Group:
Convenor: Prof Murray Pittock
Secretary: Dr Rhona Brown
Prof Dauvit Broun, Prof Ian Brown, Prof Gerard Carruthers, Prof Thomas Clancy, Prof Nigel Leask, Dr Catriona Macdonald, Dr Pauline Mackay, Dr Kirsteen McCue.
World Congress of Scottish Literatures - Partners:
To facilitate the global reach of the Congress and the International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures, partnerships have been set up with institutions around the world which are deeply engaged in researching and teaching Scottish Studies:
- Charles University Prague
- Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz
- Simon Fraser University, Vancouver
- University of California at Berkeley
- University of Guelph, Canada
- University of Otago, New Zealand
- ASLS
- ECSSS
- IASIL
- Robert Burns World Federation
- Scottish Historical Review
- Studies in Scottish Literature
The World Congress of Scottish Literatures will feature research supported by the following funding bodies:
Images from the World Congress of Scottish Literatures
From 2-5 July 2014, the University of Glasgow hosted the first World Congress of Scottish Literatures in the College of Arts, with the involvement of the Association for Scottish Literary Studies and other bodies.
Below is a selection of images from the event.
(left to right) Michael Russell MSP, Sir Kenneth Calman, Professor Murray Pittock, James Robertson at the opening of the World Congress of Scottish Literatures.
Professor Pittock at the opening of the WCSL.
James Robertson gives the opening plenary: Shall There be a Scottish Literature?
Listen to James's plenary: Audio (mp3)
Kirsteen McCue and Gilbert MacMillan at the musical event on the opening day of thw WCSL.
Gilbert MacMillan performing in Gaelic.
David Hamilton providing the music for the event.
The three performers of Scots and Gaelic music.
Professor Ann Rigney gives the second plenary: How Scott met the Mahatma: Reflections on World Literature.
Professor Ted Cowan gives the third plenary: ‘Patriotism, Public Opinion and the “People’s Chair” of Scottish History and Literature at Glasgow.’ Sponsored by the Scottish Historical Review.
Listen to Tom's plenary: Audio (mp3)
Delegates at the University Library Special Collections.
Craig Lamont and Professor Murray Pittock launching the new IASSL website.