Murray Pittock :
@murrayp.bsky.social
Pro VP U.Glasgow, personal views and evidence-based judgements only. 'You think that a wall as solid as the earth separates civilization from barbarism. I tell you the division is a thread, a sheet of glass'-John Buchan. https://murraypittock.com
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Coming very soon now-a comprehensive single volume history of Scotland from brochs to Brexit with something for everyone from Old Street Publishing-with thanks to @willdalrymple.bsky.social for his assessment !
@sahavoice.bsky.social @broadcastscot.bsky.social
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CFP open for Towards Resilient Destinations: Integrating Nation, Culture and Tourism for Sustainable Futures, looking at Corfu as lab for sustainable tourism. Achim Steiner (former UN SD lead) opening. Inspired by Lawrence Durrell @alannamactavish.bsky.social
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Towards Resilient Destinations | Call for Abstracts (deadlines, guidelines, review process, publication)
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November 26, 2025 at 8:18 AM
CFP open for Towards Resilient Destinations: Integrating Nation, Culture and Tourism for Sustainable Futures, looking at Corfu as lab for sustainable tourism. Achim Steiner (former UN SD lead) opening. Inspired by Lawrence Durrell @alannamactavish.bsky.social
conferences.ionio.gr/trd/en/call/
conferences.ionio.gr/trd/en/call/
Thanks too to @paulinemackay.bsky.social as co-supervisor.
November 25, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Thanks too to @paulinemackay.bsky.social as co-supervisor.
Congrats to Suping Li on winning the Roy Prize for best PhD in Scotlit in 2025. A pleasure to supervise her work on the reception of Robert Burns in China, the third of my former PhDs to win this award @glasgowburns.bsky.social @iassl.bsky.social @asls.org.uk ucsl-scotland.com/2025/11/24/r...
Ross Roy Prize – 2025 Winner Announced
The Ross Roy Prize is awarded annually to the best PhD thesis submitted on a subject relating to Scottish literature. Judged by a panel of expert scholars, the Prize commemorates the outstanding co…
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November 25, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Congrats to Suping Li on winning the Roy Prize for best PhD in Scotlit in 2025. A pleasure to supervise her work on the reception of Robert Burns in China, the third of my former PhDs to win this award @glasgowburns.bsky.social @iassl.bsky.social @asls.org.uk ucsl-scotland.com/2025/11/24/r...
State of the art museology here in Vienna at the Strauss Museum. Interactive, Immersive, highly informative. @mimuofg.bsky.social @fergusbruce.bsky.social @paulinemackay.bsky.social @ahallardyce.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 12:34 PM
State of the art museology here in Vienna at the Strauss Museum. Interactive, Immersive, highly informative. @mimuofg.bsky.social @fergusbruce.bsky.social @paulinemackay.bsky.social @ahallardyce.bsky.social
Looking forward to visiting Burns' Ellisland tomorrow to discuss the forthcoming campaign to develop the Home of Auld Lang Syne with Joan McAlpine and colleagues. @glasgowburns.bsky.social is a longterm supporter: director @paulinemackay.bsky.social here with Alasdair Whyte & singer Robyn Stapleton
November 17, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Looking forward to visiting Burns' Ellisland tomorrow to discuss the forthcoming campaign to develop the Home of Auld Lang Syne with Joan McAlpine and colleagues. @glasgowburns.bsky.social is a longterm supporter: director @paulinemackay.bsky.social here with Alasdair Whyte & singer Robyn Stapleton
150th (actually it turns out 167th) anniversary dinner for Nairn Literary Institute last night. A very pleasant evening discussing everything from Picts to bridges before speaking on 'Do the Highlands exist ?' The audience were very polite. Thanks to NLI President Prof. Ron Skeldon for organizing.
November 16, 2025 at 8:43 AM
150th (actually it turns out 167th) anniversary dinner for Nairn Literary Institute last night. A very pleasant evening discussing everything from Picts to bridges before speaking on 'Do the Highlands exist ?' The audience were very polite. Thanks to NLI President Prof. Ron Skeldon for organizing.
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How did Scottish novelist and thriller writer John Buchan write about the British Empire?
Empire Club: John Buchan
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Empire Club: John Buchan
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November 12, 2025 at 6:07 AM
How did Scottish novelist and thriller writer John Buchan write about the British Empire?
Empire Club: John Buchan
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Empire Club: John Buchan
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New from @EmpirePodUK Club-
JOHN BUCHAN:
The Thirty Nine Steps, the Scots & Empire
With Murray Pittock @murrayp.bsky.social
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JOHN BUCHAN:
The Thirty Nine Steps, the Scots & Empire
With Murray Pittock @murrayp.bsky.social
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November 12, 2025 at 6:06 AM
New from @EmpirePodUK Club-
JOHN BUCHAN:
The Thirty Nine Steps, the Scots & Empire
With Murray Pittock @murrayp.bsky.social
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JOHN BUCHAN:
The Thirty Nine Steps, the Scots & Empire
With Murray Pittock @murrayp.bsky.social
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Call for Papers for 5th World Congress of Scottish Literatures is out:pleased to be giving keynote,'Burns along the New Silk Road' @iassl.bsky.social @asls.org.uk @scroll-scotlit.bsky.social @sahavoice.bsky.social @glasgowburns.bsky.social @paulinemackay.bsky.social scotlit-iassl.org/2025/11/11/c...
Call for Papers: 5th World Congress of Scottish Literatures: Scotland Along the New Silk Road (17-20 June 2027)
The Fifth World Congress of Scottish Literatures will be held at Nanjing Normal University in Nanjing, China, on 17-20 June 2027. Being China’s first city designated as a “UNESCO City of Literature…
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November 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Call for Papers for 5th World Congress of Scottish Literatures is out:pleased to be giving keynote,'Burns along the New Silk Road' @iassl.bsky.social @asls.org.uk @scroll-scotlit.bsky.social @sahavoice.bsky.social @glasgowburns.bsky.social @paulinemackay.bsky.social scotlit-iassl.org/2025/11/11/c...
Call for Papers: 'Regional Perspectives, Planetary Reach. Themes, Genres, Forms of Narration in Contemporary Irish and Scottish Fiction', 28-29 May 2026, Università di Napoli L'Orientale. Deadline for proposals: 10 January 2026. @iassl.bsky.social @asls.org.uk
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November 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Call for Papers: 'Regional Perspectives, Planetary Reach. Themes, Genres, Forms of Narration in Contemporary Irish and Scottish Fiction', 28-29 May 2026, Università di Napoli L'Orientale. Deadline for proposals: 10 January 2026. @iassl.bsky.social @asls.org.uk
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Next instalment of @univ-amu.fr @uofg-civis.bsky.social seminar on Scottish Literature due on 13 November on Poetry and Public Life in Scotland @sahavoice.bsky.social @asls.org.uk @iassl.bsky.social lerma.univ-amu.fr/contemporary...
CIVIS Seminar on contemporary Scottish Literature – LERMA
Title: What is the future of now? Universities involved: Aix Marseille University (Prof. Marie Hedon) Glasgow University (Dr Corey Gibson) University of Lausanne (Prof Kirsten Stirling) 2024-25: The p...
lerma.univ-amu.fr
November 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Next instalment of @univ-amu.fr @uofg-civis.bsky.social seminar on Scottish Literature due on 13 November on Poetry and Public Life in Scotland @sahavoice.bsky.social @asls.org.uk @iassl.bsky.social lerma.univ-amu.fr/contemporary...
Pleased to help out by joining the advisory board @registry.scot - we are already setting the pace at @sahavoice.bsky.social & @scga.bsky.social with .scot. More than worth considering to preserve & promote the brand @keepscotlandbrand.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Pleased to help out by joining the advisory board @registry.scot - we are already setting the pace at @sahavoice.bsky.social & @scga.bsky.social with .scot. More than worth considering to preserve & promote the brand @keepscotlandbrand.bsky.social
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John Buchan: A Man For Our Time?
Prof @murrayp.bsky.social discusses John Buchan – a literary legend & a man ahead of his time on issues from Scottish nationalism to the rights of indigenous peoples. Recorded at the 2025 Beyond Borders International Festival.
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Prof @murrayp.bsky.social discusses John Buchan – a literary legend & a man ahead of his time on issues from Scottish nationalism to the rights of indigenous peoples. Recorded at the 2025 Beyond Borders International Festival.
💙📚
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5zP...
John Buchan: A Man For Our Time? - BBIF 2025
YouTube video by Beyond Borders Scotland
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October 1, 2025 at 11:05 AM
John Buchan: A Man For Our Time?
Prof @murrayp.bsky.social discusses John Buchan – a literary legend & a man ahead of his time on issues from Scottish nationalism to the rights of indigenous peoples. Recorded at the 2025 Beyond Borders International Festival.
💙📚
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5zP...
Prof @murrayp.bsky.social discusses John Buchan – a literary legend & a man ahead of his time on issues from Scottish nationalism to the rights of indigenous peoples. Recorded at the 2025 Beyond Borders International Festival.
💙📚
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5zP...
New Empire Club podcast on 'John Buchan, the 39 Steps and Scottish Imperialism' @sahavoice.bsky.social @scga.bsky.social @asls.org.uk @iassl.bsky.social @scotunipress.bsky.social
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Empire Club: John Buchan, The 39 Steps, & Scottish Imperialism
Podcast Episode · Empire · 03/11/2025 · Bonus · Subscribers Only · 34m
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November 3, 2025 at 9:03 AM
New Empire Club podcast on 'John Buchan, the 39 Steps and Scottish Imperialism' @sahavoice.bsky.social @scga.bsky.social @asls.org.uk @iassl.bsky.social @scotunipress.bsky.social
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Delighted that @guyverhofstadt.bsky.social 's gift at tonight's
@euromovescotland.bsky.social dinner is my @yalepress.bsky.social Scotland:the Global History. Here signing it with Bill Rodger @sahavoice.bsky.social @iassl.bsky.social @asls.org.uk
@euromovescotland.bsky.social dinner is my @yalepress.bsky.social Scotland:the Global History. Here signing it with Bill Rodger @sahavoice.bsky.social @iassl.bsky.social @asls.org.uk
November 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Delighted that @guyverhofstadt.bsky.social 's gift at tonight's
@euromovescotland.bsky.social dinner is my @yalepress.bsky.social Scotland:the Global History. Here signing it with Bill Rodger @sahavoice.bsky.social @iassl.bsky.social @asls.org.uk
@euromovescotland.bsky.social dinner is my @yalepress.bsky.social Scotland:the Global History. Here signing it with Bill Rodger @sahavoice.bsky.social @iassl.bsky.social @asls.org.uk
New blog on new @eassh.bsky.social website on Arts, Humanities, Industry and the Economy: eassh.eu/Blog/2025/Ar...
Arts, Humanities, Industry and the Economy - EASSH
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October 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
New blog on new @eassh.bsky.social website on Arts, Humanities, Industry and the Economy: eassh.eu/Blog/2025/Ar...
Quotes from reviews of Collected Ramsay: ‘could hardly be surpassed' (Tea-Table Miscellany)
'deeply nuanced and illuminating’ (Gentle Shepherd);
‘exemplary’ (Ever Green, Prose)
‘groundbreaking’ (edition). Well done @stevenewman.bsky.social @rhonabrown.bsky.social @breerob-kirk.bsky.social & all.
'deeply nuanced and illuminating’ (Gentle Shepherd);
‘exemplary’ (Ever Green, Prose)
‘groundbreaking’ (edition). Well done @stevenewman.bsky.social @rhonabrown.bsky.social @breerob-kirk.bsky.social & all.
Allan Ramsay (1684–1758) – poet, playwright, founder of modern #Scots writing, & with a claim to be the father of #Romanticism – was born #OTD, 15 Oct. A 🎂 🧵 …
#C18
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🖼️ Allan Ramsay, 1684–1758, by William Aikman – Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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🖼️ Allan Ramsay, 1684–1758, by William Aikman – Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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October 16, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Quotes from reviews of Collected Ramsay: ‘could hardly be surpassed' (Tea-Table Miscellany)
'deeply nuanced and illuminating’ (Gentle Shepherd);
‘exemplary’ (Ever Green, Prose)
‘groundbreaking’ (edition). Well done @stevenewman.bsky.social @rhonabrown.bsky.social @breerob-kirk.bsky.social & all.
'deeply nuanced and illuminating’ (Gentle Shepherd);
‘exemplary’ (Ever Green, Prose)
‘groundbreaking’ (edition). Well done @stevenewman.bsky.social @rhonabrown.bsky.social @breerob-kirk.bsky.social & all.
Tomorrow in Paris- preparing for the Pix sale at ADER auctions and speaking on the politics of textiles, medals, and of course-glass @iassl.bsky.social @sahavoice.bsky.social @asls.org.uk
October 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Tomorrow in Paris- preparing for the Pix sale at ADER auctions and speaking on the politics of textiles, medals, and of course-glass @iassl.bsky.social @sahavoice.bsky.social @asls.org.uk
Looking forward to supporting ADER auctions in Paris to sell the magnificent Pix collection for the benefit of @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk . Unravelling the mysteries of Jacobite glass in Paris next Thursday @sahavoice.bsky.social @whitegoldsword1708.bsky.social @funkyplaid.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Looking forward to supporting ADER auctions in Paris to sell the magnificent Pix collection for the benefit of @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk . Unravelling the mysteries of Jacobite glass in Paris next Thursday @sahavoice.bsky.social @whitegoldsword1708.bsky.social @funkyplaid.bsky.social
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Call for Papers: 18th International Conference on Medieval and Renaissance Scottish Language, Literature, and Culture, 1-4 July 2026, University of Bristol. Submission deadline: 14 November 2025. icmrsllc2026.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/call-for-pap...
October 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Call for Papers: 18th International Conference on Medieval and Renaissance Scottish Language, Literature, and Culture, 1-4 July 2026, University of Bristol. Submission deadline: 14 November 2025. icmrsllc2026.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/call-for-pap...
30 years this month since the 1st edition of The Myth of the Jacobite Clans was published & it still sells a fair number of copies every year. Thanks to all who read & understood its challenge to the framing of the '45, advancing data on the scale & nature of recruitment &opposition to the Union.
October 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
30 years this month since the 1st edition of The Myth of the Jacobite Clans was published & it still sells a fair number of copies every year. Thanks to all who read & understood its challenge to the framing of the '45, advancing data on the scale & nature of recruitment &opposition to the Union.
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Cloth with clear provenance
Local skills
authentic
traditional and modern designs
#Tartan with integrity
Please sign and share
@edinburghlive.co.uk @scotlandshop.bsky.social
@murrayp.bsky.social
@ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social
@vadundee.bsky.social @obantimes.bsky.social @scotnational.bsky.social
Local skills
authentic
traditional and modern designs
#Tartan with integrity
Please sign and share
@edinburghlive.co.uk @scotlandshop.bsky.social
@murrayp.bsky.social
@ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social
@vadundee.bsky.social @obantimes.bsky.social @scotnational.bsky.social
#Tartan is an iconic and instantly recognisable part of Scotland’s culture and heritage.
This petition demands important and long-overdue legal protections to Scottish textiles and designs - although the Lowlands also should be included
#keepScotlandtheBrand
petition.parliament.uk/signatures/1...
This petition demands important and long-overdue legal protections to Scottish textiles and designs - although the Lowlands also should be included
#keepScotlandtheBrand
petition.parliament.uk/signatures/1...
Petition: Pass an act for tartan woven in the Highlands, similar to Harris Tweed Act 1993
Create an act that legally recognises tartan cloth woven in the Highland region following the precedent set by the Harris Tweed Act 1993. A Highland-based authority could be established to manage the ...
petition.parliament.uk
September 29, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Cloth with clear provenance
Local skills
authentic
traditional and modern designs
#Tartan with integrity
Please sign and share
@edinburghlive.co.uk @scotlandshop.bsky.social
@murrayp.bsky.social
@ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social
@vadundee.bsky.social @obantimes.bsky.social @scotnational.bsky.social
Local skills
authentic
traditional and modern designs
#Tartan with integrity
Please sign and share
@edinburghlive.co.uk @scotlandshop.bsky.social
@murrayp.bsky.social
@ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social
@vadundee.bsky.social @obantimes.bsky.social @scotnational.bsky.social
Beyond Borders: my Buchan at 150 discussion-thanks to a great Festival for posting! John Buchan: A Man For Our Time? youtu.be/Z5zPRJt1Hdg?... via @YouTube
John Buchan: A Man For Our Time?
YouTube video by Beyond Borders Scotland
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September 27, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Beyond Borders: my Buchan at 150 discussion-thanks to a great Festival for posting! John Buchan: A Man For Our Time? youtu.be/Z5zPRJt1Hdg?... via @YouTube
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A strong start to our Irish Scottish Cultural and Diplomatic Relations event @ria.ie with Prof @murrayp.bsky.social of @sahavoice.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
A strong start to our Irish Scottish Cultural and Diplomatic Relations event @ria.ie with Prof @murrayp.bsky.social of @sahavoice.bsky.social
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A talk by IASSL member Fernando Toda @usaloficial.bsky.social on the translations of Barbour's Bruce and Hary's Wallace into Spanish: 2 October, 5:30 UK time, in person at @uofglasgow.bsky.social & online. Book your free ticket!
La libertad es una cosa noble: Bruce and Wallace translated into Spanish
A talk by Fernando Toda of the University of Salamanca, exploring the translations of Barbour's Bruce and Hary's Wallace into Spanish.
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September 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
A talk by IASSL member Fernando Toda @usaloficial.bsky.social on the translations of Barbour's Bruce and Hary's Wallace into Spanish: 2 October, 5:30 UK time, in person at @uofglasgow.bsky.social & online. Book your free ticket!