Pernille Strande-Sørensen
@spstrande.bsky.social
18C & 19C Scots ballads. Macpherson, Burns, Scott, & Child. R. Browning. Text theory, Folklore, Book History. Semiotics. Lib.Soc. Feminist. There’s a photo of me somewhere in my posts.
Also on Mastodon:@spstrande.mastodon
Also on Mastodon:@spstrande.mastodon
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My academic trajectory was a bit all over the place. My B.A. was English lit(major) & folkloristics (minor). My masters was in medieval lit and languages, so my PhD tried to mix all that: what happens in terms of txt/genre/value when oral txts are written down.
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Re-Tracing the Dance-Steps of the Hugboon: The Nordic Background of Orkney Folk Legends
5 Dec, online – free
In this seminar, Prof Terry Gunnell will explore the Nordic connections of Orkney legends & folklore
#folklore #Orkney
llc.ed.ac.uk/celtic-scott...
5 Dec, online – free
In this seminar, Prof Terry Gunnell will explore the Nordic connections of Orkney legends & folklore
#folklore #Orkney
llc.ed.ac.uk/celtic-scott...
Celtic and Scottish Studies Seminar Series: Terry Gunnell | Celtic & Scottish Studies | Literatures Languages and Culture
An online seminar by Professor Terry Gunnell (University of Iceland) titled 'Re-Tracing the Dance-Steps of the Hugboon: The Nordic Background of Orkney Folk Legends'.
llc.ed.ac.uk
December 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Re-Tracing the Dance-Steps of the Hugboon: The Nordic Background of Orkney Folk Legends
5 Dec, online – free
In this seminar, Prof Terry Gunnell will explore the Nordic connections of Orkney legends & folklore
#folklore #Orkney
llc.ed.ac.uk/celtic-scott...
5 Dec, online – free
In this seminar, Prof Terry Gunnell will explore the Nordic connections of Orkney legends & folklore
#folklore #Orkney
llc.ed.ac.uk/celtic-scott...
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I’ve just put the last of my winter greetings cards in my shop.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I’ve just put the last of my winter greetings cards in my shop.
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New! Alasdair Gray Archive x Aoife Cawley ✨
Limited-edition scarf + stickers now available! Inspired by Gray’s iconic Scottish motifs. Order via our shop—ships before Christmas. Don’t miss out! Head to our online shop to buy now, 100% of funds raised will support our 2026 programme!
Limited-edition scarf + stickers now available! Inspired by Gray’s iconic Scottish motifs. Order via our shop—ships before Christmas. Don’t miss out! Head to our online shop to buy now, 100% of funds raised will support our 2026 programme!
December 2, 2025 at 7:32 AM
New! Alasdair Gray Archive x Aoife Cawley ✨
Limited-edition scarf + stickers now available! Inspired by Gray’s iconic Scottish motifs. Order via our shop—ships before Christmas. Don’t miss out! Head to our online shop to buy now, 100% of funds raised will support our 2026 programme!
Limited-edition scarf + stickers now available! Inspired by Gray’s iconic Scottish motifs. Order via our shop—ships before Christmas. Don’t miss out! Head to our online shop to buy now, 100% of funds raised will support our 2026 programme!
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Two weeks remaining to get your proposals in for our 2026 conference 'Folklore on the Move'! Proposal deadline: Sunday 14 December 2025
📢Call for Papers📢 ‘Folklore on the Move’: The Folklore Society’s annual conference 2026 in collaboration with the Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen. In person conference: 5-7 Jun 2026; online conference day: 10 Jun 2026. Proposal deadline 14 Dec www.folklore-society.com/event/call-f...
December 1, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Two weeks remaining to get your proposals in for our 2026 conference 'Folklore on the Move'! Proposal deadline: Sunday 14 December 2025
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Robert Burns & the Glenriddell Manuscripts
22 Jan 2026, @natlibscot.bsky.social Edinburgh – free
Discover the incredible story of the Glenriddell Manuscripts – the largest collection of Robert Burns’s original writings in the world
#C18th #poetry #song #letters
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/robert-bur...
22 Jan 2026, @natlibscot.bsky.social Edinburgh – free
Discover the incredible story of the Glenriddell Manuscripts – the largest collection of Robert Burns’s original writings in the world
#C18th #poetry #song #letters
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/robert-bur...
Robert Burns and the Glenriddell Manuscripts
Curator Ralph McLean explores Robert Burns’ Glennriddell Manuscripts, which contain one of the greatest collections of the Bard's work.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Robert Burns & the Glenriddell Manuscripts
22 Jan 2026, @natlibscot.bsky.social Edinburgh – free
Discover the incredible story of the Glenriddell Manuscripts – the largest collection of Robert Burns’s original writings in the world
#C18th #poetry #song #letters
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/robert-bur...
22 Jan 2026, @natlibscot.bsky.social Edinburgh – free
Discover the incredible story of the Glenriddell Manuscripts – the largest collection of Robert Burns’s original writings in the world
#C18th #poetry #song #letters
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/robert-bur...
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Happy St Andrew’s Day! Alasdair championed Scottish independence and believed Scotland could be a nation with a new vision of itself. His 2014 screen print artwork reads: “Is Scotland a Possible Nation? Yes—Make It!” #alasdairgray #standrewsday
November 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Happy St Andrew’s Day! Alasdair championed Scottish independence and believed Scotland could be a nation with a new vision of itself. His 2014 screen print artwork reads: “Is Scotland a Possible Nation? Yes—Make It!” #alasdairgray #standrewsday
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If writing is so easy why do people argue that they can’t do it without the pablumatic verbiage extruder
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
November 27, 2025 at 4:10 AM
If writing is so easy why do people argue that they can’t do it without the pablumatic verbiage extruder
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
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open.substack.com/pub/angrypic... The last colony and exploding imperial myths.
Scotland: The Empire's Last Colony
How Scotland’s Elite Sold Scotland, Helped Build Britain’s Empire, and then Lost It
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:20 AM
open.substack.com/pub/angrypic... The last colony and exploding imperial myths.
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Unveiling Lady Scott
Walter Scott, French Influence & Transcultural Connections
Free online from 26 Nov–10 Dec 2025
Céline Sabiron sheds new light on Walter Scott’s work by investigating the French influence of his wife, Charlotte Charpentier
#C18th #romanticism
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Walter Scott, French Influence & Transcultural Connections
Free online from 26 Nov–10 Dec 2025
Céline Sabiron sheds new light on Walter Scott’s work by investigating the French influence of his wife, Charlotte Charpentier
#C18th #romanticism
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Unveiling Lady Scott
Cambridge Core - English Literature 1700-1830 - Unveiling Lady Scott
www.cambridge.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Unveiling Lady Scott
Walter Scott, French Influence & Transcultural Connections
Free online from 26 Nov–10 Dec 2025
Céline Sabiron sheds new light on Walter Scott’s work by investigating the French influence of his wife, Charlotte Charpentier
#C18th #romanticism
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Walter Scott, French Influence & Transcultural Connections
Free online from 26 Nov–10 Dec 2025
Céline Sabiron sheds new light on Walter Scott’s work by investigating the French influence of his wife, Charlotte Charpentier
#C18th #romanticism
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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Many thanks to Alistair Braidwood for inviting me to discuss Upon A White Horse on his "Scots Whay Hae!" podcast. There are so few opportunities to talk about arts and culture in Scotland now. I think Ali does a real service to the country. www.scotswhayhae.com/post/drawing...
Drawing From The Past: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Peter Ross...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast we welcome back writer Peter Ross to talk to Ali about his latest book Upon A White Horse: Journeys in Ancient Britain and Ireland - published by Headline - and ...
www.scotswhayhae.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Many thanks to Alistair Braidwood for inviting me to discuss Upon A White Horse on his "Scots Whay Hae!" podcast. There are so few opportunities to talk about arts and culture in Scotland now. I think Ali does a real service to the country. www.scotswhayhae.com/post/drawing...
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The finale of the great TV comedy show Blackadder goes Forth.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The finale of the great TV comedy show Blackadder goes Forth.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
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Today is the OFFICIAL publication day for TEXTILE SHAKESPEARE! Please indulge me: I want to say a little (perhaps rather a lot) about it and share my acknowledgements - and a discount code! Appropriately,🧵1/10
November 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Today is the OFFICIAL publication day for TEXTILE SHAKESPEARE! Please indulge me: I want to say a little (perhaps rather a lot) about it and share my acknowledgements - and a discount code! Appropriately,🧵1/10
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#FairyTaleTuesday A Summary & Analysis of Angela Carter’s ‘The Bloody Chamber’
Carter takes Charles Perrault's Bluebeard fairy tale as the basis for ‘The Bloody Chamber’, but makes several important changes to the original story. interestingliterature.com/2022/12/ange...
Art- Rebecca Sutherland
Carter takes Charles Perrault's Bluebeard fairy tale as the basis for ‘The Bloody Chamber’, but makes several important changes to the original story. interestingliterature.com/2022/12/ange...
Art- Rebecca Sutherland
November 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM
#FairyTaleTuesday A Summary & Analysis of Angela Carter’s ‘The Bloody Chamber’
Carter takes Charles Perrault's Bluebeard fairy tale as the basis for ‘The Bloody Chamber’, but makes several important changes to the original story. interestingliterature.com/2022/12/ange...
Art- Rebecca Sutherland
Carter takes Charles Perrault's Bluebeard fairy tale as the basis for ‘The Bloody Chamber’, but makes several important changes to the original story. interestingliterature.com/2022/12/ange...
Art- Rebecca Sutherland
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Told my editor this morning that I almost threw up in a sink while attempting to recreate garum, but the truth is I also threw up learning how to tan Roman leather using urine and feces to clean the hides.
Reconstructive archaeology: not for those with weak stomachs.
Reconstructive archaeology: not for those with weak stomachs.
November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Told my editor this morning that I almost threw up in a sink while attempting to recreate garum, but the truth is I also threw up learning how to tan Roman leather using urine and feces to clean the hides.
Reconstructive archaeology: not for those with weak stomachs.
Reconstructive archaeology: not for those with weak stomachs.
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CFP: Fantasy’s Present Pasts
The inaugural European Conference on the Fantastic
23–25 June 2026 @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Proposals invited for papers on how speculative genres engage with the interplay of past & present. Deadline 12 December
#litcrit #fantasy
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...
The inaugural European Conference on the Fantastic
23–25 June 2026 @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Proposals invited for papers on how speculative genres engage with the interplay of past & present. Deadline 12 December
#litcrit #fantasy
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...
Fantasy’s Present Pasts – Call for Papers and Sessions – Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
CFP: Fantasy’s Present Pasts
The inaugural European Conference on the Fantastic
23–25 June 2026 @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Proposals invited for papers on how speculative genres engage with the interplay of past & present. Deadline 12 December
#litcrit #fantasy
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...
The inaugural European Conference on the Fantastic
23–25 June 2026 @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Proposals invited for papers on how speculative genres engage with the interplay of past & present. Deadline 12 December
#litcrit #fantasy
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...
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A HUGE shout-out to @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social!
Opportunities for writers. Book lists. Schools and organisations can apply for Live Literature and choose from hundreds of Scotland-based authors, ensuring a fair fee and expenses for writers. THANK YOU!
www.scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-...
Opportunities for writers. Book lists. Schools and organisations can apply for Live Literature and choose from hundreds of Scotland-based authors, ensuring a fair fee and expenses for writers. THANK YOU!
www.scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-...
Writing and authors
Tell the next part of your story. Apply to our writing programmes for targeted support, discover the magic of an author visit or delve into inspirational writing tips, publishing advice and competitio...
www.scottishbooktrust.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A HUGE shout-out to @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social!
Opportunities for writers. Book lists. Schools and organisations can apply for Live Literature and choose from hundreds of Scotland-based authors, ensuring a fair fee and expenses for writers. THANK YOU!
www.scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-...
Opportunities for writers. Book lists. Schools and organisations can apply for Live Literature and choose from hundreds of Scotland-based authors, ensuring a fair fee and expenses for writers. THANK YOU!
www.scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-...
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Hi Bluesky,
God just needs 17k followers to hit 600k. And then 66k more after that to hit 666k. That will be funny.
Thanks,
God
God just needs 17k followers to hit 600k. And then 66k more after that to hit 666k. That will be funny.
Thanks,
God
November 9, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Hi Bluesky,
God just needs 17k followers to hit 600k. And then 66k more after that to hit 666k. That will be funny.
Thanks,
God
God just needs 17k followers to hit 600k. And then 66k more after that to hit 666k. That will be funny.
Thanks,
God
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Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
Rosalind Franklin and the damage of gender harassment
Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed—and what hasn’t
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November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
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Decided today was a day where I needed Disney movie as the background to working on this bookseller inventory. Robin Hood seemed appropriate (though it's also my favorite. I wore out the VHS...) And now you too have this music in your head :D
a cartoon rooster is playing an ukulele and wearing a blue shirt
Alt: The rooster from the animated Robin Hood movie stepping in time with the music playing his lute
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November 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Decided today was a day where I needed Disney movie as the background to working on this bookseller inventory. Robin Hood seemed appropriate (though it's also my favorite. I wore out the VHS...) And now you too have this music in your head :D
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“The understated power of this writing is extraordinary”
—Prof Alan Riach re-examines Neil Gunn’s legacy
Neil M. Gunn (1891–1973), one of the most important & influential writers of the 20th-century Scottish renaissance, was born #OTD, 8 Nov – a 🎂 🧵
1/5
💙📚
www.thenational.scot/news/1563761...
—Prof Alan Riach re-examines Neil Gunn’s legacy
Neil M. Gunn (1891–1973), one of the most important & influential writers of the 20th-century Scottish renaissance, was born #OTD, 8 Nov – a 🎂 🧵
1/5
💙📚
www.thenational.scot/news/1563761...
Neil Gunn and the search for Scotland’s soul
Alan Riach re-examines the legacy of a great modern novelist who described the relation between spirit and matter like no other
www.thenational.scot
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
“The understated power of this writing is extraordinary”
—Prof Alan Riach re-examines Neil Gunn’s legacy
Neil M. Gunn (1891–1973), one of the most important & influential writers of the 20th-century Scottish renaissance, was born #OTD, 8 Nov – a 🎂 🧵
1/5
💙📚
www.thenational.scot/news/1563761...
—Prof Alan Riach re-examines Neil Gunn’s legacy
Neil M. Gunn (1891–1973), one of the most important & influential writers of the 20th-century Scottish renaissance, was born #OTD, 8 Nov – a 🎂 🧵
1/5
💙📚
www.thenational.scot/news/1563761...
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An Archive of Handwritten Traditional Mexican Cookbooks Is Now Online
An Archive of Handwritten Traditional Mexican Cookbooks Is Now Online
“The search for authentic Mexican food—or rather, the struggle to define what that meant—has been going on for two hundred years,” writes Jeffrey Pilcher at Guernica. Arguments over national cuisine f...
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November 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
An Archive of Handwritten Traditional Mexican Cookbooks Is Now Online
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Once you start thinking of AI as a war on humanity, on human thought, on human inquiry, on human labor, on nuance and critical thinking, it slots in pretty seamlessly with the right wing ideological project, oligarchical political projects, big tech's political projects, etc
November 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Once you start thinking of AI as a war on humanity, on human thought, on human inquiry, on human labor, on nuance and critical thinking, it slots in pretty seamlessly with the right wing ideological project, oligarchical political projects, big tech's political projects, etc
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Teaching is not fun right now.
It’s actually pretty draining and soul-crushing.
It’s actually pretty draining and soul-crushing.
November 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Teaching is not fun right now.
It’s actually pretty draining and soul-crushing.
It’s actually pretty draining and soul-crushing.
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imagine a podcast that switches to video and you realize it's been recorded like this the whole time
November 6, 2025 at 10:44 PM
imagine a podcast that switches to video and you realize it's been recorded like this the whole time