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Murray G. H. Pittock MAE FRSE is a Scottish historian and cultural and textual scholar. He holds the position of… more

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by Murray Pittock

murrayp.bsky.social
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
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by Murray Pittock

murrayp.bsky.social
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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iassl.bsky.social
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...
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by Murray Pittock

murrayp.bsky.social
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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keepscotlandbrand.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...
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
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by Murray Pittock

murrayp.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
youtu.be
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Reposted by Murray Pittock, Claire Connolly

irishhumanities.bsky.social
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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iassl.bsky.social
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.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
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by Murray Pittock

murrayp.bsky.social
Tomorrow in Dublin, delighted to be introducing this event with @sahavoice.bsky.social in collaboration with the Irish Humanities Alliance at the Royal Irish Academy to mark the completion of the first phase of the Bilateral Framework between the Irish and Scottish governments
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by Murray Pittock — Reposted by Alison Phipps

murrayp.bsky.social
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
@asls.org.uk @iassl.bsky.social
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by Murray Pittock

murrayp.bsky.social
The second most downloaded BBC prog, a live audience in millions, which ran for 1000 episodes, was almost entirely-if not entirely-populated by academics with no media training. Think about it and the resources wasted unravelling a mystery that a competent BBC researcher can determine in minutes.
robertsaunders.bsky.social
Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · Sep 4
Lovely to hear Melvyn Bragg talking about the big idea behind "In Our Time": to get academics on the air, talking about the subjects they were most passionate & knowledgeable about, without worrying about whether they had "media training".

It's remarkable that this was (& remains) such an odd idea!
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Reposted by Murray Pittock, Michael H. Whitworth, Morwenna Ludlow

robertsaunders.bsky.social
Lovely to hear Melvyn Bragg talking about the big idea behind "In Our Time": to get academics on the air, talking about the subjects they were most passionate & knowledgeable about, without worrying about whether they had "media training".

It's remarkable that this was (& remains) such an odd idea!
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sahavoice.bsky.social
The event will feature a panel on ‘Culture, collaboration and diaspora', followed by a presentation of exceptional research projects funded by the Ireland-Scotland Bilateral Network Grants.

@murrayp.bsky.social @sonjatiernan.bsky.social ‪ @brirechamber.bsky.social

Programme and tickets 👇
Hybrid event: Irish-Scottish cultural diplomacy and relations | SAHA: The Scottish Arts and Humanities Alliance
A joint initiative of Scottish Higher Education institutions, the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities.
saha.scot
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by Murray Pittock

murrayp.bsky.social
Congratulations to @poncarova.bsky.social that An Staran: Rosg Gàidhlig le Ruaraidh MacThòmais from Acair is on the shortleet for the Meek Prize in this year's Gaelic literature awards-surely the first time a Czech has appeared thus far! @iassl.bsky.social @asls.org.uk @sahavoice.bsky.social
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iassl.bsky.social
John Buchan was born on 26 August 1875 #OTD in Perth. To mark the anniversary, @uofglasgow.bsky.social hosted earlier this year a lecture by IASSL trustee @murrayp.bsky.social, who has also written on Buchan for our latest newsletter.
Lecture: tinyurl.com/4dhnta72
Newsletter: tinyurl.com/6sf56zxx
Murray Pittock: The John Buchan 150 Lecture
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alannamactavish.bsky.social
First time at the Beyond Borders Festival at Traquair House—left inspired. From @murrayp.bsky.social on John Buchan’s enduring relevance to @humzayousaf.bsky.social with William Dalrymple & Afif Safieh on Gaza, the call to reflect & act was unforgettable. 🔗 bbintfest.com/events/curre...
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by Murray Pittock

murrayp.bsky.social
saha.scot/vive-le-frin... Vive le Fringe! A corner of France in the heart of Edinburgh @sahavoice.bsky.social
Vive le Fringe! A corner of France in the heart of Edinburgh | SAHA: The Scottish Arts and Humanities Alliance
A joint initiative of Scottish Higher Education institutions, the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities.
saha.scot
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by Murray Pittock

murrayp.bsky.social
No livestream. but often on YouTube afterwards
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by Murray Pittock

murrayp.bsky.social
Good to find Culloden in '10 Scottish History books you need on your shelf' this week !

scotlands-stories.com/10-scottish-...
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by Murray Pittock

murrayp.bsky.social
On Saturday I will be opening the formal side of the magnificent Beyond Borders Festival at Traquair in conversation with Geoffrey Baskerville on John Buchan at 150, focusing on Buchan's fiction and his political writings & beliefs about empire, Scotland & Zionism. bbintfest.com/events/curre...
Festival Programme - Beyond Borders Festival
bbintfest.com
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by Murray Pittock

murrayp.bsky.social
Front page Taighde Éireann/Research Ireland:
www.researchireland.ie/news/new-res...

Terrific innovation from Welsh Government/Wales Innovation Network/ HE to rebuild Horizon partnerships. Scotland still missing in action, but we have a big opportunity @sahavoice.bsky.social @eassh.bsky.social
New Research Alliance Award set to drive future Irish-Welsh collaborations - Research Ireland
Aiming to support collaborative programmes of research between Irish and Welsh universities, the Research Alliance Award was launched today by the Wales Innovation Network (WIN) and Taighde Éireann – ...
www.researchireland.ie
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by Murray Pittock

murrayp.bsky.social
At least the Sudetenland was populated by Germans, many of whom did not consent to the Czech state; these areas voted 90%+ to join an independent Ukraine & more than 2 to 1 for Zelensky in 2019. George Washington would never have got such numbers & needed direct French military intervention to win.
chriso-wiki.bsky.social
ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · Aug 8
1/ The Trump Administration is reportedly finalising a peace proposal that would allow Russia to take over the entirety of the Donetsk region and force Ukraine to surrender the unoccupied portion. All territory currently occupied by Russia would remain under Russian control. ⬇️
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chriso-wiki.bsky.social
1/ The Trump Administration is reportedly finalising a peace proposal that would allow Russia to take over the entirety of the Donetsk region and force Ukraine to surrender the unoccupied portion. All territory currently occupied by Russia would remain under Russian control. ⬇️
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sahavoice.bsky.social
In 2023 @uofglasgow.bsky.social was awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize in recognition of the range & impact of the projects undertaken at the @glasgowburns.bsky.social, chiefly Editing & Curating Burns for the 21st Century

More about the project👇
@murrayp.bsky.social
@paulinemackay.bsky.social
Editing Robert Burns for the 21st Century
An AHRC-funded Project to produce a multi-volume edition of the Works of Robert Burns
burnsc21.glasgow.ac.uk
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by Murray Pittock

murrayp.bsky.social
Very positive discussion on 5th @iassl.bsky.social
World Congress programme and budget yesterday with
Nanjing Normal University colleagues. A new step forward for Scottish Studies in June 2027 in China @asls.org.uk @sahavoice.bsky.social
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anitaanand.bsky.social
Just a quick introduction. I present Any Answers, The Reith Lectures and PM on Radio 4, I write books about history and I present the Empire Podcast with William Dalrymple.
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twogle.bsky.social
Great Christmas reading this year! @murrayp.bsky.social @gillianobrien.bsky.social
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christophersmith.bsky.social
On the opportunity cost of failing – radically failing – to recognise what we can and what we need to do in arts and humanities to develop a national capability that genuinely supports this country’s future agenda.

anatomiesofpower.wordpress.com/2024/12/31/f...
Funding arts and humanities
Arts and humanities research in the UK is consistently producing outstanding work across all disciplines.  By all the criteria of judgement, the Research Excellence Framework, league tables (which …
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uofglasgow.bsky.social
Global study reveals 77% want digital access to museum collections.

The study on virtual museums reveals “not just what future audiences want but how museums can adapt to meet these demands”, says report co-author UofG's @murrayp.bsky.social.

Report: gla.ac/4h1XQLe
Largest survey of its kind charts immersive digital future for museums worldwide
A global survey has revealed an overwhelming public interest in accessing museum collections through virtual reality (VR) and extended reality (XR) technologies.
gla.ac
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poncarova.bsky.social
Ruaraidh Erskine, born 156 years ago, on 15 January 1869 in Brighton. @erskineproject.bsky.social website now offers the first detailed overview of his own contributions to the 7 Scottish magazines he established and edited: erskine.glasgow.ac.uk/people/ruara...
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