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Alanna MacTavish @alannamactavish.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Great opportunity to expand Jacobite Studies!

Alanna MacTavish @alannamactavish.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Happy to be co-organising this exciting conference on 15 October, exploring Aberdeen's enduring legacy and featuring contributions from celebrated scholars including @murrayp.bsky.social. Register at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/40-years-o...

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40 Years On: Aberdeen, Enlightenment, and Global Legacies (Online)

Join us in Aberdeen to celebrate academic progress since the landmark 1986 conference (see separate link for in-person participation).

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Alanna MacTavish @alannamactavish.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

With the 'war' on humanities in Scottish universities, Pittock’s is the best defence I have encountered. “The humanities ‘frame’ the world". Have a read.

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University of Glasgow @glasgow.ac.uk · 22/05/2026

A new study will explore the economic & cultural impact of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Led by @glasgow.ac.uk @murrayp.bsky.social and supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, it will look at jobs, tourism and how the Fringe supports creative careers. More: gla.ac/3REupY9

A street performer balances and jumps through red hoops during an outdoor performance on a busy city street, while a crowd of spectators watches and takes photos in the background. Photo Credit: David Monteith-Hodge Photographise

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Darren S. Layne @funkyplaid.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Our next JST #JacobiteStudies Virtual Workshop is coming up this Tues 10 March @ 5pm UKT. We'll be welcoming @stephengriffin33.bsky.social to speak about his forthcoming book on Count Owen O’Rourke, Irish Jacobite diplomatic agent to the Habsburgs and Stuarts. jdb1745.net/events/jstwo...

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Alanna MacTavish @alannamactavish.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Saw the “new Raeburn” portrait of Burns at @nationalgalleries.bsky.social, hung beside the Nasmyth — genuinely breathtaking. Go if you can. And do @glasgowburns.bsky.social a favour: spend 5 minutes logging your Burns Supper here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

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UofGARC @uofgarc.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Help us develop a global map of how Burns Night is celebrated! Take Part in The Burns Supper at 225 Years Research Project ⬇️ . There are still tickets for our annual Centre for Robert Burns Studies Conference this Sat (17th Jan), held in the ARC: gla.ac/3LaXLe5

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Alanna MacTavish @alannamactavish.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Scholarly joy in the post today 📬📚 Outlander in Scotland has arrived! Excited to read essays on Jacobitism, poetry, Gaelic, tourism, heritage management & memory by new authors and contributors from the 2023 Glasgow conference @Gillebride.bsky.social @funkyplaid.bsky.social and @murrayp.bsky.social

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Alanna MacTavish @alannamactavish.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Happy Winter Solstice! Look closely at this sunrise near Edinburgh.

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Alanna MacTavish @alannamactavish.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

This conference looks interesting! @n-t-s.bsky.social www.gla.ac.uk/events/listi...

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Alanna MacTavish @alannamactavish.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

A passionate group of Scottish history postgraduate students and alumni braved the November chill to gather at the University of Aberdeen for a spectacular winter graduation, museums, festive dinners, and research papers. Best of the Ancients. @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social @uoacollections.bsky.social

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Alanna MacTavish @alannamactavish.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

A great conference opportunity in Greece for the forward-thinking at the intersection between sustainability, cultural tourism, architecture, and academia.

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Alanna MacTavish @alannamactavish.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

and so the holiday season begins. Spent a fantastic day yesterday in Edinburgh -- everywhere is festooned with fairy lights and seasonal cheer. Start enjoying it, all!

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Alanna MacTavish @alannamactavish.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Who doesn’t love a good tartan jacket? Makes a big, bold statement. I was in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh recently and saw this painting of journalist Lorraine Kelly by an up and coming young artist.

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Dr Jérémy Filet @drjeremyfilet.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

@f18cal.bsky.social , Bill Runacre, and myself are glad to have signed a new contract with @manchesterup.bsky.social ! The book should be entitled: "The Apex of Jacobitism: Challenges, Cultures, and Legacies of the 1715 rising" More to come!

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Alanna MacTavish @alannamactavish.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

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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Alanna MacTavish @alannamactavish.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

An important reminder from Eisenhower in 1946: “World neighbourliness must be achieved, else we will, in a twinkling, travel a backward route over mankind's long and laborious progress from its ancient caves… We have come far along the road to a cooperative world, we must not turn back now."

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