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Juliette Desportes

@juliettedesportes.bsky.social
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Historian of 18th century Scotland. Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of the Highlands and Islands. PhD from University of Glasgow.

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UHIHistory.bsky.social @uhihistory.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
We are excited to share first updates on our @leverhulme.ac.uk funded project, Landscapes of Protest, bit.ly/3K7S4MW You can learn more about the project & the team (Dr Iain Robertson, UHI; Prof Carl Griffin, Uni of Sussex; @juliettedesportes.bsky.social, UHI) through their website, bit.ly/468RTJS
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Some Early Archival Finds and Upcoming News - Landscapes of Protest
It has been a busy few months for the ‘Landscapes of Protest’ project team. Since officially launching the project back in Ullapool back in March, Juliette Desportes (RA) has completed two trips to th...
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UHIHistory.bsky.social @uhihistory.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Our Dr Iain Robertson, Dr Philippa Woodcock and @juliettedesportes.bsky.social all travelled to Newcastle in April for a workshop on place-based public history. Organised by our Dr Robertson and Dr Ruth Slatter from @chppc.bsky.social, you can read more about the event in the original post below ⬇️
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Jade Scott @huntingrebels.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Still time! 👇🏼
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Juliette Desportes @juliettedesportes.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Thrilled to be part of this really exciting project funded by the Leverhulme Trust! A lot still to be uncovered on the practices of rural resistance in the Scottish Highlands, starting with the wealth of Scottish estate papers...
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Eliska Bujokova @eliskabujokova.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
📣Thrilled to be joining Bluesky conversations with my most recent publication on Scottish midwifery! Many thanks to @sshmedicine.bsky.social and @sgsah.bsky.social!! doi.org/10.1093/shm/...
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‘None Regardless of Reputation Will Be Received’: Midwifery and Commercial Bodywork in Urban Scotland c. 1780–c. 18401
Summary. This article presents two case studies of Scottish midwives, Mrs Laidlaw from Edinburgh and Mrs Alexander from Aberdeen who used newspaper adverti
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Juliette Desportes @juliettedesportes.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Excited to share I've signed a contract to publish my (first) book! "The Politics of Land in the post-Culloden Highlands" will revisit the history of the Forfeited Annexed Estates (1745-1784) as a key turning point in the history of the British "land question", land management, and public policy
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Euan Healey @euanhealey.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Pleased to announce my appointment as a Lecturer in the University of Glasgow's new cutting edge Poisoning Of Minds department, thanks to Kemi for her support for our research
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Juliette Desportes @juliettedesportes.bsky.social · 02/10/2023
Hello bluesky! Just finishing a PhD w the Uni of Glasgow on 18th c. historical geography of the Highlands and Islands & am interested in histories of land use, mapping, community histories and heritage. After 8 years in Glasgow, I moved to the Hebrides over a year ago and haven't looked back since!
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