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Laura MacDonald @laurzzs.bsky.social · May 9

You're more than welcome! Thank you so much for your fantastic presentations! Your research contributed well to the interesting discussions had on both days.

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Laura MacDonald @laurzzs.bsky.social · Apr 30

Fantastic to have Lewis and his lovely family in the archive this morning! Hugely grateful for his contribution to the oral history interviews about Agnes Owens's life and legacy.

The Agnes Owens Archive @aowensarchive.bsky.social · Apr 30

Really special to welcome Lewis, Agnes’s grandson, to the archive today with partner Kat and Agnes’s great granddaughter, Freya. Lewis was really generous in allowing our @sgsah.bsky.social researcher, Laura MacDonald, to interview and map his memories of Agnes as a much loved grandmother ❤️

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Laura MacDonald @laurzzs.bsky.social · Mar 15

Another lovely afternoon recording John's memories of his mum, Agnes Owens.

Huge thank you, John, for providing such rich and valuable insights!

The Agnes Owens Archive @aowensarchive.bsky.social · Mar 15

Fantastic to have Agnes’s son John Crosbie back in the archive yesterday!
John came in for his second oral history interview with our @sgsah.bsky.social CDA student, Laura MacDonald. Laura and John are undertaking a series of interviews to record his memories of his mum.

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Laura MacDonald @laurzzs.bsky.social · Mar 13

Deadline tomorrow!

CfP: ucsl-scotland.com/news/

Big thank you to everyone who has already sent us fantastic abstracts 💙📚

Laura MacDonald @laurzzs.bsky.social · Mar 8

DEADLINE EXTENSION: 14 March

We're still getting fantastic abstracts coming in, so we've decided to stay open for submissions a wee bit longer!

Send in your abstracts and join us for what's shaping up to be a fascinating and diverse day of research presentations and discussion! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿📚🦌🦐🦛🐁🦒🦔

Laura MacDonald @laurzzs.bsky.social · Mar 8

CfP: ucsl-scotland.com/2025/02/13/2...

2025 PG Symposium

UCSL is holding a PG Symposium to coincide with its 2025 AGM (2 May, University of Stirling). This is an opportunity for Scottish Lit PGRs to hear and present new research, and to connect socially.…

ucsl-scotland.com

Laura MacDonald @laurzzs.bsky.social · Mar 8

DEADLINE EXTENSION: 14 March

We're still getting fantastic abstracts coming in, so we've decided to stay open for submissions a wee bit longer!

Send in your abstracts and join us for what's shaping up to be a fascinating and diverse day of research presentations and discussion! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿📚🦌🦐🦛🐁🦒🦔

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Laura MacDonald @laurzzs.bsky.social · Feb 27

Spent the afternoon in sunny Balloch, recording an oral history interview with Doreen Hopwood, a friend of Agnes Owens for many decades.

Thank you to Doreen for sharing her memories with me, as well as bringing some fab materials that will make an excellent addition to @aowensarchive.bsky.social !

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · Feb 27

Head over to Instagram to read two new comparative studies on the work of Alasdair Gray and Edwin Morgan developed by Domenico Di Rosa with support from The Edwin Morgan Trust 🌈

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Laura MacDonald @laurzzs.bsky.social · Feb 26

Just over a week left to get your abstracts in!

Laura MacDonald @laurzzs.bsky.social · Feb 17

Excited to share details of the UCSL PG Symposium, to be held at Uni of Stirling on 2 May! Looking forward to receiving your proposals by 7 March.

CfP: ucsl-scotland.com/2025/02/13/2...

It's promising to be an exciting afternoon of discussion and building connections. See you there!
🦔🦒🦛🦕🦐🦌🦎🐁

2025 PG Symposium

UCSL is holding a PG Symposium to coincide with its 2025 AGM (2 May, University of Stirling). This is an opportunity for Scottish Lit PGRs to hear and present new research, and to connect socially.…

ucsl-scotland.com

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Laura MacDonald @laurzzs.bsky.social · Feb 17

Excited to share details of the UCSL PG Symposium, to be held at Uni of Stirling on 2 May! Looking forward to receiving your proposals by 7 March.

CfP: ucsl-scotland.com/2025/02/13/2...

It's promising to be an exciting afternoon of discussion and building connections. See you there!
🦔🦒🦛🦕🦐🦌🦎🐁

2025 PG Symposium

UCSL is holding a PG Symposium to coincide with its 2025 AGM (2 May, University of Stirling). This is an opportunity for Scottish Lit PGRs to hear and present new research, and to connect socially.…

ucsl-scotland.com

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Laura MacDonald @laurzzs.bsky.social · Feb 7

Thanks, SGSAH, for the opportunity to share a bit about my research on Agnes Owens!

It's such a joy to delve deeper into the works of one of Scotland's greatest writers. Especially by drawing on the illuminating materials held in the fantastic AOA! 📚📜✏️

SGSAH @sgsah.bsky.social · Feb 7

📢 New Featured Researcher for Feb '25

Laura MacDonald (@laurzzs.bsky.social) is a PhD Researcher at @strathhasspgrs.bsky.social studying the writings of Agnes Owens in collaboration with @agrayarchive.bsky.social & @aowensarchive.bsky.social
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Read more 🔗 sgsahresearch.com/featured-res...

A photo of Laura Macdonald smiling on a street. Her name is written in green text underneath

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · Jan 7

PLEASE SHARE 🙏 New, free workshop exploring Gray’s work from a neurodivergent gaze led by our @sgsah.bsky.social intern David Lothian. 12.02.25 from 5-7pm, spaces limited to 20, email [email protected] to secure your spot ⬇️

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The Agnes Owens Archive @aowensarchive.bsky.social · Nov 29

Want to hear more about our Custodian’s @sorchadallas.bsky.social work to develop AOA & @agrayarchive.bsky.social then please read the case study featured on the new network, The Scottish Artists Archive Network, read the full piece here ⬇️
www.scottishartistsarchivesnetwork.org

Home | Scottish Artists Arc

Home

www.scottishartistsarchivesnetwork.org

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Laura MacDonald @laurzzs.bsky.social · Nov 26

It was such a pleasure and a privilege to record some of John's memories of his mum, Agnes Owens. I'm so excited for the richness that these oral history interviews will bring to our understanding of one of Scotland's greatest yet often neglected writers.

Thank you, John! 📹📚🖇

The Agnes Owens Archive @aowensarchive.bsky.social · Nov 23

A momentous day yesterday… our SGSAH CDA student Laura MacDonald’s first oral history interview with Agnes’s son @gentleman-of-west.bsky.social

It’s thanks to John we are fortunate to host Agnes’s archive and it’s a real privilege to work with him on bringing her work to wider attention.

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