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International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures @iassl.bsky.social · 1d

Call for Papers published: Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig 2026 @rannsachadh2026.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social

Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig 2026 @rannsachadh2026.bsky.social · 1d

Gairm Phàipearan Co-Labhairt | Call For Conference Papers: Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig 14−16 July 2026
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International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures @iassl.bsky.social · 12d

Congratulations to IASSL members @rhonabrown.bsky.social and @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social on their new edited publication: '‘O’er a’ my labours sey your skill’: Poetic Responses to Robert Fergusson' (Taproot Press), published as part of the @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social project.

Robert Fergusson (1750-74) @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social · Aug 8

We're thrilled to announce 'O'er a' my labours sey your skill: Poetic Responses to Robert Fergusson.
Across Scots, English and Gaelic, a wealth of contemporary poets respond to Fergusson's work, proving that, 250 years since his death, his song immortal lives!
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International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures @iassl.bsky.social · 13d

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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International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures @iassl.bsky.social · 21d

Bidh Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig a' tilleadh! 14mh–16mh Iuchar 2026 aig @uofglasgow.bsky.social. Cumaibh sùil air @rannsachadh2026.bsky.social.

Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig 2026 @rannsachadh2026.bsky.social · 22d

Cumaibh 14mh–16mh Iuchar 2026 airson Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig aig Oilthigh Ghlaschu.
Gairm phàipearan & fiosrachadh clàraidh uile ri thighinn.

Hold 14th–16th July 2026 for the Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig conference at the University of Glasgow.
Call for Papers & Registration information all to follow.

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International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures @iassl.bsky.social · 22d

The latest issue of the Journal of Irish and Scottish Studies is now available in open access, with contributions by IASSL members Anna Fancett, Arianna Introna, and Petra Johana Poncarová.

Journal of Irish and Scottish Studies

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International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures @iassl.bsky.social · 23d

The Review of Scottish Culture is now open for submissions to Issue 31. ROSC encourages multi- and interdisciplinary research on the ethnology of Scotland. journals.ed.ac.uk/rosc

Dr Valentina Bold @valbold.bsky.social · Aug 31

How time flies! Excited to say that IIssue 30 of #RoSC is now with our typesetter and out soon so... we're open for submissions to issue 31.

Please share and submit 😊 All you need is at:
journals.ed.ac.uk/rosc

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International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures @iassl.bsky.social · 27d

The call for submissions & nominations for the 2025 Jack Medal is open until 30 November. We welcome articles & chapters on subjects related to Reception or Diaspora in Scottish Literatures (including Scots, English, Gaelic, and Latin). scotlit-iassl.org/awards/the-j...

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International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures @iassl.bsky.social · 28d

If you missed our latest webinar 'Bridging Cultures: Scottish Literature in Korean,' organised by colleagues from Yonsei University, the complete recording is now available on the IASSL YouTube channel.

Bridging Cultures: Scottish Literature in Korean

YouTube video by IASSL

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International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures @iassl.bsky.social · Sep 8

Today (Monday 8 September 2025) at 13:00 UK time / 21:00 South Korea time: our webinar 'Bridging Cultures: Scottish Literature in Korean.' All welcome!

Bridging Cultures: Scottish Literature in Korean

IASSL Webinar, Monday 8 September 2025, 13:00 BST / 21:00 KST ZOOM (Meeting ID: 856 9732 4885; Passcode: 385599) Programme: Meehyun Chung and L. M. Ratnapalan, ‘Lilias Horton Underwood’s Korean tra…

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International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures @iassl.bsky.social · Sep 1

📬 The latest issue of the IASSL newsletter, with information about recent and upcoming events, new publications, calls for papers, and much more, has just been dispatched to all members! 📬 You can also read it on the IASSL website: scotlit-iassl.org/membership/n...

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International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures @iassl.bsky.social · Aug 26

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

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures @iassl.bsky.social · Aug 12

Deadline reminder: applications for the 'Robert Burns and the Environment' PhD Studentship at @glasgowburns.bsky.social close on Monday 18th August 2025. Research Outlines are welcomed on any aspect of 'Robert Burns and the Environment' broadly conceived.

University of Glasgow - Scholarships & funding - Robert Burns and the Environment Scholarship

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International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures @iassl.bsky.social · Aug 11

'Diasporic documents from the Gaelic Atlantic,' in-person one-day workshop at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social, 5 September. Speakers include IASSL members Rob Dunbar, @pomuirch.bsky.social, and Silke Stroh. All welcome, registration required.

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'Diasporic documents from the Gaelic Atlantic' - a one-day, in-person workshop at the University of Edinburgh on 5 September. Tuilleadh fiosrachaidh | More information 👇

Poster advertising an event to take place on 5 September 2025 at 50 George Square, the University of Edinburgh, on the topic of 'Diasporic documents from the Gaelic Atlantic'. The event will run from 10am to 5pm.

10.00
Introduction and welcome

10.30-12.00
Ken Ó Donnchú (UCC): Spanish-Irish translation 1593-1706

Aonghas MacCoinnich (Glasgow): Gaelic perspectives on ‘state formation’ and Atlantic plantation. The case of Lewis, c.1610-c.1640

Silke Stroh (Koblenz): Re-fitting ‘The Garb of Old Gaul’: Circum-Atlantic warfare and intercultural mobility in re-writings and translations of a popular 18th-century song

12.00-13.00
Lunch

13.00-14.30
Peadar Ó Muircheartaigh (Edinburgh): Viewing Inveraray from St Lucia: The case of Dugald MacNicol’s manuscripts

Kathleen Reddy (Glasgow): The Bàrd na Ceapaich manuscript at the University of Glasgow

Brendan Kane (UConn & Edinburgh): Political thought and politicization from New York to Cork: Reading the early modern through a 19th-century commonplace book

14.30-15.00
Coffee

15.00-16.00
Rob Dunbar (Edinburgh): Johnathon Mackinnon and Mac-Talla

Síobhra Aiken (QUB): Gaeltacht communities in North America: Real or Imagined?

16.00-17.00
Round table
Enda Delaney (Edinburgh), Désha Osborne (Edinburgh)
Pádraig Fhia Ó Mathúna (Galway)

17.00
Close

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International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures @iassl.bsky.social · Aug 4

New publications by our members: Ines Gstrein's article 'Towards a New Formalist Approach to Short Fiction: Janice Galloway’s Jellyfish as a Case Study' appeared in Short Fiction in Theory and Practice 14:1 (2024), as part of a special issue on the short story and ecology. Congratulations!

Towards a new formalist approach to short fiction: Janice Galloway’s Jellyfish as a case study | Intellect

This article investigates the usefulness of new formalist terminology for the study of integrated short fiction volumes. It adopts a case-study design: I take Janice Galloway’s short story composite J...

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International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures @iassl.bsky.social · Jul 21

We are delighted to announce the next IASSL webinar: 'Bridging Cultures: Scottish Literature in Korean,' Monday 8 September 2025, 13:00 BST / 21:00 KST. All welcome! Papers by Meehyun Chung, L. M. Ratnapalan, Paul Tonks and John M. Frankl.

Bridging Cultures: Scottish Literature in Korean

IASSL Webinar, Monday 8 September 2025, 13:00 BST / 21:00 KST ZOOM (Meeting ID: 856 9732 4885; Passcode: 385599) Programme: Meehyun Chung and L. M. Ratnapalan, ‘Lilias Horton Underwood’s Korean tra…

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International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures @iassl.bsky.social · Jul 16

Congratulations to IASSL member Patra Jumsai Na Ayudhya who has recently become one of the Student Ambassadors of the Asia Scotland Institute. Patra is interested in bringing a wider range of Scottish writing to Thai audiences. 🇹🇭 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Patra Jumsai Na Ayudhya - Asia Scotland Institute

Patra ‘Pat’ Jumsai Na Ayudhya is a second-year PhD student in Anglophone Literatures and Cultures at Charles University in Prague. His fondness for Scotland

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International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures @iassl.bsky.social · Jul 11

IASSL is delighted to announce that the Fifth World Congress of Scottish Literatures is going to be held at Nanjing Normal University on 17-20 June 2027. Find out more about our events & congresses: scotlit-iassl.org/events/

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International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures @iassl.bsky.social · Jul 7

New publications by our members: Karin M. Danielsson's article on learning, liberation, and posthumanism in Eric Linklater's novel The Wind on the Moon appeared in the @springernature.com journal Children’s Literature in Education (March 2025).

Learning, Liberation, and Posthumanism in The Wind on the Moon - Children's Literature in Education

The Wind on the Moon (1944) is a children’s novel by Eric Linklater, in which two nonhuman characters, a puma and a falcon, play a substantial role as friends, teachers and expert aids to the girl pro...

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International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures @iassl.bsky.social · Jul 2

The John Galt Society welcomes applications for a grant (of up to ₤1000) to defray expenses incurred in connection with research into the works, life or influence of John Galt. Archival and digital projects are eligible. The Grant will be awarded annually. thejohngaltsociety.com/research-gra...

Research Grant

John Galt Society Research Grant The John Galt Society welcomes applications for a grant (of up to ₤1000) to defrayexpenses incurred in connection with research into the works, life or influence of…

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International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures @iassl.bsky.social · Jun 10

William K. Malcolm’s biography, 'History of a Revoluter: The Life of James Leslie Mitchell/Lewis Grassic Gibbon,' was launched in May 2025. It is the most substantive study of Leslie Mitchell to date, featuring forty illustrations and full critical apparatus. Congratulations!

History of a Revoluter by William K. Malcolm | Waterstones

Buy History of a Revoluter by William K. Malcolm from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

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International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures @iassl.bsky.social · Jun 6

To promote the work and activities of our diverse network of members, IASSL runs a dedicated series of short videos, '10 Minutes With'. Visit our website to browse through the individual interviews. 🌐🎤

10 Minutes With

To promote the work and activities of our diverse network of members, IASSL runs a dedicated series of short video interviews, 10 Minutes With. Follow our YouTube channel or browse through the indi…

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International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures @iassl.bsky.social · May 26

Did you miss the IASSL webinar 'Environmental Scotland III' on Wednesday? The recording is now available on our YouTube channel! Dana Graham Lai (Simon Fraser University) on Ellen Johnston and Alex Dick (University of British Columbia) on Walter Scott.

Environmental Scotland III

YouTube video by IASSL

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International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures @iassl.bsky.social · May 22

📩 The spring issue of the IASSL newsletter (2025/II), featuring latest publications, calls for papers, grant calls, and much more, has just been dispatched! All members receive it directly by e-mail, and it is also freely available on our website.

Newsletter

IASSL issues a quarterly newsletter which features latest news from the field and promotes the achievements of our members. If you would like to receive it and submit your news, please join the IAS…

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International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures @iassl.bsky.social · May 21

Tonight at 6 pm UK time / 7 pm CET time: webinar 'Environmental Scotland III', with Dana Graham Lai (Simon Fraser University) on the autobiography, poems and songs of Ellen Johnston and Alexander Dick (University of British Columbia) on Walter Scott and coastal poetics. All welcome!

Environmental Scotland III

Wednesday 21 May 2025, 6 pm UK time / 7 pm CET, online, ZOOM link). Chaired by Monika Szuba (University of Gdańsk) and Petra Johana Poncarová (University of Glasgow / Charles University, Prague). P…

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International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures @iassl.bsky.social · May 5

Online Zoom Forum: 'Edwin Muir: The Spiritual, Ecological, and Community Vision in his Life and Work.' Wednesday 21 May 2025, 7pm-9pm GMT. Featuring contributions by IASSL members Charles Sabatos and Geraldine Coleman @ginorgym.bsky.social.

EICSP - Online Zoom Forum: Edwin Muir: The Spiritual, Ecological, and Community Vision in his Life and Work, 21 May 2025

The EICSP is an events-led Scottish charity, which works with the world's spiritual traditions, both in Scotland and internationally.

www.eicsp.org

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