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Aaron Sheridan @acsheridan.bsky.social · 20h

Great write up from @charlielynch.bsky.social in The National yesterday covering the upcoming 30th Anniversary of the Scottish Oral History Centre. My brilliant advisor and Director of the Centre @ymcfadden.bsky.social front and centre alongside the bona fide legend and founder Arthur McIvor!

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Katherine Mackinnon @kamack.bsky.social · 2d

Outstanding phrase. Would you use back het to mean reheat? Eg I enjoy a back het curry

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 2d

This newspaper hoarding – hung by Tom Leonard here on his bookcase – was described by the author as

“the only ‘trophy’ I ever got for my poetry that continues to give me some pleasure, when I remember it.”

#BannedBooksWeek
3/3
www.tomleonard.co.uk/journal/blog...

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Katherine Mackinnon @kamack.bsky.social · 2d

Past leader of Glasgow City Council, known as Lazarus Lally for repeated resurrection in the face of scandal. You have to hand it to him:

Cover of “Lazarus only done it once: the story of my lives” by Pat Lally. Cover photo of him doing a cheeky side eye while dripping in the gold chains of civic office

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Katherine Mackinnon @kamack.bsky.social · 3d

This looks brilliant, thanks for sharing!

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dr nicky imrie @njimrie.bsky.social · 3d

Such a moving, thought-provoking and vibrant exhibtion @edinburghprints.bsky.social
reflecting on and exploring Asqa Arif's lived experiences of seeking asylum, housing injustice, culture/art-washing and maintaining and negotiating cultural heritage in Glasgow. Highly recommend!

Edinburgh Printmakers @edinburghprints.bsky.social · 3d

✨Aqsa Arif: Raindrops of Rani
Until 2 November
Edinburgh Printmakers
Free to Enter

Photos by Alan Dimmick

#edartfest #edinburghartfestival #edinburghexhibition #scottishartist #contemporaryscottishart

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Picture This Scotland @74frankfurt.bsky.social · 5d

1950 railway poster of Loch Katrine and Ben Venue by Jack Merriot.

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Katherine Mackinnon @kamack.bsky.social · 7d

This sounds brilliant!

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Elena Habersky @elenahabersky.bsky.social · 7d

We would like to offer the opportunity for those who could not attend the DGSKA Conference– in particular our colleagues from the Global South and beyond – to join our discussion tomorrow on Un/commoning Migration.

9:30am Cologne

Please register in advance:
uni-trier.zoom-x.de/meeting/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: DGSKA2025_AG Migration_Un/Commoning Migration Roundtable. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

uni-trier.zoom-x.de

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Katherine Mackinnon @kamack.bsky.social · 7d

Whoa!!!!! Incredible!!!

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Katherine Mackinnon @kamack.bsky.social · 7d

Extremely nice! Bag of sweeties energy about this colourway

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Katherine Mackinnon @kamack.bsky.social · 10d

O aye right enough! That was a very Glasgow-centric post just focusing on the route nearest to me. Tbh I was caught out on the Brodick boat - starved myself in prep for a Cal-Mac feed then ended up with nothing but a Double Decker for my lunch, want to help others avoid the same fate!

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Katherine Mackinnon @kamack.bsky.social · 10d

Love her ❤️

Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 10d

On BBC Sounds: Jackie Kay talks to John Wilson about her childhood in Glasgow as the mixed-race, adopted daughter of a loving couple, & her formative creative influences.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - This Cultural Life, Jackie Kay

Poet, writer and former Makar Jackie Kay reveals her formative creative influences.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Katherine Mackinnon @kamack.bsky.social · 10d

If anyone is going to Arran it is very very important that you know that the route has 2 ferries, one the luxurious
spaceship-like Glen Sannox (Cal Mac) w/ delicious food, the other is a catamaran called Alfred (Pentland Ferries) which has NO FOOD AT ALL except a sad vending machine

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Katherine Mackinnon @kamack.bsky.social · 10d

One of the other holes is a 3D map of the island and the obstacles are wee Cal-Mac ferries in the “sea”. there’s also a full loop the loop!

Katherine Mackinnon @kamack.bsky.social · 11d

We were only here for one full day and it was atrocious weather. I spent 15 mins in lashing rain on a deserted crazy golf course until I completed THIS:

The best crazy golf hole in Scotland, a beautiful shining red miniature version of the Forth Rail bridge. You have to tap the ball and it’ll go along tiny rails where the trains go. Took me about 100 gos to finally succeed but it was all worth it

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Katherine Mackinnon @kamack.bsky.social · 11d

Arran is so beautiful at this time of year:

View over Arran hills with wisps of cloud around the tops and white torrents of water clearly visible crashing down the sides; caused by it being pissing rain for 10 hrs yesterday

Series of figures walking along a beautiful wooden bridge over a river, with mountains and streaks of light breaking through cloud.

View of Goat Fell from Brodick with colourful seaweed on the beach in front

Another view of GoatFell from Brodick, blue sea and cloudy skies

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Kieran Hurley @kieranhurley.bsky.social · 16d

Kelvingrove Park c2006, bleary-eyed in the daylight, a mate tells me "people say 'I wish I'd lived in Hacienda-era Manchester' or, 'imagine being around in CBGB-era New York'... fuck that! We live in Optimo-era Glasgow!" He was right.

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...

From disco to Slayer, a DJ set by Optimo’s JD Twitch made life feel full of wild possibility

By putting techno, punk, funk and more on an even footing, the Scottish DJ – who has died aged 57 – fearlessly united factions in underground music

www.theguardian.com

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Katherine Mackinnon @kamack.bsky.social · 13d

Absolutely brilliant news, really pleased to hear this!! Massive congratulations 🎉

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Katherine Mackinnon @kamack.bsky.social · 15d

I LOVED this book so much. Tremendous writing!

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Katherine Mackinnon @kamack.bsky.social · 15d

100%!!!

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Katherine Mackinnon @kamack.bsky.social · 15d

A Wizard of Earthsea went down equally well with mine. as well as just being amazing it was also a true pleasure to read aloud in a similar way to the Hobbit

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Katherine Mackinnon @kamack.bsky.social · 15d

Me trying to write a history phd:

Screenshot of famously poetic account Horse_ebooks tweet from 2012 just saying “Everything happens so much”

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Sam Rutherford (he/him) @echomikeromeo.bsky.social · 16d

I wrote something quite personal about what use trans history In These Times:

History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 16d

The summer has seen anti-trans campaigns across the UK and US, alongside a crisis in healthcare. But what use could trans history have in these time, beyond proving 'we have always been here'?

Sam Rutherford @echomikeromeo reflects on Imagining Trans Futures:
www.historyworkshop....

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Netpol @netpol.org · 16d

"The Problem Is The Law: A Movement of Movements for Decriminalisation"

A one-day event bringing together those working to decriminalise sex work, drugs, mental health, migration, abortion and trans life

🗓️ Saturday 18 October
📍 Proposition, London E2
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/the-proble...

The Problem Is The Law: A Movement of Movements for Decriminalisation

A one-day event bringing together those working to decriminalise sex work, drugs, mental health, migration, abortion and trans life

www.eventbrite.com

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