Weekly Digest 28 July 2023

Scottish History Network Digest 28 July 2023

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Public Lectures, Events and Seminars Edinburgh 1 August: ‘Traditional Tales and Songs from Scotland’, National Library of Scotland. 3 August: ‘Medieval Comedy in the Modern World’, National Library of Scotland. 9 August, ’25 Years of Devolution in the UK,’ Scottish Parliament. 10 August, ‘Thirty-five Years Since Section 28,’ Scottish Parliament. 17 August, ‘Debora Kayembe, David McCrone & David Pollock: Talk of the Town,’ Edinburgh International Book Festival. Fife 4 August: ‘The Witches of Fife,’ Crail Kirk Hall. Glasgow 16 August, ‘Ready, Cassette Go: Preserving Collections on Tape,’ National Library of Scotland, Kelvin Hall. South Ayrshire 30 August, ‘The Ballantrae Smugglers,’ Ballantrae Community Centre Virtual 8 August: ‘The Marriage of the Thistle and the Rose,’ Royal Collection Trust. 11 September, ‘Digging Up Our Norse Past,’ Royal Society of Edinburgh.Conferences and WorkshopsCFP: Material and Visual Culture Seminar Series, deadline 31st July.CFP: Scottish Archaeology Month 2023, Archaeology Scotland, 31 July.CFP: ‘The Sources of Scottish History’, 2024 Scottish History Society Conference, deadline 31 August.CFP: 6th International St Magnus Conference 2024, deadline 1 September.CFP: Scottish Church History Society Autumn Conference, deadline 10 October CFP: ‘Government and Governance in Scotland from Revolution to Union’, Scottish Privy Council Project, deadline 26 October CFP: ‘4th World Congress of Scottish Literatures,’ University of Nottingham, deadline 31 October CFP: ‘The Body as Evidence’, Scottish Records Association, deadline 23 November.News, Opportunities and Miscellany Essay Prize: Tunnock Prize, deadline 1 September. Essay Prize: Scottish Church History Society Prize, deadline 15 December. Essay Prize: The Leah Leneman Essay Prize, Women’s History Scotland, deadline 18 December,   Jobs and Volunteering Volunteer: various opportunities, Volunteer Scotland. Job: Visitor Experience Assistant, National Museum of Scotland, deadline 31 July Job: Archivist/Librarian, University of Glasgow Heritage Collections, deadline 31 July. Job: Assistant Archivist/Librarian, University of Glasgow Heritage Collections, deadline 31 July. Job: ICON Paper Conservation Internship, National Library of Scotland, deadline 4 August. Job: Visitor Experience Team Leader, National Museum of Flight, deadline 6 August. Job: Collections Access Trainee, Historic Environment Scotland, deadline 7 August. Job: Ancient Monuments Officer, Historic Environment Scotland, deadline 9 August. Job: HES Archives: Conservator (Move Ready Project), Historic Environment Scotland, deadline 9 August. Job: Information and Knowledge Management Assistant, National Museums Scotland, deadline 11 August. Job: Research Assistant: ‘The Collected Works of Robert Fergusson: Reconstructing Textual and Cultural Legacies,‘ University of Glasgow, deadline 15 August. Job: UX Content Producer, National Museums Scotland, deadline 19 August. Job: Gàidhlig Storymaker, National Library of Scotland, deadline 21 August. Job: Textile Conservation Intern, National Museums Scotland, deadline 25 August. Job: Development Officer, Comann Eachdraidh Sgìre a’ Bhac, 31 August. Job: District Visitor and Community Manager (Orkney), Historic Environment Scotland, deadline 15 September. Publications Books & Monographs Aaron Garrett & James A. Harris, Scottish Philosophy in the Eighteenth Century, Volume II: Method, Metaphysics, Mind, Language. Douglas G. Hope, Town and Country Planning in the Scottish Borders, 1946-1996: From Planning Backwater to the Centre of the Maelstrom. Alvin Jackson, United Kingdoms: Multinational Union States in Europe and Beyond, 1800-1925. Douglas MacIntyre & Grant McPhee, Hungry Beat The Scottish Independent Pop Underground Movement 1977-1984. Hector L. MacQueen (ed), Continuity, Influences and Integration in Scottish Legal History: Select Essays of David Sellar. Andrew T.N. Muirhead, Scottish Presbyterianism Re-established: The Case of Stirling and Dunblane, 1687-1710. Retief Muller, The Scots Afrikaners: Identity Politics and Intertwined Religious Cultures. Kylie M. Murray, The Making of the Scottish Dream Vision. Constantine Christos Vassiliou, Moderate Liberalism and the Scottish Enlightenment: Montesquieu, Hume, Smith and Ferguson. Journals & Magazines History Scotland 23.4  (July/August 2023) Journal of Irish and Scottish Studies 11.1 (July 2023) Scottish Affairs 32.3 (August 2023)