The Centre for Scottish Culture at the University of Dundee promotes and supports the literary, artistic and cultural achievements of Scotland.
The Centre for Scottish Culture brings together members of the School of Humanities, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD), and other departments at the University of Dundee with interests in the literature, culture and history of Scotland and its people. Website: dundeescottishculture.org. Twitter: @Dundee_Scots. Contact: @drdanielcook.
11/01/2024
Robert Burns isn’t the only Scottish writer worth celebrating. Containing poetry, fiction and more, check out our list for the best Scottish reads.
UK: https://oxford.ly/3v4Zs3W
US: https://oxford.ly/46WIXEH
10/11/2023
Still plenty of time to book your place for our FREE talk on 'The Persecution of Jean Lands', a true-crime tale from 1690s Scotland, and now the basis for a brand new comic! Takes place 23 November. Book here: bit.ly/JeanLands
Abertay Historical Society Humanities, University of Dundee History Scotland Kinross Museum Scottish History Network Scottish Local History Forum Scottish History Society Scottish History
29/03/2023
07/02/2023
Blazing Worlds! Science Fiction by Women A public roundtable discussion with accompanying exhibition that celebrates the lives and works of female authors of Science Fiction
03/06/2022
Scottish roots of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to be explored in BBC documentary A NEW BBC Alba documentary explores how the roots of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein – and its monster – can be traced to Scotland.
07/04/2022
Exciting news! On 1 June, our History lecturer, Dr Allan Kennedy, will be giving a public webinar in association with History Scotland on 'Bandits and Banditry in 17th-Century Scotland'. Book now for guaranteed blood and guts!
Bandits and banditry in 17th-century Scotland, 1 June 2022 History Scotland is your number one online resource for Scottish history and nostalgia, bringing you daily news and expert articles on Scottish heritage, history and events.
10/11/2021
Our History lecturer, Allan Kennedy, has come up with yet another brand new Scottish History quiz, this time all about key dates in Scotland's past. How well do you know your chronology? There's only one way to find out! Perfect for History Scotland fans as well.
Basics of Scottish History Quiz: Just Dates Basics of Scottish History Quiz: Just Dates The history of Scotland is long and complicated. In the two millennia since the people of what is now Scotland entered the written record in the first century CE, a vast national story has gradually unfolded - a story punctuated by major events and key dat...
07/11/2021
Creatures of Fancy - Mary Shelley in Dundee Hear from the authors of a new book exploring Mary Shelley's time in Dundee, where she was first inspired to become a writer
25/10/2021
Other Worlds, Real and Imagined!
Join us for for a celebration of the work of the pioneering Cupar-born Science Fiction writer Robert Duncan Milne. 30 October at the Cupar Corn Exchange. Find out more here:
Other Worlds, Real and Imagined! Join us for the first ever celebration of the life and work of Cupar-born early Scottish Science Fiction writer, Robert Duncan Milne in his hometown. Milne made a larger contribution to early Science Fiction than Robert Louis Stevenson or Arthur Conan Doyle, yet his work has been lost to history unt...
21/10/2021
Our History lecturer, Dr Allan Kennedy, has returned to his quiz-writing ways with a brand new, 'super simple' quiz about Scottish History! Have a go, and see how much you know about Scotland's past. Will you be a historical brain-box? Or are you completely clueless? Only one way to find out...History Scotland
Basics of Scottish History Quiz Basics of Scottish History Quiz In Scotland, history is never very far from the surface. Whether in the form of a lonely castle, a deserted village, an elegant town-house, or an atmospheric stone-circle, reminders of the past are everywhere, and they help ensure that modern Scotland never forgets th...
13/10/2021
** NEW BLOG POST **
In the first instalment of a new 'Scottish History at a Glance' series,
our History lecturer, Dr Allan Kennedy, provides a brief overview of the Marian Civil War (1568-73). This article was first published as part of the '10 Minutes On...' column in History Scotland magazine, and it is republished here with their kind permission.
https://dundeescottishculture.org/history/scottish-history-at-a-glance-the-marian-civil-war/