Ideology and Identity in post-war Scotland

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Wednesday 7 August 2019

‘Ideology and Identity in post-war Scotland’ is a postgraduate-led one-day workshop exploring aspects of work, community, culture and politics within the framework of ideology and identity in Scotland since 1945. This workshop is hosted by the Institute of Scottish Historical Research at the University of St Andrews on 30 August 2019.

Coffee and refreshments will be available throughout and a buffet lunch will also be provided. We would be grateful if you would inform us of any dietary requirements when you reserve your ticket.

Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ideology-and-identity-in-post-war-scotland-tickets-64992283670?aff=eac2

The programme is as follows:

Ideology and Identity in post-war Scotland

Friday 30 August 2019
Old Class Library, St John’s House, 71 South Street, St Andrews

09.30-10.00 Coffee and Welcome

10.00-11.00 Introductory lecture

Professor Jim Tomlinson (University of Glasgow)
Scotland: the ‘industrial’ nation since 1945

11.00-11.15 Coffee break

11.15-12.45 Deindustrialisation and regeneration

Dr Valerie Wright (University of Glasgow)
Paisley Community Development Project: An early attempt at regeneration in Ferguslie Park, 1972-76

Rory Stride (University of Strathclyde)
Factory Floor Feminism? Women, Work and the Textile Industry in west-central Scotland since 1970

Kate Wilson (University of Strathclyde)
“Workshop”: Community writers’ groups and radicalism, Glasgow 1981-1994

12.45-13.45 Buffet lunch

13.45-14.45 The politics of energy

Daniel Leaver (University of St Andrews)
‘Coal is still our greatest natural asset’: Resistance to new sources of energy in Scottish Labour, c.1964-79

Robbie Johnston (University of Edinburgh)
Scottish Elections and Oil, 1974-1997

14.45-15.45 Culture and politics

Rory Scothorne (University of Edinburgh)
From Print to Party: Intellectuals and left-wing nationalism in 1970s Scotland

Sarah Leith (University of St Andrews)
Sex and the Scottish City: radical representations of sexuality in urban and rural Scotland, c.1935-1960

15.45-16.00 Coffee break

16.00-17.00 Independence and narrative

Emilia Belknap (University of Edinburgh)
Independent Women: Investigating the Gender Gap in Support for Independence Referenda

Alice Doyle (University of Stirling)
A manifesto for future memories: Indyref and archival paradigm shifts
17.00-18.00 Wine reception

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