‘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