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The Letter Archive of James Carnegie, 9th Earl of Southesk and the Pictish Symbol Stones of Aberdeenshire
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The Letter Archive of James Carnegie, 9th Earl of Southesk and the Pictish Symbol Stones of Aberdeenshire
Author: Lynda Doreen McGuigan
James Carnegie, 9th Earl of Southesk (16 November 1827–21 February 1905) was a Scottish nobleman, antiquarian, explorer and poet. He had a particular interest in Pictish symbol stones and ogham inscriptions and he corresponded with the main authorities on these subjects of his day. The thesis presents new and unpublished information taken from his correspondence, along with a diplomatic edition of selected letters. The material in this archive was discovered by the present writer. It adds considerably to the history of Pictish Studies.
The study of Pictish stones began in earnest during the nineteenth century. To understand the context of Lord Southesk’s interests, chapter one traces the early development of Pictish antiquarianism with particular attention to the area of Aberdeenshire. Chapter two focuses on the landscape context of Pictish stones, and provides case studies of two sites in Aberdeenshire, namely Brandsbutt and Logie Elphinstone, which are discussed in the letters. The Southesk archive sheds new light on the biographies of these sites. It is argued that the landscape around Bennachie in Aberdeenshire was a ritual and sacred one. The selection of the shape of the stones at Brandsbutt and Logie Elphinstone, the carving of the symbols on the stones, and the placing of them at particular places with religious significance should be regarded as a politically and culturally motivated act.
Chapter three provides an edition of letters from the Southesk archive which are of particular interests to Pictish scholars. These range across three decades and comprise a number of correspondents including leading academics, museum curators, aristocrats and amateur antiquarians of the time. These letters shed new light on Pictish stones in Aberdeenshire and will be valuable for further research beyond the scope of this thesis
The Furness Peninsula and the Irish Sea region : cultural interaction from the seventh century to the twelfth
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Neighbours at Home and Away: English and Irish nuns in and out of exile in seventeenth-century Europe
No full textThis thesis sets out to explore comparatively the histories of early modern English and Irish nuns, both in exile and within their homelands, in order to better understand their experiences of exile, the interactions between the two communities, and their agency as individuals and communities in relation to both Protestant and Catholic authorities. The key research questions concern the history of Irish nuns in English convents, the nuns’ deference to authority versus their subversions of it, their history as Catholics in homelands ruled by a Protestant elite, the effect of enclosure and its successes and failures, and the role played by the nuns in ensuring the survival of Catholicism in their respective national communities. A comparative approach serves to highlight the shared experiences of Catholic women religious, while also illuminating the distinctive features of English and Irish nuns’ histories
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
The Development of Vulnerability and Resiliency to the Plague: from the ‘Big Bang’ of Yersinia pestis, Black Death and the Continued Geographic Expansion of the Zoonotic Outbreaks to the Present
Full text linkThe Making of a Militant: How Ireland Made Emmeline Pankhurst a Militant
Full text linkEmmeline Pankhurst is well-known as a militant figure through her actions as leader of the Women’s Social and Political Union. The militant acts of the Union ranged from interrupting meetings to arson attacks. However, Emmeline’s connection to Ireland has received limited historiographical analysis. In My Own Story, Emmeline features three important Irish events that shaped her actions as part of her fight for women’s suffrage: the execution of the Manchester Martyrs, Charles Stewart Parnell’s campaign for Home Rule and the Home Rule crisis of 1912-1914. This thesis argues that each of these events played a significant role in Emmeline’s development as a militant. Emmeline emphasised that militancy was not necessarily violent. Instead, she saw militancy as an awakening of women to campaign for themselves and put their cause first as well as using tactics to force the Government to act. Emmeline was awakened to injustice because of the Manchester Martyrs which shaped her suffrage work as she associated the battle for the vote as a battle against injustice. Fenianism also equipped Emmeline with a successful example of militancy through the concessions gained and the attention it brought to the Irish Question. Emmeline had a personal connection to Parnell’s campaign as she blamed his election policy for her husband’s election loss. She adopted Parnell’s lesson, emphasising the militancy of women fighting for their own cause by putting suffrage above political party divisions. Interruptions were designed to be as obstructive as possible taking inspiration from Parnell’s success of obstructing despite the limited power of his party. Interrupting political meetings was radical for the suffragettes as it questioned gender norms. The response of violence by those present further intensified Emmeline’s militancy as women began to arm themselves in defence. However, it was the Home Rule crisis that led to the most significant escalation of action. Throughout the campaign for women’s suffrage, the WSPU had been competing for attention with the Irish Parliamentary Party. In cases like the Conciliation Bill of 1912 and Snowden’s amendment to the Home Rule Bill 1912, the Irish Parliamentary Party put their cause first and sacrificed women’s suffrage. This led to an outpouring of militancy as the WSPU argued it was a double standard and that Irishmen should be fighting for the rights of Irishwomen too. The differing treatment of the WSPU and the Ulster Unionists offered Emmeline another example of double standards. This was especially the case in terms of imprisonment as she and other suffragettes were arrested for their actions whilst Edward Carson and other Ulster militants were free. Like Fenianism, Ulster Unionism provided another example of successful men’s militancy which the WSPU tried to put into practice but due to their gender were treated differently. Ireland made Emmeline a militant through inspiring her at each stage of militancy. However, she also used it in My Own Story: to justify and minimise her militancy and to raise her political prestige. Emmeline was a political figure in her own right and recognised Ireland as an inspiration and an opportunity for her militancy
The Powers That Be: Viking and Ecclesiastical Interactions in the Irish Sea Area from the Ninth to Eleventh Centuries
No full textThis dissertation assesses the relationship between clerics and Scandinavian-influenced laity in the Irish Sea area through the placement of furnished graves at or near ecclesiastical sites in the ninth to the eleventh centuries. Negotiations were made between both parties to establish power, wealth, and status, amid a backdrop of political upheaval. Other areas of funerary studies have moved beyond a dichotomy of Christianity and paganism and into an acknowledgement of there being multifaceted practices. Yet, statements regarding Viking Age furnished graves in or near ecclesiastical sites are still not as pervasively open to this line of thinking. To bridge this gap in the field, the thesis first delves into the context of burial practices through the study of lay laws, ecclesiastical laws, letters, charters, wills, homilies, poems, and supporting archaeological evidence. Then, each area – eastern (southwest Scotland and northwest England), central (Isle of Man), and western (Ireland and Northern Ireland) – is described in detail using sources from numerous disciplines, including archaeology, texts, place-names, sculpture, linguistics, and geography. Each ecclesiastical site and furnished grave is examined to understand the potential context into which the furnished grave was placed and to appraise the relationship between the furnished grave and the other graves and features of the ecclesiastical site. The characteristics of the furnished graves and the ecclesiastical sites are analysed and assessed to identify any trends across the Irish Sea regions and any unique circumstances that led to local variances. Viking Age furnished graves can be seen as an acceptable variation among an array of burial practices, and the relationship between the clergy and laity is far more complex and closely tied than has been portrayed. Rather than being passive participants in the burial process dictated by their superiors, local clergy and laity became their own powers that be in determining what was acceptable and how to bury the dead
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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