122 research outputs found
Maim
No full textAn album of ten tracks by WHYTE (Alasdair C. Whyte and Ross Whyte), including three tracks featuring original spoken word in Scottish Gaelic composed by Alasdair C. Whyte and one original song in Scottish Gaelic (words and melody composed by Alasdair C. Whyte), as well as new arrangements of traditional songs and original instrumental tracks. Available as a limited edition CD and digital album (streaming and download). Includes a booklet with lyrics and translations produced by Alasdair C. Whyte. Related to the stage play MAIM and the book Maim-slè (ISBN 9781739945305)
Òrain Teonaidh Chailein
No full textAn EP of three traditional Gaelic songs from Mull and Iona composed by Teonaidh Chailein (Johnnie Campbell). Produced by Ross Wilson and Alasdair C. Whyte for the Iona’s Namescape project. Featuring the following musicians: Alasdair C. Whyte; Hannah Fisher; Ross Wilson; Sorren Maclean; the pupils of Bunessan Primary School and Iona Primary School. Available via Bandcamp as a digital album (streaming and download) with lyrics in the original Gaelic and in English translation
MAIM
No full textA stage play featuring live music, dance, spoken word and video. Written by Alasdair C. Whyte, with script contributions from Elspeth Turner, Evie Waddell and Ross Whyte. Synopsis: a call to action, giving voice to the frustrations of the next generation who care deeply about the crisis facing their land and language. Developed by Theatre Gu Leòr and WHYTE in association with the Tron Theatre, with award-winning choreographer Jessica Kennedy from Junk Ensemble and with integrated British Sign Language interpretation in each performance. Directed by Muireann Kelly. Performed in the Tron Theatre, Glasgow, from 6 March 2020 to 14 March 2020. National tour postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions
Gaelic Cultural Experiences in Mull, Iona, Ulva and the Surrounding Islands: Scoping Research
No full textResearch commissioned by Dr Alasdair C. Whyte in support of an initiative developing authentic and sustainable Gaelic cultural experiences and an associated Gaelic cultural centre in Muile ~ Mull, Ì ~ Iona, Ulbha ~ Ulva, Gòmastra ~ Gometra and surrounds. The research was undertaken in April–August 2024 by Dr Chris Dalglish – an independent cultural heritage and community development researcher – in collaboration with Dr Whyte. The methods and data used in the research are outlined in Chapter 2, and the results are summarised in Chapters 3-7. The main findings are then presented in Chapter 8
Fantasising the self: a study of Alasdair Gray's 'Lanark', '1982 Janine', 'Something Leather' and 'Poor Things'
No full textThis thesis explores the use of fantasy in Alasdair Gray's major fictions: Lanark
(1981), 1982 Janine (1984), Something Leather (1990) and Poor Things (1992).
The main purpose is to study the way Alasdair Gray borrows elements from
different forms of fantasy - magical realism, pornography, the Gothic and science
fiction - in order to explore and resolve the internal conflicts of his characters.
In the introduction current definitions of fantasy are surveyed. Also explored is
the concept of magical realism, as one of the objectives of the thesis is to
demonstrate that some of Gray's work, particularly Lanark, presents some of the
characteristics of this branch of Postmodernism.
The first chapter concerns Lanark. The juxtaposition of fantasy and
realism is explored in order to show the fragmentation of the self represented by
the figure of Thaw/Lanark. Also paradoxes and contradictions at the heart of this
work are investigated from the point of view of form and content. Of particular
importance is the conflict between the individual and society.
In the chapter dealing with 1982 Janine, the concept of deidealisation is
introduced to show how Jock deals with the figures in his past, Scotland and
himself Jock's personal conflicts and damaged psyche are explored through his
pornographic fantasies.
In chapter III Something Leather is compared to works by Sade,
particularly their use of sadomasochistic and homosexual fantasies as a form of
social subversion.
Chapter IV discusses Poor Things from the point of view of how characteristics
typical of the Gothic novel are parodied to explore gender issues such as the
construction of female identity by a male Other. Parallelisms between this novel
and Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children and John Fowles' A Maggot are also
explored.
In the conclusion the main concerns and obsessions of Gray's fiction are explored
through a discussion of his shorter fiction
Alasdair C. Whyte, Settlement-names and society : analysis of the medieval districts of Forsa and Moloros in the parish of Torosay, Mull
No full textAlasdair C. Whyte, Settlement-names and society : analysis of the medieval districts of Forsa and Moloros in the parish of Torosay, Mull, Thèse de doctorat soutenue en 2017 (Université de Glasgow) Résumé/abstract : This is a study of settlement and society in the parish of Torosay on the Inner Hebridean island of Mull, through the earliest known settlement-names of two of its medieval districts: Forsa and Moloros. The earliest settlement-names, 35 in total, were coined in two languages: Gael..
The 'Settlers and Colonists' Affair
No full textIn the final weeks of 2012, media reports on Alasdair Gray’s essay ‘Settlers and Colonists’ sparked a heated debate concerning Scottish cultural governance and ‘anti-Englishness’. This chapter documents and contextualizes the controversy vis-à-vis the campaigns for and against Scottish independence, and several related cultural debates. A detailed chronology of initial media coverage and political reaction (extraordinary in its volume and vehemence) is supplemented by a list of recommended essays and blogs providing further insight. The lasting impact of this episode on Gray’s reputation and public standing is unclear; this chapter examines the role of politicians, the media and Gray himself in a process by which the author became (and was made to become) a casualty of his own incautious words, but also rendered curiously voiceless
Tradition, Natural Law, and Rational Disagreement : Ethics in Alasdair MacIntyre and C. S. Lewis
No full textDeep disagreement in ethics is a common and well-recognized phenomenon, arising when people view an issue from different, incommensurable perspectives. Its pervasiveness can tempt us to doubt the power of reason, question the existence or efficacy of a natural law, and fall into moral relativism or subjectivism. Alasdair MacIntyre's account of ethics tries to rescue rationality, rebuff relativism, and vindicate the natural law with an account of how, even in a seemingly intractable conflict of theories, rational enquiry and progress is possible. In so doing, MacIntyre's arguments are strikingly similar to points C. S. Lewis makes about tradition, enquiry, and the natural law in his book The Abolition of Man. However, each author approaches these topics in different ways and with different emphases. This thesis begins with a detailed account of MacIntyre's views and some of the criticisms that can be raised against it. The second chapter then examines C. S. Lewis' arguments and compares them with MacIntyre's account of ethics. The final chapter gives a combined picture of moral argumentation, showing ways in which each author can help address objectionable gaps in the other's arguments about tradition, reason, and the natural law
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