Celebrating the career and legacy of Prof Stana Nenadic (1954-2024), ‘Material Scotland’ is a two-day conference showcasing existing, new and emerging strands of research in Scottish material and visual culture and historical contexts. Prof Nenadic was a leading scholar of Scottish material culture studies, gender, social and cultural history, as well as an ardent supporter of and mentor to students and early career researchers.
Day 1 includes a keynote speech by Prof Lynn Abrams, University of Glasgow, and a drinks reception sponsored by the Pasold Research Fund and National Museums Scotland.
The conference is free to attend but registration is essential. Please note any dietary restrictions on your registration form.
Thanks to the generous support of the Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies at the University of Glasgow, we are able to offer a limited number of student travel bursaries of up to £100 per person. Application forms will be available on request from Dr Sally Tuckett but please note claims will not be processed until after the event and receipts will be required.
The conference is generously supported by: School of History, Classics and Archaeology at University of Edinburgh, the Pasold Research Fund, National Museums Scotland, the Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies at University of Glasgow, and History of Art at University of Edinburgh.
Provisional programme
Organisers: Dr Sally Tuckett (University of Glasgow), Dr Sarah Laurenson (National Museums Scotland) and Dr Rosalind Carr (University of Edinburgh).
Image: 'A map of Scotland by Margaret Montgomery, 1800. Courtesy of National Library of Scotland.'
