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italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies Dear Colleagues, Please join us in Edinburgh on Saturday 15th December from 2-5pm for an afternoon of talks and discussion on Scotland's relationships with Europe past and present. Distinguished guests include Professor Sir Tom Devine OBE FRSE HonMRIA FBA FSA Scot., who will present a lecture titled: How Highlandism Conquered Europe: From Sir Walter Scott to Brexit There will follow a Roundtable with speakers including Dr Gerry Hassan, author of Scotland, the UK, and Brexit (2017), and representatives of the Centre for Nineteenth-Century Studies<https://www.dur.ac.uk/cncs/> at Durham University, the Society of Dix-Neuviemistes<https://uksdn.wordpress.com/about/> and the RSE-funded project Establishing SNNEC<http://www.snnec.com> followed by a free wine reception Organised by the Scottish Network for Nineteenth-Century European Cultures<http://www.snnec.com> in collaboration with the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland<https://www.socantscot.org/> and with generous funding from the Royal Society of Edinburgh<https://www.rse.org.uk/> to mark the end of the first phase of Establishing SNNEC<http://www.snnec.com>* A free ticket can be booked at the following link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scotland-and-europe-politics-culture-and-national-borders-guest-speakers-include-professor-sir-tom-tickets-50224691404 Follow us on Twitter @snnec_2018 Dr Kate Mitchell Lecturer in Italian studies School of Humanities Lord Hope Building, Level 4 141 St James' Street Glasgow G4 0LT Tel. 0141 444 8202 PI of "Establishing SNNEC"<https://snnec.com/> https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/mitchellkatharinedr/ ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe italian-studies YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe italian-studies to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/italian-studies