Valentina Bold
Biographic Data
| ID | 703366 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Valentina Bold |
| GIVEN NAMES | Valentina |
| FAMILY NAME | Bold |
| SIGNATURE | BOLD V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Glasgow |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Prenuptial Rituals in Scotland
Little of significance has previously been written about Scottish prenuptial rituals, with the exception of Margaret Bennett's groundbreaking Scottish Customs: From the Cradle to the Grave (1992). There is, therefore, a gap in folklorists’ knowledge. Sheila M. Young has the expertise—and the opportunity here—to address this. The title suggests she is going to treat prenuptial rituals throughout Scotland. She does not. With one or two minor exampl…
“It’s Braw to Ride Round and Follow the Camp” The Linguistic Journey of a Scots Song, with an Irish Soldier, through Space and Time Valentina Bold
This article considers one song, “The Bonny Lass o Fyvie”, in examples from Scotland, England, and North America. As it moves between language areas – from Scots language into English, Ulster-Scots and American English – there are significant shifts in audiences’ understanding of its subtexts. The song was originally about women’s rights to assert independence from men’s desires, and the vulnerability of men in love. It ends as being about women’…
The Southern Upland Way
This paper considers a research project conducted at the University of Glasgow’s Dumfries Campus, between 2004–5. This considered Scotland’s longest long‐distance walking route: the Southern Upland Way. Here, we consider its methodology and main findings, and then focus specifically on the contents of one of our most useful data sources: walkers’ diaries. Our research, ultimately, showed that the ‘Way’ was perceived, by those who walked it, in th…
An Irish Boy He May Well Be but He Spak Braid Scots When He Coortit Me
This survey paper makes a start at looking, through a series of specific examples, drawn from oral and printed song traditions. This paper looks at the song culture of South West Scotland and the way it relates to that of its near neighbour across the water, Ireland. The range of examples considers allows the writer to look at images from the nineteenth century to the present-many racist and unpleasant-and to show the influence of Irish area, mor…
Chapter 42. Twenty-first-century Storytelling
Imagined States
Imagined States: Nationalism, Utopia and Longing in Oral Cultures. Edited by Luisa Del Giudice and Gerald Porter. (Logan: Utah State University Press, 2001. Pp. 224, introduction, illustrations, photographs, index. $22.95 paper) This is hugely enjoyable collection, extending Benedict Anderson's notion of communities into treatment of imagined states. It is topical subject of more than disciplinary interest (similar studies in my field include Dav…
Digitising Scotland
This article reflects on the editorial experience of collection and compilation in the generation of a CD-ROM about the traditional culture of Northern Scotland: Northem Folk (Aberdeen: The Elphinstone Institute, 1999), coedited by Valentina Bold and Tom McKean, under the general editorship of James Porter. As well as outlining the collaborative nature of the project (in terms of funding, archivai sources and specially-conducted interviews), it s…
Rude Bard of the North
This article examines the influence of James Macpherson's Ossianic verse on American cultural critics and writers. Remarks on the textual history of Macpherson's work in America--in Scottish, English, and domestic editions--are followed by an exploration of Macpherson's impact on American culture, including his period as Secretary to the Governor of British West Florida. By looking at a selection of poetic and political responses to Macpherson's …
Going Out With the Tide’
Imagined States
Imagined States: Nationalism, Utopia and Longing in Oral Cultures. Edited by Luisa Del Giudice and Gerald Porter. (Logan: Utah State University Press, 2001. Pp. 224, introduction, illustrations, photographs, index. $22.95 paper) This is hugely enjoyable collection, extending Benedict Anderson's notion of communities into treatment of imagined states. It is topical subject of more than disciplinary interest (similar studies in my field include Dav…
Going Out With the Tide’
Digitising Scotland
This article reflects on the editorial experience of collection and compilation in the generation of a CD-ROM about the traditional culture of Northern Scotland: Northem Folk (Aberdeen: The Elphinstone Institute, 1999), coedited by Valentina Bold and Tom McKean, under the general editorship of James Porter. As well as outlining the collaborative nature of the project (in terms of funding, archivai sources and specially-conducted interviews), it s…
Rude Bard of the North
This article examines the influence of James Macpherson's Ossianic verse on American cultural critics and writers. Remarks on the textual history of Macpherson's work in America--in Scottish, English, and domestic editions--are followed by an exploration of Macpherson's impact on American culture, including his period as Secretary to the Governor of British West Florida. By looking at a selection of poetic and political responses to Macpherson's …
Imagined States
Imagined States: Nationalism, Utopia and Longing in Oral Cultures. Edited by Luisa Del Giudice and Gerald Porter. (Logan: Utah State University Press, 2001. Pp. 224, introduction, illustrations, photographs, index. $22.95 paper) This is hugely enjoyable collection, extending Benedict Anderson's notion of communities into treatment of imagined states. It is topical subject of more than disciplinary interest (similar studies in my field include Dav…
Chapter 42. Twenty-first-century Storytelling
The Southern Upland Way
This paper considers a research project conducted at the University of Glasgow’s Dumfries Campus, between 2004–5. This considered Scotland’s longest long‐distance walking route: the Southern Upland Way. Here, we consider its methodology and main findings, and then focus specifically on the contents of one of our most useful data sources: walkers’ diaries. Our research, ultimately, showed that the ‘Way’ was perceived, by those who walked it, in th…
An Irish Boy He May Well Be but He Spak Braid Scots When He Coortit Me
This survey paper makes a start at looking, through a series of specific examples, drawn from oral and printed song traditions. This paper looks at the song culture of South West Scotland and the way it relates to that of its near neighbour across the water, Ireland. The range of examples considers allows the writer to look at images from the nineteenth century to the present-many racist and unpleasant-and to show the influence of Irish area, mor…
“It’s Braw to Ride Round and Follow the Camp” The Linguistic Journey of a Scots Song, with an Irish Soldier, through Space and Time Valentina Bold
This article considers one song, “The Bonny Lass o Fyvie”, in examples from Scotland, England, and North America. As it moves between language areas – from Scots language into English, Ulster-Scots and American English – there are significant shifts in audiences’ understanding of its subtexts. The song was originally about women’s rights to assert independence from men’s desires, and the vulnerability of men in love. It ends as being about women’…
Prenuptial Rituals in Scotland
Little of significance has previously been written about Scottish prenuptial rituals, with the exception of Margaret Bennett's groundbreaking Scottish Customs: From the Cradle to the Grave (1992). There is, therefore, a gap in folklorists’ knowledge. Sheila M. Young has the expertise—and the opportunity here—to address this. The title suggests she is going to treat prenuptial rituals throughout Scotland. She does not. With one or two minor exampl…
History (8 works) · Art (6 works) · Literature (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (4 works) · Historical Studies of British Isles (4 works) · Scottish History and National Identity (4 works) · Art history (3 works) · History (3 works)