Hamish Henderson – the Art and Politics of a Folklorist
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20048039 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Timothy Neat (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Pages | 44-72 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Carrying Stream Flows On: Celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of the School of Scottish Studies (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | The Islands Book Trust (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2218/ed.9781907443404.3 |
| OpenAlex | W4313014670 |
| ISBN | 9781907443404 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
The School of Scottish Studies came into being at the University of Edinburgh in 1951 as a research unit dedicated to ‘the study and conservation of the folk culture of Scotland’ when Professor Angus McIntosh was enabled to turn a vision which he and others had long held into reality. In that year Calum Iain Maclean was seconded from the Irish Folklore Commission to continue his collecting in Scotland, while other pioneers such as Hamish Henderson and Alan Lomax were also beginning the monumental task of systematically recording the rich oral culture of Scotland in Scots and Gaelic. The School of Scottish Studies Archives, now located in Celtic and Scottish Studies at Edinburgh University, continue as a dynamic and inspiring resource for all with an interest in Scotland and her cultural heritage, a treasure-house of sound recordings and photographs from Shetland to the Borders, from the Western Isles to Buchan, supported by an outstanding research library and other materials. The contributions brought together in this volume are based on talks given at a conference organised by the Islands Book Trust in association with the University of Edinburgh in August 2011 to mark the sixtieth anniversary of the School
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Celtic languages · Firth · Folklore · Folkloristics · Irish · Literature · Media studies · Performance art · Political science · Politics · Scots · Sociology · Treasure · Visual arts · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Law · Scottish History and National Identity
The Hidden Musicians
Crossing the Border
Gaelic Songs of Mary MacLeod
Migratory Legends of the Supernatural in Scotland
Islanders and Water-Dwellers
Tradition
Sweet Words
A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland, circa 1695
The German Legends of the Brothers Grimm
Studies in Irish and Scandinavian Folktales
Legends of Hurricane Katrina
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |