Scotland's Transnational Heritage

Legacies of Empire and Slavery

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

AvEmma Bond,Michael Morris,Liverpool John Moores University) Morris, Michael (Lecturer in English Literature and Cultural History

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Outlines the legacies of Empire in Scotland and offers practical methods for diversifying the stories we tell about themEmphasises Scotland's role as a transnational agent in networks of empire and colonialismOutlines new historical examples of how Scotland's trades and institutions benefitted from EmpireOffers innovative examples of new methods for telling transnational heritage storiesProvides examples of new creative practices that illuminate Scotland's role in the Transatlantic Slave SystemHow do we re-think the way Scotland's history is told today? In the current context of calls to decolonise both the museum and the academy, how do we tell the stories of Scotland's role in networks of colonialism? Scotland's Transnational Heritage draws on the expertise of academics, museum professionals and creative practitioners working together to re-think the way that the transnational histories of Scotland are being told today. It outlines new historical examples of how Scottish trades and institutions benefitted from Empire. It gathers examples of contemporary case studies and innovative practices in storytelling that engage and inform. The book aims to inspire heritage and museum staff and academics to create new approaches to these histories, both in Scotland and beyond. It provides a timely snapshot of the exciting and diverse work taking place in the field in Scotland today.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2022-11-29
Mått156 x 234 x 17 mm
Vikt420 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor272
FörlagEdinburgh University Press
ISBN9781474493512

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Emma Bond is Professor of Italian and Comparative Studies at the University of Oxford and was Principal Investigator of the ‘Transnational Scotland’ network (2019–20). She has published widely on transnational, border and migration cultures, including the monograph Writing Migration through the Body (2018) and the co-edited volume Destination Italy: Representing Migration in Contemporary Media and Narrative (2015).

Foreword: Fostering Recognition under the Luxury of Amnesia, Alberta Whittle 1. An Introduction to Scotland’s Transnational Heritage: Sites, Things and Time(s), Emma Bond (University of Oxford)Part I: Transnational Sites2. Tartan: Its Journey Through the African Diaspora, Teleica Kirkland 3. Textiles in Transition. Linen, Jute, and the Dundee Region’s Transnational Networks, c. 1740- c. 1880, Sally Tuckett (University of Glasgow) and Christopher A. Whatley (University of Dundee)4. Some Things Can’t Be Unknown – Sharing History with My Neighbours, Jeni Reid5. Black History Walking Tours Edinburgh, Lisa Williams (Edinburgh Caribbean Association / University of Edinburgh)Part II: Transnational Things6. The East India Company and Scotland: Tracing the Recovery and Reappraisal of a Transnational Corporation, Bashabi Fraser7. The Matter of Slavery at National Museums Scotland, Sarah Laurenson (National Museums Scotland)8. Paisley’s Empire: Representation, Collection and Display, Joel Fagan (Paisley Museum)9. Telling a Fuller Story: Scottish Design, Empire and Transnational Heritage at V&A Dundee, Meredith More (V&A Dundee) and Rosie Spooner (University of Glasgow)Part III: Transnational Time(s)10. Storywalking as Transnational Method: From Juteopolis to Sugaropolis, Mona Bozdog11. Digital Museum Objects and Transnational Histories, Nicôle Meehan (University of St Andrews)12. Decolonising University Histories: Reflections on Research into African, Asian and Caribbean Students at Edinburgh, UncoverED13. Avowing Slavery in the Visual Arts, Michael Morris (University of Dundee)Afterword. Building Solidarity: Moving Towards the Repatriation of the House of Ni’isjoohl Totem Pole, Amy Parent, Noxs Ts’aawit, with William Moore, Sim’oogit Duuk

This volume – a range of very interesting essays based on a wide-ranging project embracing academics, museums and others in the field – is a lively, imaginative and revealing contribution towards rethinking Scotland’s past [...] The Scottish past is more complex, more interesting – and much more global – than we once believed. Yet, this is only one aspect of an intellectual process that is seeping across the entire British Isles. The editors, as well as contributors, are to be congratulated for revealing the past as not so much a foreign country as a variety of foreign countries.