Centre for Scottish Studies at the University of Guelph
Virtual Speaker Series



Dear Friends and Colleagues,

As all in-person events have been cancelled due to the pandemic, the University of Guelph's Annual Scottish Studies Spring Colloquium has been replaced by a series of virtual seminars on Zoom, all of which are free and open to the public worldwide.

Meg Dods, landlady of the Cleikum Inn

The last in this series will take place at 7:30 p.m. on April 27 (eastern time Canada/USA), when Amy Beingessner (University of Guelph) will present Highwaymen, Scandal and Haggis: Recipes from the Cleikum Inn. In the nineteenth century the use of literary frames, mock advertisements and fake "found manuscripts" were a part of ingenious intertextual marketing strategies that promoted the various works of Sir Walter Scott and his contemporaries. This talk will investigate the construction of the fictional Cleikum Inn and its innkeeper, Meg Dods, who escaped the pages of Walter Scott's novel St Ronan's Well (1823) to play a prominent role in both the literary and physical landscape of nineteenth century Britain. Harbouring scoundrels, smugglers, and women of means, the Cleikum continues to occupy a space between the real and imagined history of Scotland.

To register for this talk please visit the Eventbrite site at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/highwaymen-scandal-and-haggis-tickets-150795652857.

A Zoom link will be available on EventBrite 24 hours before the event begins which can be accessed by logging on to https://www.eventbrite.com/ and click on "Tickets." Once there, click on "Go to online event page" associated with the appropriate ticket. This will take you to the page where the link will be posted. A reminder email will be sent as well.

Amy is PhD candidate in History and Scottish Studies at the University of Guelph. Amy's current research engages with early modern interpretations of stone monuments in Scotland. Her work explores the ways in which interpretations of ancient history were shaped by the socio-political environment of the long eighteenth century, and how they have influenced modern histories of The North.

We do hope you will find these talks of interest. Our website will be updated as more information becomes available

Contact Details:
Centre for Scottish Studies
MCKN 1008
University of Guelph
50 Stone Rd E
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
N1G 2W1
Tel: 519-824-4120 ext 53209
Email: scottish@uoguelph.ca