Dr. Leith Davis
@LeithDavis
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English Prof @SFUenglish; Director @sfuscottishstudies; #18thc.; early #19thc; #bookhistory; #culturalmemory; early #circus; amateur #trad musician.
Burnaby, British Columbia
Joined January 2010
RT @DrNaomiBaker: Did you know that over half of all publications by women between around 1650 and 1690 were prophecies? We need a new appr….
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RT @ScottishSfu: 160 years ago, a Scots peer died during the first expedition to the top of the Matterhorn. His body was never recovered &….
scotsman.com
Lord Francis Douglas was one of four climbers who fell to their death on the first ascent of the mountain.
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RT @craigscrolls: Robert Burns died #otd 1796. Today we launch the 22nd run of the free online Burns course @GlasgowBurns . 107 learners….
futurelearn.com
Dig deeper into the life, the poems, songs and legacy of Robert Burns, Scotland's National Poet, in this online course from the University of Glasgow.
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RT @NatRecordsScot: Signatures of Robert Burns in the excise salary book for Dumfries, showing the poet’s declining health. Burns, an exci….
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RT @edcentrallib: Have you visited our new display yet? Called Inspiring the Nation: 300 years of Libraries in Scotland. Produced by @HistE….
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RT @ScotHistReview: . suppose we've waited long enough to show you this ABSOLUTELY TOP SECRET SPECIAL ISSUE (2025) CONTENTS page. https://….
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RT @LeithDavis: 30% DISCOUNT with code NEW30! Shaping Jacobitism: Memory, Culture, Networks is a multi-disciplinary exploration of Jacobiti….
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RT @FunkyPlaid: The new collection edited by @LeithDavis & Kevin James is now up for pre-order, and it's 30% off with the code NEW30 at @Ed….
edinburghuniversitypress.com
Traces the representation of the Jacobites in cultural memory over a 300-year periodMaps the long history of Jacobitism in cultural memory from the 1688 Revolution to OutlanderFeatures new historio...
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ooh--look what I just found! apparently by Charles Durang, son of John Durang (of "Durang's Hornpipe" fame). Researching #circus takes you to interesting places.
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RT @lyoninmourning: 30% OFF with code NEW30! Shaping #Jacobitism: Memory, Culture, Networks, a multi-disciplinary exploration of Jacobitism….
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30% DISCOUNT with code NEW30! Shaping Jacobitism: Memory, Culture, Networks is a multi-disciplinary exploration of Jacobitism and its cultural legacy with chapters considering #Jacobites from the 1688 Revolution to #Outlander. @EdinburghUP.
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RT @ClayFJohnson: Today is the 203rd anniversary of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s tragic death. He was only 29 when he drowned off the coast of It….
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RT @theULSpecColl: Thanks to @OrkneyLibrary we are aware that today is #CowAppreciationDay! Our collection includes this glorious early twe….
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RT @NDIrishStudies: MacGill Summer School Programme just published - hopefully one more speaker to be added before 17th July - Registratio….
macgillsummerschool.com
The 45th MacGill Summer School will take place in Glenties from July 17-19, 2025. Registration Now Open: Book Tickets Online.
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RT @EdinCulture: Happy July! We give you our beloved City Art Centre painting by Joan Eardley. 'July Fields'.Joan Kathleen Harding Eardley….
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RT @CUP_LitPerform: 📘 The Cambridge Companion to Mary Prince offers fresh perspectives on the life, legacy, and literary significance of th….
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RT @ScotGovCanada: How we celebrated Canada Day in Scotland? 🇨🇦🏴. With haggis poutines, maple burgers, and ketchup chips at Down the….
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Shaping Jacobitism: Memory, Culture, Networks is a multi-disciplinary exploration of Jacobitism and its cultural legacy with chapters considering #Jacobites from the 1688 Revolution to #Outlander. You can pre-order a copy now with @EdinburghUP !
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RT @simon_schama: phenomenal movie. only natural/ available lighting ; hard to think of another movie that gets inside the period so deep….
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