Dr John Morrison

Dr John Morrison The University of Aberdeen School of Divinity, History & Philosophy Head of School of Divinity, History & Philosophy work +44 (0)1224 273496 work fax +44 (0) 1224 27 2458 pref j.c.morrison@abdn.ac.uk pref Room CB104, School of History & History of Art, ABERDEEN, AB24 3FX

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Research Interests

John Morrison's main research interests are concerned with Scottish painting from the seventeenth to the  twentieth centuries. He is currently working on a book on images of rural labour in Scotland.   

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Teaching Responsibilities

HA1502 Art in the Flesh

HA1506 Modern Art

HA 3513 Painting in a Stateless Nation: Scottish Art 1707-1837

HA3060 From Barbizon to Impressionism: Painting in France

HA4301 Continuity and Change: National Identity in Scottish Art 1840-1920  

HA5504 Imaging Scottish History

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Admin Responsibilities

Head of School, Divinity, History & Philosophy

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Publications

Contributions to Journals

Articles

• Morrison, JC. (in press). 'John Duncan, Patrick Geddes and the Celtic Revival'. Journal of Scottish Thought.
• Morrison, JC. (2008). 'Holland and France: Prototype and Paradigm for Nineteenth Century Scottish Art'. Journal of Irish and Scottish Studies, vol 2, no. 1, pp. 123-138.

Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings

Chapters

• Pryor, MR. & Morrison, JC. 'The King’s Paintings: Preaching to the Times'. J Geddes (ed.), in: King’s College Chapel Aberdeen 1500-2000. Northern Universities Press.
• Morrison, JC. (2010). 'Painting the Nation: Highlandism and Scottish Identity'. in: Letteratura Scozzese. vol. 11, Quaderni del Premio Letterario Giuseppe Acerbi, no. 11, Grafiche Fiorini, Verona, Italy, pp. 27-30.
• Pryor, MR. & Morrison, JC. (2007). 'Caught in the Springe of the Kirke - For Covenant and King: Charles II 1650-51'. P Davidson & J Bepler (eds), in: Triumphs of the Defeated: Early Modern Festivals and Messages of Legitimacy. Wolfenbuttler Forschungen, no. 116, Harrassowitz in Kommission, Wiesbaden, pp. 191-225.
• Morrison, JC. (2005). 'Highlandism and Scottish Identity'. in: In: A Shared Legacy: Essays on Irish and Scottish Art and Visual Culture (eds. Morrison, J.; Cullen, F.) Ashgate. In: A Shared Legacy: Essays on Irish and Scottish Art and Visual Culture (eds. Morrison, J.; Cullen, F.) Ashgate, pp. 97-111.
• Morrison, JC. (2003). 'Nationalism and Nationhood: Late Nineteenth-Century Painting in Scotland'. in: In: Art, Culture and National Identity in Fin-de-Siecle Europe (eds. Facos, M.; Hirsh, S.L.) Cambridge University Press. Cambridge University Press, In: Art, Culture and National Identity in Fin-de-Siecle Europe (eds. Facos, M.; Hirsh, S.L.) Cambridge University Press, pp. 186-206.
• Morrison, JC. (2001). 'The Hearth as Metaphor: Nineteenth-century Scottish Painting and the Symbolism of Domestic Fire'. in: In: The Hearth in Scotland (ed. Wood, M.) Scottish Vernacular Buildings Group. In: The Hearth in Scotland (ed. Wood, M.) Scottish Vernacular Buildings Group, pp. 68-85.
• Morrison, JC. (2001). 'Sir William Allan and the Painting of Scottish History'. in: In: Sir William Allan. Artist Adventurer (ed. Howard, J.) City of Edinburgh Museums and Galleries. In: Sir William Allan. Artist Adventurer (ed. Howard, J.) City of Edinburgh Museums and Galleries, pp. 13-22.

Conference Proceedings

• Morrison, JC. & Pryor, M. (2007). 'Caught in the Springe of the Kirke: For Covenant and King: Charles II 1650-51'. P Davidson & J Bepler (eds), in: The triumphs of the defeated: Early modern festivals and messages of legitimacy. Wolfenbutteler Forschungen, no. 116, Harrassowitz in Kommission, Wiesbaden, Germany, pp. 191 – 226.

Contributions to Conferences

Other Contributions

• Morrison, JC. (2013). '�The Whole is Quite Consonant with the Truth”: Queen Victoria and the Myth of the Highlands'. Victoria & Albert; Art & Love, London, United Kingdom, 5/06/10 - 6/06/10,.

Books and Reports

Books

• Morrison, JC. & Cullen, F. (2005). 'A Shared Legacy. Essays on Irish and Scottish Art and Visual Culture'. Unknown Publisher, Ashgate.
• Morrison, JC. (2003). 'Painting the Nation: Identity and Nationalism in Scottish Painting, 1800-1920'. Unknown Publisher, Edinburgh University Press.

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