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Senior Lecturer
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Room C8, Taylor Building
Celtic & Gaelic
School of Language & Literature
Taylor Building
University of Aberdeen
Old Aberdeen
AB24 3UB
Senior Lecturer
M.A. (Hons), M.Litt., P.G.C.E., Ph.D. (Aberdeen), F.H.E.A.
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I have taught in the Northern College, Aberdeen, the National University of Ireland, Galway, the University of the Highlands and Islands, and, since 2004, at the University of Aberdeen. I am currently Senior Lecturer and Head of Gaelic.
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Gaelic literature, especially the modern period;
Literary stylistics;
Lexicography and corpus planning.
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I teach Gaelic language at all levels and in all three streams (i.e. beginners', pre-qualified and first-language speakers). My current Honours courses are:
Gaelic Translation: Theory and Practice
The Gaelic Short Story
The Gaelic Novel
Early Modern Gaelic Language and Texts
Traditionalism and Modernism: Gaelic Poetry 1900-1950
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Memberships:
Arts and Humanities Research Council's Peer Review College
Executive Council, Board of Celtic Studies Scotland
Faclair na Gàidhlig Steering Committee
Board Member, Gaelic Books Council
Examining:
External Examiner: BA in Scottish Cultural Studies, Orkney College, UHI
External Examiner: BA in Gaelic Language and Culture, SMO, UHI
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Programme Coordinator;
Exams Officer;
Honours Adviser;
Postgraduate Conference Supervisor.
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Books – Single Authored
1. An Introduction to Gaelic Fiction, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2011.
2. Progressive Gaelic 1, Aberdeen: Follais, 2011; 2nd edn. 2012.
3. Progressive Gaelic 2, Aberdeen: Follais, 2012.
4. The Natural World in Gaelic Literature. In progress.
Books – Joint Authored
5. Iain Mac a' Ghobhainn, a short monograph with Michelle Macleod to be published in the Gaelic Books Council's Writers' Series. Forthcoming.
Books – Editions
6. Bàrdachd Iain Mhic a' Ghobhainn, edition of Iain Crichton Smith's Gaelic poetry, to be published by Acair. Edited version of complete Gaelic poetry collection, which includes an introductory essay, notes and an index. In press.
7. Sgeulachdan Iain Mhic a' Ghobhainn, an edition of Iain Crichton Smith's Gaelic stories, with Ian MacDonald. To be published by the Scottish Gaelic Texts Society. Includes an introductory essay and notes. In progress.
Books – Edited
8. The Edinburgh Companion to the Gaelic Language (ed. with Michelle Macleod), a volume of essays on various aspects of the language, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2010.
9. From Vestiges to the Very Day: New Voices in Celtic Studies (ed. with Lindsay Milligan), proceedings of the 2008 Aberdeen Celtic Postgraduate Conference, Aberdeen: Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies, University of Aberdeen, 2010.
10. Proceedings of the Aberdeen Celtic Conference 2009 (ed. with Ashley Powell and Lindsay Milligan). In progress.
Books - Translated
11. Eachdraidh Ealasaid ann an Tìr nan Iongantas, a translation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland into Gaelic, Evertype, 2012.
Chapters in Books
12. "Luasganach, neo-chàirdeil, sìorruidh", Lainnir a' bhùirn: Scottish Gaelic Literature in the Twentieth Century and Beyond, ed. by Emma Dymock and Wilson McLeod, Dunedin Academic Press, 2011.
13. "Cuirp Ghleansach Dhubh: an Saoghal ann an Uirsgeul na Gàidhlig", in Sùil air an t-Saoghal, ed. by Niall O'Gallagher & Pàdraig MacAoidh, Clò Ostaig, in press.
14. "Language in Gaelic Literature", in The Edinburgh Companion to the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh University Press, 2010: 63-89.
15. "Ruaraidh MacThòmais: The Glasgow Verse", (with M. Macleod) in Glasgow: Baile Mòr nan Gaidheal / City of the Gaels, Sheila Kidd (ed.), Glasgow University Celtic Department Press, 2007: 216-27.
16. "In the Shadow of the Bard: the Gaelic Novel, Short Story and Drama since the early Twentieth Century", (with M. Macleod) in The Edinburgh History of Scottish Literature vol. 3, Edinburgh, ed. Ian Brown, Susan Manning, Thomas Clancy, & Murray Pittock, EUP, 2006: 273-82.
17. "Dh'fhiosraich mi Céitean", in Cànan & Cultar: Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig , ed. by Wilson McLeod, James E. Fraser & Anja Gunderloch, Dunedin Academic Press: Edinburgh, 2006: 129-137.
Articles in Journals
18. "Monologue, rhetoric and dialectic: how Caraid nan Gàidheal structures a còmhradh", forthcoming.
19. "How the còmhradh influenced the dialogue of early twentieth century Gaelic fiction", forthcoming.
20. "Argyll and the Gaelic prose fiction of the early twentieth century", Caindel Alban: Scottish Gaelic Studies XXIV, 2008: 573-88.
21. "Language in the Development of the Gaelic Novel", Northern Scotland 26, 2007, pp. c. 17.
22. "Iain Crichton Smith: exile, sparseness and the Clearances", in Studies in Scottish Literature 33, 2004: 15-29.
23. "Duilleagan Ghàidhlig Gheala: Ciallachadh agus Roghainn ann am Bàrdachd Iain Mhic a' Ghobhainn", in Gath 2: 2003: 48-58.
24. "Stuth-teagaisg anns na bun-sgoiltean", in Scottish Gaelic Studies XXI, 2003: 153-62.
25. "The Failure of Representation – 'Deer on the High Hills' as thesis" in Scottish Studies Review, Volume 2, No. 2, 2001: 114-26.
26. "Taking the 'aching' out of teaching: fun and games in the classroom", in Journal of Celtic Language Learning Volume 5, 2000.
27. "Assessing the suitability of Scottish Gaelic dictionaries for the classroom", in Journal of Celtic Language Learning, Volume 4, 1999: 42-55.
28. "The Perspective of Mortality in the Writing of Iain Crichton Smith", in Scotia XXII, 1998: 1-14.
29. "Constructing a Scottish Gaelic Dictionary for School Children: some phonological and orthographic considerations", in Journal of Celtic Language Learning, 1997: 51-8.
Reviews and Review Articles
30. Saorsa, in Northwords Now: 21, 2012: 19-20.
31. "Two Highlights of Recent Gaelic Fiction", a review of Taingeil Toilichte (2008) by Norma NicLeòid and Dìomhanas (2008) by Fionnlagh MacLeòid, in Causeway/Cabhsair 1, 2010: 65-69.
32. Review of The Essential Gaelic-English Dictionary by Angus Watson, in Scottish Gaelic Studies XXV, 2009.
33. "Dualchasan a' bualadh ri chèile", Review article on Iain Mac a' Ghobhainn's Am Miseanaraidh (2006), in Gath 6, 2006: 40-4.
Encyclopaedia Entries, Reports and Other Publications
34. "Iain Crichton Smith", Literary Encyclopedia, http://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=4117, 2009.
35. "Sorley MacLean" entry in the Literary Encyclopedia: http://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=4975, 2008.
36. "Return of the Native", Scotsman, 14th May 2005.
37. The Gaelic Phonic System, major report for Stòrlann Nàiseanta na Gàidhlig, 2003: pp.53.
38. Cù Chulainn agus an Creachadh Mòr, a children's novel, serialised for radio, Perth & Kinross Council/Radio Tay, 2002.
39. Na Gàidheil ann an Alba (with M. Macleod), a radio series for Gaelic learners, Perth & Kinross Council/Radio Tay, 2001.
40. Mo Chiad Fhaclair, a children's dictionary, PRG-Acair, Stornoway, 1996.
Conference Presentations and Invited Lectures
41. "Monologue, rhetoric and dialectic: how Caraid nan Gaidheal structures a còmhradh", delivered to the International Conference on the Languages of Scotland and Ulster, Orkney, 2009.
42. "Argyll and Gaelic Prose Fiction", delivered to the International Conference on the Literature of Region and Nation, Aberdeen, 2008.
43. "Gaelic Novels and the Language Question", delivered to the Conference on the Languages of Scotland and Ulster, Perth, 2006.
44. "Iain Crichton Smith: His Life and Work", invited lecture at Word '05, Aberdeen University, 2005.
45. "'Dh'fhiosraich mi Céitean'", delivered at Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig 3, Edinburgh University, July 2004.
46. "Lèirsinn Iain Mhic a' Ghobhainn", conference paper, delivered at international Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig conference, University of Aberdeen, 2000.
47. "A liuthad soitheach: exile, sparseness and the Gaelic diaspora in the writing of Iain Crichton Smith", invited conference paper, delivered to Literature of the Clearances conference, University of Glasgow, 2000.
48. "The Hardest of Metaphors", research paper, delivered to English Department Staff Seminar Series, NUI Galway, 2000.
49. "Perspectives: two Gaelic novels", conference paper, delivered to the Comhdháil Litríocht is Cultúr na Gaeilge, NUI Galway, 1998.
50. "Stuth-teagaisg Gàidhlig ann an Alba", conference paper, delivered to Tríú Comhdháil do Theangeolaíochta na Gaeilge, NUI Galway, 1998.
51. "Methods & Materials in Gaelic Education", conference paper, delivered to Forum for Research into the Languages of Scotland and Ulster, Aberdeen, 1996.
52. "Modern Gaelic Poetry Translation", research paper, delivered to University of Aberdeen Celtic Department Seminar Series, 1995.
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