Hello all,
This is a save-the-date for the next International Walter Scott Conference: The 14th International Walter Scott Conference | English and Scottish Literature | Literatures Languages and Culture
The conference will run from 28 to 30 June 2027 at the University of Edinburgh, with an optional trip to Scott’s home, Abbotsford House, on 1 July.
The two keynote speakers will be Philip Connell (University of Cambridge) and Porscha Fermanis (University College Dublin). The conference will also feature a special plenary session marking the 20th anniversary of Ian Duncan’s landmark monograph Scott’s Shadow: The Novel in Romantic Edinburgh (Princeton University Press, 2007).
More details forthcoming, with a call for papers in spring 2026.
Thanks and best wishes,
Gerry.
Dr Gerard Lee McKeever FHEA FSAScot