Scotland-Canada Academic Partnership Lecture: Nova Scotia and the Imperial Strategies of Highland Scots
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The Centre for Scottish Studies is pleased to share the annual Scotland-Canada Academic Partnership (S-CAP) Lecture!
Join us virtually on Tuesday, February 10 at 1 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)/6 p.m. (United Kingdom time) on Zoom for Nova Scotia and the Imperial Strategies of Highland Scots, delivered by Professor Karly Kehoe, Saint Mary's University.
About the Talk…
This talk explores the legacy of colonial privilege by looking at patterns of Scottish Highland settlement in Nova Scotia. Catholic Highlanders made use of the spectrum of advantages inherent in the White European settler experience despite facing significant persecution at home. Examining their connections with the process of empire building builds a deeper understanding of the complexities of colonization and helps us to think about Scottish History’s connection with Canada’s reconciliation process.
About the Speaker…
Karly Kehoe is Professor of History at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her work focuses on Scottish Highland migration, colonial privilege and settler colonialism in the north Atlantic world. She is the author of numerous works related to Scottish History, including the award-winning book Empire and Emancipation: Scottish and Irish Catholics at the Atlantic Fringe. She is the past convenor of the Scottish Historical Review Trust and co-editor of the Histories of the Scottish Atlantic book series with Edinburgh University Press.
This talk is generously supported by the Scottish Government Office in Canada.