It is probably no coincidence McGill University is holding a colloquium to launch its Chair in Canadian-Scottish Studies on Tartan Day, Friday, April 6.
The one-day colloquium, Rediscovering the Scots, will inaugurate the St. Andrew’s Society/McEuen Scholarship Foundation Chair in Canadian-Scottish Studies, and it will begin “a conversation that will work towards defining and realizing a broader research agenda for the study of the Scots and Scottishness in Quebec and Canadian history.”
During this event, eight presentations will be delivered, including The Scots and the Industrial Empire of the St. Lawrence, delivered by Inaugural Chair Don Nerbas.
Originally from Winnipeg, Dr. Nerbas is the associate professor and chair in McGill’s Canadian-Scottish Studies in the Department of History and Classical Studies. He holds a PhD in Canadian history from the University of New Brunswick and was a member of faculty at Cape Breton University prior to his arrival at McGill in 2017. His current book project examines the rise of the Cape Breton coal industry during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
The colloquium will take place at the McGill Faculty Club, 3450 McTavish Street, from noon to 5:00 p.m.
The program and free online registration are available on McGill’s website.
Historical note: The Faculty Club is located in the Baumgarten House on McTavish Street, the former home of Sir Arthur Currie when he was principal of the university. It was built in 1886 for Baron Alfred Baumgarten, a wealthy German sugar tycoon who co-founded the St. Lawrence Sugar Refinery.
we just discovered this colloquial on Scottish in Quebec is being presented tomorrow 6th April.
we note it is now sold out.
will there be a podcast produced for these interesting lectures.
Thank You.
I will be attending tomorrow and will let you know if it will be recorded for public consumption.