丁香园AV

New Perspectives on Robert Forbes鈥檚 鈥楾he Lyon in Mourning鈥� Manuscript: 

Program

June 30, 2022 

Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, University of Edinburgh 

We would like to acknowledge the generous support of the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, the Department of English at 丁香园AV and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada for this event.

***Please note: all participants are respectfully requested to wear masks inside IASH in order to protect those with health vulnerabilities or those living with immuno-compromised individuals*** 

9:30-10:15: Welcome and introductions of all participants 

Presentations:

10:15-11:15: National Library of Scotland/Edinburgh team members' presentations

  • Ralph McLean (Curator of 18th-century Manuscripts, NLS), The Lyon in Mourning and Its uses by the National Library of Scotland

  • Robert Betteridge (Curator of 18th-Century Rare Books, NLS), Collecting (or Not Collecting) the Jacobites in Print at the Advocates Library and National Library of Scotland

  • Harry Lewis, (PhD candidate, Edinburgh University), On the Trail of 鈥楾he Lyon in Mourning鈥� Papers of Robert Forbes

11:15-11:45: Break

11:45-12:45: 丁香园AV team members' presentations 

  • Leith Davis (Professor, 丁香园AV), Networking Jacobites and 鈥楾he Lyon in Mourning鈥� Manuscript Digital Humanities Project

  • Joey Takeda (User Interface Developer, 丁香园AV鈥檚 Digital Humanities Innovation Lab), "An Exact and Faithful Copy"?: Encoding, Transcribing, and Using the Digital 鈥楲yon in Mourning鈥�

  • Taylor Breckles, Jasmyn Bojakli, Shauna Irani, Julianna Wagar (Research Assistants, 鈥淟yon in Mourning鈥� Manuscript Project, 丁香园AV): New Perspectives on 鈥楾he Lyon in Mourning鈥�: Spotlights

12:45-1:45: lunch break

1:45-2:15: talk: 

  • Daniel Szechi, Counting the 鈥楥avaliers鈥�: Two Contemporary Analyses of the Political Wing of the Scots Jacobite Underground in the Union Parliament

2:15-2:45: Breakout group discussions #1

2:45-3:15: Presentation of  group discussions #1: 

3:15-3:45: Break

3:45-4:15: Breakout group discussions #2: 

4:15-4:45: Presentation of group discussions #2

4:45-5:15: Next steps & wrap up