Reading Scotland with Margaret Bennett

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Originally from the Isle of Skye, Margaret Bennett grew up in a family of tradition bearers, Gaelic on her mother’s side, and Lowland Scots on her father’s. She has a post-graduate degree in Folklore from Memorial University of Newfoundland, a PhD in Ethnology from the University of Edinburgh and Honorary Doctorates (Music) from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and the University of St Andrews. From 1983 to ’96 she lectured at Edinburgh University’s School of Scottish Studies, and since then has been a part-time lecturer (now Professor) at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow. She teaches Folklore across the departments of Music and Drama, Film-making, Musical Theatre, Dance, Costume, set-design and theatre carpentry. She is also Honorary Teaching Fellow at the University of St. Andrews, and Honorary Professor of Antiquities at the Royal Scottish Academy (Edinburgh). Singer, story-teller, broadcaster and writer, Margaret is the recipient of several awards on both sides of the Atlantic. Described as ‘wearing her scholarship lightly’, in 2019 she was one of ten women in Scotland to receive the Saltire Society’s Outstanding Women Award for her ‘contribution to Scottish society”.

‘Reading Scotland’ is a virtual community bringing together Germans and Scots and all who have an interest in Scottish life and literature. The lecture and event series is organised by Priv.-Doz. Dr Sigrid Rieuwerts.

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