Resources
A collection of resources – books, podcasts, articles and more – that have given us inspiration and solidarity while exploring these topics. If you have any resources you’d like to recommend, we’d love to hear from you. Please email info@fearna.org
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A Handbook of the Scottish Gaelic World
By Michael Newton. Out of print and hard to come by outside academic libraries but well worth seeking out
TOPICS
- Gaelic Identity, Heritage, Highlands, Place, Scottish Islands
A History of the Native Woodlands of Scotland
A history of the native woodlands of Scotland, 1500-1920 by TC Smout, AR MacDonald & F Watson. A great overview of how we’ve lived with woodlands over the last several hundred years.
TOPICS
- Highlands, History, Land, Land Ownership, Maps, Place, Scotland, Scottish Islands, Woodlands
After Empire: Melancholia or Convivial Culture?
By Paul Gilroy
TOPICS
- Culture, Decolonization, History, Identity, Place
‘The Creation of the Gaelic Society of Inverness and an Awakening of the Gaelic Nation in Scotland in the Late 19th Century’ – talk on Gaelic identity and activist by Iain MacKinnon.
TOPICS
- Gaelic Identity, Heritage, Highlands, History, Place, Scottish Islands
Between Islands: In conversation with Kevin MacNeil – an interview by Zoe Paterson MacInnes
TOPICS
- Gaelic Identity, Heritage, Place, Scottish Islands
Cisteachan-Laighe / Coffins by Ruaraidh MacThòmas. A reflection on the pain and grief of linguistic and cultural loss. Original Gaelic version and English translation available.
TOPICS
- Gaelic Identity, Gaelic Language, Heritage, History, Identity