Message: 22 October 09
Re: Scottish Association for the Study of America (SASA)
The Scottish Association for the Study of America (SASA) was formed in 1999 to encourage and facilitate the study of America in Scotland, and is open to all. Membership is free for postgraduates in 2010 and would entitle you to a discounted delegate fee at the annual conference, in addition to
receiving a newsletter twice a year.
For a Membership Application Contact:
Kirsten Phimister
School of Arts, Culture and Environment
The University of Edinburgh, Alison House
12 Nicolson Square, Edinburgh EH8 9DF
k.phimister@ed.ac.uk
Message: 6 March 09
** the final core class of the semester ** was held on Monday 16 March, 2-3:30 p.m., at the National Library of Scotland, where Kevin Halliwell introduced some of the relevant paper and digital collections for Transatlantic study. His summary was as follows:
"There will be a general introduction to the Library and its collections, pointing in particular to collections of relevance to Transatlantic Studies. This will include modern and antiquarian collections and manuscripts. I will also cover information sources about the collections, both printed and online. I am also hoping to demonstrate the digital collections of early American imprints we have in the Library. After that I will talk about different types of 'Transatlantic' literature, including the literature of emigration, both literary and 'marginal' texts. A discussion of textual types and relations should hopefully draw out topics of further interest. I will try to bring along examples of these and other possible items of interest to Transatlantic Studies."
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