Ulster Scots Centre

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The focus of the research carried out will be on the Ulster Scots Diaspora. Both the common and the diverse currents of the Ulster Scots experience have been often ignored: the first because of a tradition of writing distinctive national histories which tended to fragment that experience geographically; the second because of a tradition of cultural essentialism which tended to displace difference in favour of national uniformity.

In a world of self-conscious nation states, the cultural connections of people who shared no single national identity brings problems of conceptualisation.

Ulster Scots studies expand the boundaries of conventional understanding but has often been intellectually marginalised.

The role of the Centre is therefore to promote the experience of the Ulster Scots as a mainstream academic concern.

Aims and objectives of the Centre:

• The continuation of outstanding, innovative research in Irish and Scottish Studies locally, nationally and globally.

• The development of further teaching and research at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

• The advancement of new projects, symposia, and events to mark the lead which the University of Ulster takes in Irish and Scottish studies.

• The expansion of the Centre's online presence to provide resources in these fields.

• The creation of a forum for the propagation, development and celebration of Irish and Scottish studies.

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No, this infrastructure does not provide funding.

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Ulster University
Belfast