Research output per year
Research output per year
IV25 3HN
United Kingdom
Accepting PhD Students
PhD projects
Cultural and social history of Scotland 1700-1950; emigration to North America 1700-1950
Research activity per year
Scottish emigration to Canada, 1783-1851
Catholic-Protestant relations in the Scottish Highlands
Education in the Scottish Highlands
Highland Evangelicalism
Gender and the Family in the Scottish Highlands, 1750-1850
My main research interests lie in the social and cultural history of the early nineteenth-century Highlands, with an especial focus on religion, education and the family. In addition, I am developing a research project on how emigration to Canada affected family life for Scots from 1782-1850. I am happy to supervise PhD students in any aspects of the social and cultural history of the Highlands between 1700 and 1900, or in the history of Scottish emigration to North America in that period. I especially enjoy work that involves fieldtrips and collaborating with local schools, organisations and heritage groups.
Unless otherwise stated, topics refer to Scottish History, with a special interest in Highland History
High School classes:
- 'Highlanders and Slavery'
- 'Scottish Emigration to Canada'
Frequent speaker at local history, heritage and U3A societies
Local history mini film project, Goslpie Inn (2015-16)
MacKay Country Oral History Workshops (2014-15)
Bettyhill Adult Education weekend (2013)
Conference organisation:
- Land and People in the Northern Highlands Conference (2014)
- John A. MacDonald and the Scots Canadian connection (2010)
Board Member:
- Historylinks Museum, Dornoch (2013-present)
- Women's History Scotland (2012-present)
- EDINA Statistical Accounts (2011-15)
Historical Consultant for:
- Clearances iphone App (Timespan Heritage Centre, Helmsdale, 2012)
- Dunnet and Canisbay Community Council Local History Scoping Project (2010-11)
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Doctor of Philosophy, The Faith of the Crofters: Religion and Identity in the Scottish Highlands, 1793-1843, University of Guelph
Award Date: 1 Jan 2010
Master of Philosophy, Women on the Home-front: Civil War Massachussetts, University of Glasgow
Award Date: 1 Jan 2002
Bachelor of Arts, The Issue of Race within Second Wave American Feminism, University of Glasgow
Award Date: 1 Jan 2001
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
David Worthington (Organiser) & Elizabeth Ritchie (Organiser)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Elizabeth Ritchie (Guest editor)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
Elizabeth Ritchie (Guest editor)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
Elizabeth Ritchie (Editorial board member)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
Daniel Lee (Organiser) & Elizabeth Ritchie (Speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Elizabeth Ritchie (Peer reviewer)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
Elizabeth Ritchie (Speaker)
Activity: KE and Outreach activities › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Schools engagement
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