Profil personnel
Research Expertise
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.
Teaching Expertise
Unless otherwise stated, topics refer to Scottish History, with a special interest in Highland History
- Rural history
- Agriculture and landscape
- Clearances
- Emigration, 1700-1950
- Internal migration, 1700-1900
- Religious history, 1700-1900
- Social and economic history of women, 1700-1900
- History of the family, 1700-1900
- Scots in North America, 1600-1950
- Scottish identity in North America, 1600-1950
Services Expertise
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)
Qualification académique
Doctor of Philosophy, The Faith of the Crofters: Religion and Identity in the Scottish Highlands, 1793-1843, University of Guelph
Date d'octroi: 1 janv. 2010
Master of Philosophy, Women on the Home-front: Civil War Massachussetts, University of Glasgow
Date d'octroi: 1 janv. 2002
Bachelor of Arts, The Issue of Race within Second Wave American Feminism, University of Glasgow
Date d'octroi: 1 janv. 2001
Keywords
- F1001 Canada (General)
- D204 Modern History
Expertise relative aux objectifs de développement durable des Nations Unies
En 2015, les États membres des Nations Unies ont convenu de 17 objectifs de développement durable (Sustainable Development Goals, SDG) pour éradiquer la pauvreté, protéger la planète et assurer la prospérité de tous. Le travail de cette personne contribue à la poursuite du/des SDG suivant(s) :
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Peace justice and strong institutions
Empreinte digitale
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Families at Sea: The Impact of the Transatlantic Crossing on Scottish Migrant Families in the Age of Sail, circa 1784–1855
Ritchie, E., 26 nov. 2025, Dans: International Review of Scottish Studies. 50, 2, p. 144-166 22 p., 3.Résultats de recherche: Article › Revue par des pairs
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Faith and the family: Family life and the spread of evangelical culture in the Scottish Gàidhealtachd, c. 1790-c.1860
Ritchie, E., 31 mars 2021, Dans: The Scottish Historical Review. 100, 1, p. 57-81 24 p., 3.Résultats de recherche: Article › Revue par des pairs
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Men and Place: Male Identity and the Meaning of Place in the Nineteenth-Century Scottish Gàidhealtachd
Ritchie, E., 26 sept. 2020, Dans: Genealogy. 4, 4, p. 1-20 20 p.Résultats de recherche: Article › Revue par des pairs
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The Township, the Pregnant Girl and the Church: Community Dynamics, Gender and Social Control in Early Nineteenth-Century Scotland
Ritchie, E., 31 mai 2019, Dans: Northern Scotland. 10, 1, p. 41-67 27 p.Résultats de recherche: Article › Revue par des pairs
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Yes after No: The Indyref Landscape, 2014-16
Ritchie, E., 18 janv. 2019, Dans: Journal of British Identities. 2, 1, p. 1-30 30 p.Résultats de recherche: Article › Revue par des pairs
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Pregnant Emigrants: Gender, Childbirth and Migrant Families in Rural British North America, 1818-1850
Ritchie, E., 2018, Gender and Mobility in Scotland and Abroad. Dye, S., Ewan, E. & Glaze, A. (eds.). Guelph: University of Guelph, Vol 4. (Guelph Series in Scottish Studies; Vol 4).Résultats de recherche: Chapter
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Cows, Sheep and Scots: Livestock and Immigrant Strategies in Rural Upper Canada, 1814-1851
Ritchie, E., 23 mars 2017, Dans: Ontario History. 109, 1, p. 5-30 26 p.Résultats de recherche: Article › Revue par des pairs
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Activités
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'Universities, Heritage Bodies and Scotland’s Regional Pasts: Evidencing and Transforming from the Highlands and Islands'
Worthington, D. (Organiser) & Ritchie, E. (Organiser)
22 oct. 2019Activité: Participation in conference
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Being Human Festival 2015
Lee, D. (Organiser) & Ritchie, E. (Speaker)
13 nov. 2015 → 14 nov. 2015Activité: Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Agricultural History (Journal)
Ritchie, E. (Editorial board member)
2015 → 2018Activité: Publication peer-review
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Classroom teaching
Ritchie, E. (Speaker)
2015Activité: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Schools engagement
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Presse/médias
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Driven from the land: how greed ignited Clearances that would change Scotland forever
29/01/24
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Presse/Médias: Research
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