The Summer School brings together diverse scholars and community members to help us approach our theme from both sides. We will begin with an orientation evening on 22 June, followed by seven days of seminars, talks, discussion sessions, interviews, workshops, and site visits, foregrounding the multi-dimensional aspect of our fields and, in particular, the work of staff and students on the School. The week will finish with the opening concert of the Portsoy Boat Festival, and participants may opt to remain in the village for the weekend’s events (an optional festival package, payable separately, will be available).

The School is intended for current PhD students, though we may consider Master’s students at an advanced level or fledgling post-docs. Participants will work with community members and academics, and have opportunities to workshop and present their own work in diverse and open collaborative settings, as well as several open-to-the-public events.

The working language of the programme will be English. Participants can earn 6 ECTS points for the week.

Programme

Day 1 – FRIDAY, 22 June
11:00-18:00 Arrivals
19:00 Dinner
Later Introduction

DAY 2 – SATURDAY, 23 JUNE
09:00-10:00 The Portsoy Community, Lorna Summers and Roger Goodyear
10:00-10:30 Break
10:30-11:00 Keynote 1, Thomas McKean
11:00-12:30 Discussion
12:30 Lunch
14:00-15:00 Portsoy Walk, with Len Murray
15:00-15:30 Break
15:30-17:00 Interview with Lorna Summers
18:00 Dinner
19:30 Debrief

DAY 3 – SUNDAY, 24 JUNE
09:00-10:00 Keynote 2, Robert Baron
10:00-10:30 Discussion
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-12:30 Student Presentations 1
12:30 Lunch
14:00-15:00 Student Presentations 2
15:00-15:30 Break
15:30-17:00 Student Presentations 3
18:00 Dinner
19:30 Entertainment

DAY 4 – MONDAY, 25 JUNE
09:00-10:00 Keynote 3, Elaine Lawless
10:00-10:30 Discussion
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-12:30 Student Presentations 4
12:30 Lunch
14:00-15:00 Keynote 4, Donald Smith
15:00-15:30 Break
15:30-17:00 Student Presentations 4
18:00 Dinner
19:30 Debrief

DAY 5 – TUESDAY, 26 JUNE
09:00-10:30 Keynote 5, Local Voices: Encounters in the Community, Chris Wright, Steve Byrne, and Mairi McFadyen
11:00-12:30 Workshop: Fieldwork Encounters and the Community Gathering Model
12:30 Lunch
13:30-14:00 Set up Community Gathering
14:00-17:00 Community Gathering: ‘Our Portsoy: Sharing Our Stories’
18:00 Dinner

DAY 5 – WEDNESDAY, 27 JUNE
09:00-10:30 Debrief: Reflections on the Role of the Ethnologist
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-12:30 Workshop: Preparation for Ethnographic Walks
12:30-14:00 Lunch
14:00-17:00 Fieldwork: Ethnographic Walks
18:00 Dinner
19:30 Tom, Maggie, and Emma Spiers – Songs of the North-East

DAY 7 – THURSDAY, 28 JUNE
09:00-15:00 Excursions
09:00 Departure
15:00-15:30 Break
15:30-17:00 Keynote 6, Frances Wilkins
18:00 Dinner
19:30 Volunteer

DAY 8 – FRIDAY, 29 JUNE
09:00-10:30 Workshops/volunteer
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-12:30 Workshops/volunteer
12:30-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:00 Reflections, Robert Baron and Elaine Lawless
15:00-15:30 Break
15:30-17:00 Discussion
18:00 Dinner
19:30 Informal Ceilidh