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Asst. Prof/Gender History/Cape Breton University; former University of Guelph Postdoc in Scottish Studies; Historian of witchcraft, gender, speech. She/her/hers

Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Joined January 2014
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FINAL CALL for additional contributions to 'Deviance and Marginality in Early Modern Scotland', which has some space for new essays thanks to contributor withdrawals. Especially interested in essays exploring gender and/or race. Get in touch if you want to discuss!
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Merry Christmas from Scotland’s Bard! Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season and happy Hogmanay!
⁦@witchdrdye⁩ has outdone herself this year. Best Christmas card ever! Happy Christmas to all who celebrate and joyous holidays to all!
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Excited to be giving yet another talk on Scottish witchcraft and belief tomorrow for @McDCottage! Talking about witches and magic never gets old! Join us on Oct 20 at 7:00-8:30PM EDT bit.ly/3VGLX3C
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Still one more day to sign up for my exciting talk tomorrow with @HistoryScotland : “Who’s Afraid of the Scottish Witch? Myth-Busting Scotland’s Early Modern Witch-Hunts”!
Myth-busting Scotland's early modern witch-hunts - History Scotland live online talk, 5 October Who were Scotland's alleged witches, what exactly were they accused of, and what powers were they suspected of possessing? Book your place at historyscotland.com/virtual-… #history #witch
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Very excited to be a part of the @HistoryScotland webinar series this month! Join us to find out more about who the REAL Scottish witches were!
Myth-busting Scotland's early modern witch-hunts - History Scotland live online talk, 5 October with @witchdrdye & @Allan_D_Kennedy The talk will be recorded & made available to ticket-holders for 7 days. #history #witchcraft #Scottish historyscotland.com/virtual-…
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The latest addition to our autumn/winter live Zoom lecture series: @witchdrdye chaired by @Allan_D_Kennedy #history #witchcraft historyscotland.com/virtual-…
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They also created this amazing digital exhibit using Omeka. What a fantastic opportunity to engage both students and the public in learning more about Scottish History! bit.ly/3lQgcos
So proud of my Experiential Learning students, who designed/filmed/edited/produced this short film about Guelph’s Signed & Sealed medieval charter collection! Check it out to learn more about our collection and explore the exhibit! youtu.be/iheX7ImkPqo
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What a tribute! Read the whole thing in all it’s glory, and an invitation to join us for some witchy research (just in time for Halloween!)
A Halloween poem as we get excited about Dr. Sierra Dye's (@witchdrdye) talk on Tuesday at noon: Halloween is coming; the pumpkins are aglow In Winnipeg, the day can bring us bitter cold and snow
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