#47 Some Like It Scot

CONTENT WARNING : discussions of racism, colonialism and cultural appropriation as it pertains to romance novels. Also loud bagpipe sounds. This week we're taking a look under the kilt at the dark(?) history behind Scottish romance novels. Do you agree with Jackie- is there something a little off about Scots in romance books? Or is she thinking too deeply about all this...after all, these are *just* fiction books.Shoutout to Dr. Euan Hague at De Paul University for sitting down with Jackie to talk cultural geography! Make sure to tune into minisode #22 to hear that entire interview!Raging Romantics Book List! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Suggestions? Email us at [email protected]!Authors/Books we mentionDragon Fever by Donna Grant (quote Jackie reads at the beginning)Diana GabaldonJennifer AshleyKaren Marie MoningLyndsay SandsMaya Banks Highlander seriesKinley MacGregor MacAllister seriesRecommended reads:How the Scots Invented the Modern World by Arthur HermanA History of Scotland by Neil OliverThe Highland Furies: The Black Watch by Victoria SchofieldLiterally ANYTHING by Alistair Moffat but especially Scotland; A History From Earliest Times ; The Highland Clans ; and Scotland's Lost FrontierThe Lowland Clearances: Scotland's Silent Revolution, 1760 - 1830 by Aitchinson and CassellThe Highland Clearances by Eric RichardsTo the Ends of the Earth: Scotland's Global Diaspora, 1750-2010 by TM DevineOther resources:"Why Scottish Romances?" (Somerville Public Library, 2006)"Romance Unlaced: Exploring the appeal of Scottish heroes" (Hunter, 2014)"'Och Aye': Reading Scottish Romances as an Actual Scottish Person" (Donaldson, 2017)"The Fetishization of Scottish Highlanders" (Jane, 2009)"Outlander tourism effect a 'double edged sword'" (BBCnews.com, 2020)"The Outlander Effect" (Drysdale)"From tartan to bagpipes: the story behind Scotland’s brand" (Dickie, 2019)"A Professor Studies Scottish Romance" (Wordwenches.com, 2013)"Why do Americans love Scotland so much? We visit California's Scotsfestival to find out" (Stephenson, 2020)"Romanticism in Literature: Definition and Examples (Somers, 2019)"Tartan and the Dress Act of 1746" (Scottish Tartans Authority)"Tartan Repeal" (ibid.)"Ancient Highland Dress" (ibid.)"The Act of Proscription" (ibid.)"Mythbusters!" (ibid.)"Scots Gaelic language" (Britannica.com)Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 (British Heritage)"The Scottish Enlightenment and the Romantic Movement" (Rosslyn Chapel)"The Aftermath of the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion: How British Reformatory Measures and Chief Complicity Destroyed Clanship in the Scottish Highlands" (Jones, 2021)"1746 – Highland Dress Proscription Act" (Scotlans.com)"The Act of Proscription, tartan and Gaelic culture" (Sassenach Sticher, 2021)"Scottish Enlightenment" (britannica.com)"The Seventh Romantic: Robert Burns" (Burch)"Gaelic language erosion and revitalization on the Isle of Skye, Scotland" (Smakman, 2008)"UNESCO Project: Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger" (UNESCO.org)