Robin Burns Lecture Series
Every fall the ETRC presents the Robin Burns Lecture in honour of Robin Burns (1944-1998), one of the founders of the ETRC and professor of Canadian History at Bishop's University. These lectures are an opportunity for scholars to present their research findings on the Eastern Townships to the Bishop’s and regional community. Our public lectures and conferences draw specialists and generalists alike from both the local area and far afield.
Annual Robin Burns Lecture 2011
Margaret Bennett, one of the world’s foremost authorities on Scottish folklore,
our guest speaker at the next Annual Robin Burns Lecture.
The ETRC cordially invites you to attend the 13th annual Robin Burns Lecture on Friday, November 25, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. at Bandeen Hall on the Bishop’s University campus. Our guest speaker, Dr. Margaret Bennett, will delight us with a special evening of history and Scottish folksongs. If the audience’s response to her lecture eight years ago is any indication, this year’s conference promises to be quite entertaining, a fascinating journey into the Scottish roots of the English-speaking community of the Eastern Townships.
"There can be few scholars on either side of the Atlantic who succeed in combining such a wide range of skills as Margaret Bennett. A folksinger of great sensitivity and versatility... Margaret embodies all that is best of the spirit of Scotland" Hamish Henderson
THE EVENT IS FREE AND ALL ARE WELCOME. Refreshments will be served after the lecture. Please RSVP to Jaroslava Baconova at 819-822-9600, ext. 2647 or at etrc@ubishops.ca.
For more information, please go to the Robin Burns Lecture Series section on our website.
Past Lectures
In the past years, the Robin Burns lecture series has welcomed prominent speakers such as the Honourable Laurier L. LaPierre, Senator; Dr. Margaret Bennett of Edinburgh, Scotland, a specialist in Scottish folklore; Dr. Desmond Morton, renowned McGill history professor and founder of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada; and Michael Ignatieff, Canadian author, journalist, academic, and politician; Jack Little, historian.