Graeme Morton (historian)

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Graeme Morton is a Scottish academic historian who has occupied the Chair of Modern History at the University of Dundee since 2013.

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Career

Morton completed a master of arts degree (MA) in economic and social history and sociology in 1989, and a doctorate of philosophy (PhD) at the University of Edinburgh in 1993; his doctoral thesis was entitled Unionist-nationalism: the historical construction of Scottish national identity, Edinburgh, 1830–1860 . He lectured at Edinburgh from 1992 until 2004, when he was appointed to the inaugural Scottish Studies Foundation Chair at the University of Guelph; while in this post, he was Director of the university's Centre for Scottish Studies. In 2013, he returned to Scotland as Professor of Modern History at the University of Dundee; he remains an Adjunct Professor of History at the University of Guelph. [1] [2]

Research

Morton's research interests include Scottish national identity and nationalism (including the significance of William Wallace), as well as the urban history of Scotland, and civil society and associational activity. [2] His published works include: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Graeme Morton", University of Dundee. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Graeme Morton", University of Guelph. Retrieved 12 August 2017.