Angus Og Goes to Glasgow

Join Angus Og at the University of Glasgow for a special full day symposium on Wednesday 29th May 2024, 10:00 – 16:30.

This exciting hybrid event will showcase the original Angus Og cartoons and explore some of the key themes addressed by its creator Ewen Bain including social history and political commentary, cultural identity and language alongside a dive into the world of cartoon creation, visual narratives, and humour as a social barometer and cultural intervention.

The day features papers from some of Scotland’s leading playwrights, artists, academics and cartoon enthusiasts alongside opportunities to view original cartoons and archive materials. Perfect for all those who remember Angus Og fondly and those with an interest in cartoons, comics and Scottish culture.

The event will take place in person in University of Glasgow Archives & Special Collections, 13 Thurso St, Glasgow G11 6PE on Wednesday 29th May 2024, 10:00 – 16:30 and online via Zoom.

There are only a limited number of in person tickets available via eventbrite for a nominal fee of £5.00 which will include tea, coffee and a sandwich lunch, please register early. To attend via Zoom please select virtual attendance, the meeting link will be sent in your confimration email.

Full programme details below;

0930-1000 Reception – University of Glasgow Library Level 3

1000-1015 Welcome from Robert MacLean, University of Glasgow Archives and Special Collections (ASC) Academic Engagement Lead & Rhona Flin Depositor of the Ewen Bain Angus Og Collection, Ewen Bain’s daughter (virtual)

1000-1015 Katharine Macfarlane, Archives Project Officer (Angus Og) Skye and Lochalsh Archive Centre ‘A Skye-man from Maryhill: Ewen Bain and the Angus Og Collection’

1045-1115 Professor Laurence Grove, Professor of French and Text/Image Studies and Director of the Stirling Maxwell Centre University of Glasgow, ‘Angus Og in the World’

1115-1145 Refreshment Break– University of Glasgow Library Level 3

1145-13:00 Catherine MacPhee, Archivist, Skye and Lochalsh Archive Centre, Rosie Al-Mulla, Archivist, Scottish Political Archive and Susan Taylor, Librarian Special Collections, The Mitchell Library ‘Collecting Cartoons: a review followed by Q & A’

13:00-1400 Sandwich Lunch – University of Glasgow Library Level 3

1405-1425 Paul Bristow, Creative Practitioner / Director, Magic Torch Comics ‘Communities, Comics and Cultural Identity’

1425-1445 Jon Place, Senior Lecturer and Course Leader, Buckingham New University ‘Decoding the visual language of Ewan Bain and Angus Og

1445 – 1505 Dr Rhiannon McGlade, Lecturer in Hispanic Studies, University of Strathclyde ‘Humorous Reflections’

1505-1515 Q & A

1515 – 1545 Refreshment Break– University of Glasgow Library Level 3

1545-1615 Alan Bissett, Author & Playwright, ‘Beyond the Minch: Angus Og's Relationship to Scotland’

16:15 – 16:30 Final Q & A and Close

This event is hosted by Highlife Highland Archive Service in partnership with University of Glasgow Archives & Special Collections supported by Scottish Government National Islands Plan Funding.

Host or Publisher Highland Archive Service