Outlander and Scotland
Touchstones and Signposts
Published on 12. December 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
312 pages
978-1-80425-204-8 (ISBN)
Description
Some people regard facts as inconvenient obstacles to their creativity, while I'm inclined to view them as a trampoline. DIANA GABALDON
What is the 'Outlander Effect'?
How does Outlander shape understanding of clan identity and Jacobite allegiance?
How does the series balance modern feminist perspectives with historical realities?
How does Diana Gabaldon answer ten key questions about her work?
Inspired by Scotland's tumultuous history of 'treachery, betrayal and murder', the Outlander series has fired unprecedented global interest in Highland dress, Scottish history and Gaelic culture. In this landmark book, Diana Gabaldon shares her strong views on cultural appropriation and answers ten key Outlander questions. Outlander and Scotland offers a fascinating and sometimes surprising range of insights. Informed voices from the worldwide Outlander community discuss the storytelling, the characters, the real histories behind the fiction and the questions of gender and power Diana Gabaldon raises.
It's all Claire's fault that there's time travel in these stories. DIANA GABALDON
What is the 'Outlander Effect'?
How does Outlander shape understanding of clan identity and Jacobite allegiance?
How does the series balance modern feminist perspectives with historical realities?
How does Diana Gabaldon answer ten key questions about her work?
Inspired by Scotland's tumultuous history of 'treachery, betrayal and murder', the Outlander series has fired unprecedented global interest in Highland dress, Scottish history and Gaelic culture. In this landmark book, Diana Gabaldon shares her strong views on cultural appropriation and answers ten key Outlander questions. Outlander and Scotland offers a fascinating and sometimes surprising range of insights. Informed voices from the worldwide Outlander community discuss the storytelling, the characters, the real histories behind the fiction and the questions of gender and power Diana Gabaldon raises.
It's all Claire's fault that there's time travel in these stories. DIANA GABALDON
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Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
364 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80425-204-8 (9781804252048)
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Persons
LISA KELLY is a lecturer in film & TV studies at the University of Glasgow. An academic researcher with extensive experience of delivering Film & TV Studies at undergraduate and postgraduate level.Gillebride MacMillan is from the Milton in South Uist. He comes from a family with a strong Gaelic background. Gaelic is his first language and Gaelic songs and traditions were always an important part of family life. He was the Gaelic language teacher on Outlander.
WILLY MALEY Professor of English Literature at the University of Glasgow. A critic, editor, teacher and writer, he was co-founder with the late Philip Hobsbaum of the Creative Writing Masters in 1995.
DIANA GABALDON is an American author best known for the Outlander series. Blending history, romance and time travel, her debut novel Outlander (1991) sparked an international phenomenon and acclaimed television adaptation, praised for its vivid detail and compelling characters.
WILLY MALEY Professor of English Literature at the University of Glasgow. A critic, editor, teacher and writer, he was co-founder with the late Philip Hobsbaum of the Creative Writing Masters in 1995.
DIANA GABALDON is an American author best known for the Outlander series. Blending history, romance and time travel, her debut novel Outlander (1991) sparked an international phenomenon and acclaimed television adaptation, praised for its vivid detail and compelling characters.