Professor Michelle MacLeod

Professor Michelle MacLeod
Professor Michelle MacLeod
Professor Michelle MacLeod

M.A. (Hons), PhD (Aberdeen)

Personal Chair, Dean for Impact & Engagement

About
Email Address
m.macleod@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number
+44 (0)1224 272548
Office Address

Room B03 Taylor Building, Gaelic, School of Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture, Taylor Building University of Aberdeen Old Aberdeen AB24 3UB

School/Department
School of Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture
School/Department
Senior Vice Principals

Biography

I have worked at the University of Aberdeen since September 2004 and was promoted to Personal Chair in Gaelic in 2019. 

I teach and carry out research in areas related to Scottish Gaelic language and culture. I am passionate about multilingualism and inter-cultural communication and have attempted to learn a number of other languages to various degrees of success.

I have held various leadership positions at the University, including a spell as Interim Head of School of Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture and Director of the Confucius Institute. I am currently Dean for Impact and Engagement.

Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships

I am a member of several University committees, including: the Partnership Committee, Research Committee and Enterprise and Innovation Committee. I sit on the University's Gaelic Language Plan Advisory Group http://www.abdn.ac.uk/ppg/index.php?id=170&sub=11&top=2 also on the University's Senate.

External Memberships
  • Chair of the Catherine McCaig Trust
  • Member of the British Academy / UCML Strategic Committee for Languages in Higher Education
  • Chair of Theatre gu Leor
  • Member, Bord na Gaidhlig

Prizes and Awards

In 2021 I won the Donald Meek Prize for the best non-fiction Gaelic book Fichead Bliadhna air An Ard-urlar / A Century of Gaelic Drama published by the Association for Scottish Literary Studies.

In 2022 I was one of three AHRC Future of Languages Research Fellows.

Research

Research Overview

My areas of research include: modern Gaelic literature; the concept of Gaelic identity; the modern Gaelic community; Gaelic drama; language teaching and language planning.

Current Research

Gaelic drama, modern Gaelic literature, community language planning and adult language acquisition.

Knowledge Exchange

I have been appointed by the Scottish Government as a board member of Bord na Gaidhlig: the non-departmental public body with responsibility for promoting Gaelic and overseeing the implementation of the National Plan for Gaelic.

Collaborations

I recently collaborated with colleagues in Sabhal Mor Ostaig and Comunn na Gaidhlig to establish a pilot network for community language development officers.

Teaching

Teaching Responsibilities

 I teach Gaelic language across the degree programme and sub-honours introductory courses on Gaelic society and literature.  I also teach honours courses on: Modern Gaelic Poetry, Gaelic Dialectology, Modern Irish Language and Language and Identity.

 

 

Publications

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  • Planning for growth: the professionalisation of the taskforce for Gaelic revitalisation

    MacLeod, M., Armstrong, T. C., Munro, G., Taylor, I.
    Gaelic in Contemporary Scotland: The Revitalisation of an Endangered Language. Marsaili, M., Smith-Christmas, C. (eds.). Edinburgh University Press, pp. 141-155
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
  • The closed room: expressions of existentialism and absurdity in Gaelic drama

    MacLeod, M.
    International Journal of Scottish Theatre and Screen, vol. 9, pp. 89–112
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Structure and Agency: Influences on and Experiences of Learning Gaelic in Adulthood

    MacLeod, M., MacLeod, M. C.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers
  • An Fhirinn agus A' Bhreug: Deich Dealbhan-cluiche le Tormod Calum Domhnallach

    MacLeod, M. C.
    Aberdeen University Press, Aberdeen. 184 pages
    Books and Reports: Scholarly Editions
  • Structur agus Fèin-riaghladh: Buaidhean agus Fèin-fhiosrachadh air Gàidhlig Ionnsachadh mar Inbhich

    MacLeod, M., MacLeod, M. C.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers
  • Lìbhrigeadh Gàidhlig do Dh’inbhich tro Ùlpan: Delivery of Gaelic to Adults through Ùlpan

    MacLeod, M., Macleod, M. C., Milligan Dombrowski, L., Jones, K.
    Bord na Gaidhlig. 175 pages
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports
  • Contemporary Poetry 1950s-The Present

    MacLeod, M. C., Dosa, A.
    International Companion to Scottish Poetry. Sassi, C. (ed.). Edinburgh University Press, pp. 89-93, 5 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
  • Young Speakers’ Use of Gaelic in the Primary Classroom: A multi-perspectival pilot study

    MacLeod, M., Macleod, M. C., Coyle, D., Thirkell, A. M.
    Isle of Skye: Soillse. 61 pages
    Books and Reports: Other Reports
  • Three Centuries of Gaelic Language Manipulation on Stage

    Macleod, M. C.
    Scottish Language, vol. 33
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Dealbhadh Prògram CPD Airson Obair Choimhearsnachd Ghàidhlig

    MacLeod, M. C., Rothach, G., Mac an Tàilleir, I., Armstrong, T.
    100 pages
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports
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