SAHA Conversations

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SAHA Conversations

Join us for the new podcast series that celebrates Arts & Humanities across Scotland! The SAHA Conversations series brings together Arts & Humanities enthusiasts from different industries: from business to design, from politics to media and many others. Wherever their careers might have led them, they all share a passion for arts and humanities and recognise their important contribution to society today.

  1. A SAHA Conversation with Amina Shah

    06/09/2022

    A SAHA Conversation with Amina Shah

    We are delighted to bring you another SAHA Conversation. Our guest this week is Amina Shah. Amina is the National Librarian and Chief Executive of the National Library of Scotland. She has over 25 years' experience across the library and literature sector, including both public and academic libraries. She was a previous Chief Executive of the Scottish Library and Information Council and Director of Programme at the Scottish Book Trust and is President of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals in Scotland and Visiting Professor at the School of Creative and Culture Business at Robert Gordon University.  She is a Trustee of StAnza International Poetry Festival, Friends of the National Libraries, the Scottish Library and Information Council and the British Library Advisory Board. Amina has a strong interest in diversity and inclusion and the role libraries, literature and culture play in empowering individuals and communities. As we discuss during our conversation, Amina has spent most of her life amongst books and our talk covers different topics related to books and libraries. The discussion also includes Amina’s reflections on the future of libraries and the various services libraries provide for their communities beyond access to their collections. Resources mentioned: National Library of Scotland A Living Proof: A Climate Story documentary Scotland’s Public Library Strategy 2021-2025 Scottish Library & Information Council

    33 min
  2. A SAHA Conversation with Jane McCulloch

    05/05/2022

    A SAHA Conversation with Jane McCulloch

    We are delighted to bring you a new SAHA Conversation. Our guest this week is Jane McCulloch. Jane McCulloch is the Consul General of Ireland in Edinburgh, having taken up her post in July 2019. Jane is a career diplomat who has served Ireland at home and abroad for fifteen years. Jane has served abroad as Deputy Head of Mission and Consul at the Embassies of Ireland in Warsaw and Copenhagen, and at home in various roles across the Department of Foreign Affairs, including as Head of Integrity in the Passport Service, in the Humanitarian Unit of Irish Aid, and on State Visits in DFA’s Protocol Division. Before joining the Department of Foreign Affairs, Jane worked in the events industry, delivering major outdoor public events. She graduated from the University of St Andrews in 2002. Our SAHA Conversation includes Jane’s reflections on her career and on the contribution of arts & humanities to international relations. As this conversation was recorded in the first week of February 2022, and St Patrick’s day on March 17th was just around the corner, we also discussed St Patrick’s Day and what it means for Ireland and the Irish diaspora. Resources mentioned: Consulate General of Ireland in Edinburgh Ireland-Scotland Bilateral Review Boyne to Brodgar project The Book of Kells Colmcille - An Naomh Dána (TG4 and BBC Alba documentary) Athbheatha: Colm Cille Ildánach (A celebration of the 1500th anniversary of Colmcille's life through works of art - TG4 documentary) An Irish - Scottish celebration of St Brigid's Day 2021 The 2022 St Brigid's Day event Women’s Voices in Arts & Media (organised by the  Consulates General of Ireland in Cardiff, Edinburgh, and Manchester) Causeway Ireland - Scotland Business Exchange Young Professionals Network

    36 min

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Join us for the new podcast series that celebrates Arts & Humanities across Scotland! The SAHA Conversations series brings together Arts & Humanities enthusiasts from different industries: from business to design, from politics to media and many others. Wherever their careers might have led them, they all share a passion for arts and humanities and recognise their important contribution to society today.

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