Roslyn Potter

Writer, researcher, aspiring broadcaster

‘Better byde the cuiks, nor the mediciners’: Food and poetry in medieval and early modern Scotland (c. 1400–1650) thumbnail
‘Better byde the cuiks, nor the mediciners’: Food and poetry in medieval and early modern Scotland (c. 1400–1650) 
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'Early Modern Women Writers in Scotland' (co-authored with Kate Mathis) thumbnail
'Early Modern Women Writers in Scotland' (co-authored with Kate Mathis) 
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The anatomy of a seventeenth-century Scottish medical book thumbnail
The anatomy of a seventeenth-century Scottish medical book 
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Sacrum mysteria: Easter music in Scotland’s sixteenth century thumbnail
Sacrum mysteria: Easter music in Scotland’s sixteenth century 
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Lilias SKENE: QUAKER POET AND SOCIAL ACTIVIST IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY ABERDEEN thumbnail
Lilias SKENE: QUAKER POET AND SOCIAL ACTIVIST IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY ABERDEEN  
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Early Scottish Lyrics thumbnail
Early Scottish Lyrics 
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The Wayfarers: music, history, education thumbnail
The Wayfarers: music, history, education 
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DAYTIME/NIGHTIME on Subcity Radio thumbnail
DAYTIME/NIGHTIME on Subcity Radio 
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DAYTIME/NIGHTIME on NTS thumbnail
DAYTIME/NIGHTIME on NTS 
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DAYTIME/NIGHTIME on CFRU.CA thumbnail
DAYTIME/NIGHTIME on CFRU.CA 
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About me
My specialisms are medieval and early modern Scottish literature and song culture, women's writing, and gender history. I would love to hear from you with ideas for collaboration or just to discuss shared interests over a coffee. I also have a radio show called DAYTIME/NIGHTIME. Thanks 🤍