Personal profile
Biography
Michael joined the University of Dundee in 2018. Previously, his PhD was at University of Glasgow and his postdoctoral fellowship was at IASH at the University of Edinburgh, and he spent four years at Liverpool John Moores University.
Email address: [email protected]
Research
My research examines Scottish connections with slavery and the black Atlantic. This work began with my monograph, Scotland and the Caribbean, c. 1740-1833: Atlantic Archipelagos (Routledge, 2015). This analyses the presence of the Caribbean in historical and fictional Scottish writing and considers the Scottish Creole figures Robert Wedderburn and Mary Seacole.
Teaching
I currently teach across English and History on modules such as
- Romantic to Victorian Literature
- Early Modern Literature
- Scotland and the Wider World
- Making History
- Globalizing World
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Review of The Cultural Memory of Georgian Glasgow, by Craig Lamont.
Morris, M., Dec 2024, In: Scottish Literary Review. 16, 2, p. 191-193 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
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Avowing slavery in the visual arts
Morris, M. (Lead / Corresponding author), Jan 2023, Scotland's Transnational Heritage : Legacies of Empire and Slavery. Bond, E. & Morris, M. (eds.). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, p. 200-217 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Slaves and Highlanders: Silenced Histories of Scotland and the Caribbean by David Alston, Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press, 2021, xviii, pp. 381, £90 (hardback) and £14.99 (paperback), ISBN 978147442732
Morris, M. (Lead / Corresponding author), 2023, In: Slavery & Abolition. 44, 4, p. 817-818 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
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Review of The persistence of memory: Remembering slavery in Liverpool, ‘slaving capital of the world’
Morris, M., 21 Jan 2022, In: Slavery & Abolition. 43, 1, p. 242-243 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
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Scotland's Transnational Heritage: Legacies of Empire & Slavery
Bond, E. (Editor) & Morris, M. (Editor), 30 Nov 2022, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. 272 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
Prizes
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Black History Month Walking Tour
Morris, M. (Speaker)
2 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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The University of Dundee Founders Report – Results and Next Steps
Jarron, M. (Presenter), Gooptar, C. (Presenter), Brown, C. (Presenter), Mains, S. (Presenter), Mohan, A. (Presenter), Morris, M. (Presenter) & Urch, J. (Organiser)
7 Feb 2024Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - public lecture/debate/seminar
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Dundee and Empire
Morris, M. (Member)
1 May 2024 → 12 Dec 2024Activity: Other activity types › Funding - grants and income which support research related activities
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Robert Wedderburn 200
Morris, M. (Organiser)
27 Sept 2024 → 29 Sept 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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World Congress of Scottish Literature
Morris, M. (Speaker)
3 Jul 2024 → 7 Jul 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Press/Media
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University to 'decolonise' after founders' slave link
Gooptar, C., Fagen, G., Whatley, C., Morris, M., Mains, S., Jarron, M., Brown, C. & Trivedi, A.
19/10/22
1 Media contribution
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Slave wealth helped to found university
Gooptar, C., Fagen, G., Whatley, C., Morris, M., Mains, S., Jarron, M., Brown, C. & Trivedi, A.
18/10/22
1 Media contribution
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Report explores university's links with slavery
Gooptar, C., Fagen, G., Whatley, C., Morris, M., Mains, S., Jarron, M., Brown, C. & Trivedi, A.
18/10/22
1 Media contribution
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Study finds university's slave trade connection
Gooptar, C., Fagen, G., Whatley, C., Morris, M., Mains, S., Jarron, M., Brown, C. & Trivedi, A.
18/10/22
1 item of Media coverage
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University 'founded on family wealth linked to slavery'
Gooptar, C., Fagen, G., Whatley, C., Morris, M., Mains, S., Jarron, M., Brown, C. & Trivedi, A.
18/10/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research