University of Dundee

'With what pleasure do we look upon a family': Family Portraiture in Scotland, 1740-1790

Academic History:

2008-2010 M.Litt (distinction), 2010, University of Dundee, Humanities (Women, Culture & Society)

2005 Certificate in Training Practice, 2005, Stevenson College, Edinburgh

1989-1992 B.A (hons), (2.1), 1992, University of Nottingham, History of Art

Supervisors:

Mary Modeen

Professor Chris Whatley

Research Interests:

• C18th history
• Gender history
• Feminist history
• Art history
• Scottish history

Scholarships/ Awards/ Publications:

AHRC studentship

Awards:

Leah Leneman Prize 2010 for new writing in Scottish gender history.

Publications:

Historical:
 ‘Dynasty, patriarchy & nationality in David Allan’s John, 4th Duke of Atholl & Family’ (March/April 2012) History Scotland Magazine.

‘Allan Ramsay: Portraits of the Enlightenment’ Review for the Understanding British Portraits Network Website, (November 2013).

‘Gender & national identity in David Allan’s ‘small, Domestic & conversation’ painting’ Journal of Scottish Historical Studies Volume 34, Issue 1 (May 2014).

Review article of Rosalind Carr, Gender & Enlightenment Culture in Eighteenth-CenturyScotland (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2014), & Katie Barclay & Deborah Simonton (eds), Women in Eighteenth-Century Scotland: Intimate, Intellectual & Public Lives (Farnham: Ashgate, 2013), Gender & History, Vol.27 No.1 April 2015, pp. 217–219.

‘Depictions of Childhood in David Allan’s Family Group Portraiture’ in Elizabeth Ewan & Janay Ugent (Eds) Childhood & Youth in Pre-industrial Scotland (Boydell & Brewer, 2015).

Employment/Violence Against Women related:
“What Can Contemporary Gender Theory Contribute to An Understanding of Abuse in Same Sex Relationships?” Scottish Journal of Criminal Justice Studies 2008.

 Asking About Abuse: Routine Enquiry of Domestic Abuse & Childhood Sexual Abuse Training Pack (with Cosgrove & Beavon) Scottish Government Health Directorate 2011

“Effecting Operational Change Through Training: Challenges & Approaches” in N.Lombard & L. McMillan (eds.) Research Highlights in Social Work: Violence Against Women (London: Jessica Kingsley Publications, 2012).

Domestic abuse & gender inequality: an overview of the current debate, C. McFeely, N.Whiting, N.Lombard, M.Burman, O.Brooks (Edinburgh: CRFR Research Briefing, University of Edinburgh, 2013).

N Lombard & N Whiting.‘The unique case of Scotland’ in L. Goodmark & R. Goel (Eds.) Comparative Perspectives on Domestic Violence: Lessons from Efforts Worldwide, (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015).

Contact Details:

Address: University of Dundee, Arts & Humanities Department, Tower Building, Dundee DD1 4HN

Email: h.whiting@dundee.ac.uk

First published: 1 October 2014