AIF2026 - International Guest Talk: Heimat - stories of home and beyond
Kinloch Hotel, Isle of Arran, KA27 8EU
Wednesday 19th August 2026
We are delighted that Sigrid returns to the AIF for the third year to give another fascinating talk, this time to reflecting on Heimat - the meaning of home, identity and belonging - and how these ideas travel with us across borders homeland.
Prof. Rieuwerts is a leading scholar of Scottish literature and oral tradition at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. She founded the Scotland Hub and plays a central role in developing cultural exchange between Scotland and Germany. Her work on Sir Walter Scott’s Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border has helped reshape understanding of the relationship between oral tradition and literary culture. Her contribution to European cultural dialogue has been recognised by the Royal Society of Edinburgh and through the Constance Council Prize for European Encounters and Dialogue, awarded following nomination by the Scottish Government.
Prof. Rieuwerts is a leading scholar of Scottish literature and oral tradition at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. She founded the Scotland Hub and plays a central role in developing cultural exchange between Scotland and Germany. Her work on Sir Walter Scott’s Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border has helped reshape understanding of the relationship between oral tradition and literary culture. Her contribution to European cultural dialogue has been recognised by the Royal Society of Edinburgh and through the Constance Council Prize for European Encounters and Dialogue, awarded following nomination by the Scottish Government.
