Reblogged from Museum Network Warwickshire: A very contemprorary example of contemporary collecting. The Museum of London is compiling select items from the ‘Occupy London’ protest outside St Pauls Cathedral which ran for 6 months until the end of February 2012. from online article - see more here “The museum tries to document all major events … Continue reading »
Occupy Oral History- Egypt
On January 25, 2011 thousands of Egyptians marched on the streets of all major cities chanting ‘eesh, horreya, ‘adala egtema’eya (bread, freedom, social justice) leading to the toppling of the then president of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, on February 11. The movement afforded the opportunity for researchers to occupy a “front seat to history” and it … Continue reading »
Occupation and protest: documenting social unrest- Monday 26th March 2012, London
Take from the Museum of London website: Occupation and protest: documenting social unrest Mon 26 Mar, 7-8.45pm Book in advance £6 (concs £5, Friends £4) From March for the Alternative to Occupy London LSX, how will recent social unrest be documented for future generations and which pieces should we preserve to tell these stories? As the … Continue reading »
An oral history interview with Jamie Kelsey, 29th November, near St. Paul’s Cathedral, London
Interviewer: Linda Carey Interviewee: Jamie Kelsey Location: Ye Old London pub beer garden, near St. Pauls, London Date: 29th November, 2011 Recording equipment: Zoom digital recorder and internal mics Length: 21 mins Catalogue: OOHPUEL05 Notes: background hum from the outdoor extractor fan. Background information: During November 2011 several interviews with Occupiers from the St. Paul’s … Continue reading »
Spaces of Dissent: An interdisciplinary workshop on Occupy London- 23 Feb 2012
Thursday 23 February, 2-5pm -Birkbeck School of Arts Cinema, 43 Gordon Square, London A panel of academics from a range of disciplines will discuss Occupy London. They will focus on how urban space and politics intersect in the historically, politically and theologically charged context of St Paul’s Churchyard and the City of London. Short informal presentations will be followed by a round table discussion and anopen discussion with the audience. Speakers: Professor Derek Keene, Leverhulme … Continue reading »
Open discussion at the Bank of Ideas on Tuesday 24th January 2012
Representatives from the Bank of Ideas, Occupy Oral History, the University of East London and the Museum of London met to discuss the possibilities of archiving Occupy and best practice for recording oral histories with Occupiers. The meeting was recorded by Jane Perrott on a Zoom recorder with its internal microphones.
Occupy Oral History: Documenting History in the Making
This post was written for the Voluntary Action History Society Blog by Graham Smith, Royal Holloway At the beginning of this year (2012) a small group of oral historians kicked off OccupyOralHistory. We were inspired to do so by the broad movement that is occupying spaces that include not just the streets, former banks and places that used … Continue reading »
Occupy Oral History Google Group
Some of you may have already received an invite if you’ve sent us your details through the website, but we’d like to announce that OOH now has an secure email discussion network, via Google Groups. We’ll still put stuff on the blog (and everyone is invited to be an author!), but we thought an email group would … Continue reading »
Daniel Kerr, Cleveland Homeless Oral History Project and Movement Building
Daniel Kerr, a professor of history at American University, discusses research he conducted with the Cleveland Homeless Oral History Project where he has interviewed close to 200 homeless people and has facilitated dozens of workshops and meetings in the shelters and drop-in centers of Cleveland, Ohio. Focusing on his work with the project, Kerr examines … Continue reading »
The Guardian’s “Voices of protest: five protesters tell their stories”
Testimonies from protesters from Chile, Seattle, Tibet, and UK: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2012/jan/13/voices-of-protest
