There is a problem within the National Trust’s storage system (SharePoint) that is sadly a consequence of democratisation. SharePoint is a complete mess and no one really knows what is going on or who to ask about what is going
OHD_PRT_0016 Failed Archive – again (formerly a blog post)
Let me start at the beginning… I wanted to do an inventory of my work so far – see my journey. To do this I went through my blog posts, bits of longer writing, mind maps, and all the bits
OHD_BLG_0063 A Spanner, a Chat and a Gang
Subheading: a meeting with Lucy Porten Bad news first? Or good news first? Lets end on a positive… The Spanner So… The National Trust is not an archive. Every recording is stored at the British Library and you have to
OHD_MDM_0032 Beasties of the Archive
I did a mind map/a brain dump around all the supernatural bullshit that bounces around in my head and I finally used a post-it note that some how has survived since February. The Ghost The idea of archives being haunted
OHD_BLG_0065 New words among other things
Readings: Community archives and the health of the internet by Andrew Prescott Steering Clear of the Rocks: A Look at the Current State of Oral History Ethics in the Digital Age by Mary Larson Sometimes I feel like we are
OHD_BLG_0066 An Archival Impulse
by Hal Foster turn “excavation sites” into “construction sites” No Ghost Just a Shell This is why I want to work with some of the art students because you can get some of this lovely weirdness when you work in
OHD_BLG_0075 Texts, Images and Sounds Seminars Summary
What follows is a summary of the various seminars that I took presented by Ian Biddle from Newcastle University. Overall I enjoyed these seminars mostly because I had covered many of the topics during my time at Goldsmiths but now
OHD_BLG_0077 RE-MIX (reading group – 16/02/21)
Readings: M. Frisch – “Three Dimensions and More: Oral History Beyond the Paradoxes of Method” in Handbook of Emergent Methods J. Bornat et al. – “Don’t mix race with specialty”: Interviewing South Asian Overseas-Trained Geriatricians (this was the wrong piece
OHD_BLG_0093 Oral History 
Design
My masters in Multidisciplinary Innovation (MDI) taught me how design and its practices can be used in any field in order to create innovative solutions to complex problems. I believe that during this PhD I will use these techniques to
OHD_BLG_0094 The Abstract Archive and the Material Archive
Look at this picture. Look at this archive with all its documents carefully organised and safe. It looks untouched and tidy. Perfect preservation. This images embodies what Ariella Azoulay calls ‘the abstract archive’ in her piece Archive. ‘The abstract archive’
OHD_BLG_0102 DIGITAL FORAYS: ARCHIVES & ACTIVATION // ARTISTS AND ACCESS
with Asunción Molinos Gordo (Artist), Mohammad Shawky Hassan (Artist), Diana Allan (McGill University), & Discussant Helga Tawil-Souri (NYU).In partnership with ArteEast & the Arab American National Museum) 15/10/20 At the start of the talk someone mentioned that they missed the mingling
OHD_BLG_0107 DIGITAL FORAYS: ARCHIVES & ACTIVATION // PLATFORMS AND PUBLICS
With Kristine Khouri (Arab Image Foundation), Yazan Kopty (Imagining the Holy), Sana Yazigi (Creative Memory of the Syrian Revolution) & Discussant Laila Shereen Sakr (UCSB). 08/10/20 This talk was recommend to me by Joe because he is on the mailing