Whenever I mention my ideas for analogue archiving solutions to anyone the reaction I get is a blank stare shifty follow by a change in subject. When I was venting about this recurring experience to my mother, she did not
OHD_BLG_0052 It’s all about the cleaners
I always get frustrated when I clean my fridge. There are so many little ridges that stuff gets into. I even have to have the door of my fridge open a certain way, which is not logical in the day-to-day
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_0074 Archival Discoveries and Discussions – 25/02/21
I zoomed into a “workshop” with PGR and professional archiving people. I say “workshop” with speech marks because people are becoming very liberal with this word. Workshops produce outcomes and involve interactions, presentations and panels do not do this. Stop
OHD_BLG_0076 ʇǝɹɔǝs ʞɹɐp ǝɥʇ
In Frisch’s ‘Three dimensions and more’ he discusses the idea of the deep dark secret of oral history being like the unopened shoe box of homemade videos – unwatched. After digesting this idea for the last two years I suddenly
OHD_BLG_0081 The History of Ideas:
An Introduction to the United Nations Intellectual History Project by Louis Emmerij First published in 2005 this article briefly explains the United Nations Intellectual History Project which involved documenting the history of ideas at the UN through archival work and
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