Past Events
CANCELLED Festival of Oral History and Annual Public Lecture
- Venue: Newcastle University (multiple venues, see programme)
- Start: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 17:00:00 GMT
- End: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 15:30:00 GMT
We are excited to announce that Professor Indira Chowdhury from the Center for Public History in Bangalore will be giving our annual keynote lecture in March 2020. Professor Chowdhury’s lecture will be part of Newcastle’s Public Insight series.
The lecture will be part of a three-day celebration of oral history. Workshops and discussions focusing on the future of oral history nationally and internationally will be central to the festival. This will include participant discussions and posters on oral history and historical justice, including oral history and the environment, as well as oral history in development work, in legal settings, and in addressing inequalities.
The three-day event will culminate with a discussion of how we can move towards a more inclusive oral history. Discussions will be led by early career researchers including Aleema Gray, PhD candidate, Warwick University, and founding member of Young Black Historians; George Severs, Oral History Society LGBT+ Special Interest Group activist and PhD candidate Cambridge University; as well as colleagues from the Oral History Unit.
Registration
The festival is free to attend. We would ask that you register attendance by emailing oralhistory@newcastle.ac.uk. Please advise of any requirements, dietary and otherwise. If you would like to join our discussion online please let us know as we are currently exploring this option.
Programme
Tuesday March 24th
5pm-6:30pm Indira Chowdhury: Public Insights Lecture Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
7pm-8:30pm Drinks Reception The Courtyard, Old Library Building, Newcastle University
Wednesday March 25th Venue: Armstrong Reception Rooms, Armstrong Building
10am Launch of the Newcastle Oral History Collective Spring Festival
10:30-12:15pm Masterclass with Indira Chowdhury What is Remembered and what is Forgotten: Oral History and the Postcolonial Archive in India
12:15-1:30pm Lunch and Oral History Collective Poster Display
1:30-2:30pm The Future of Oral History (1): Decolonising Oral History
2:30-3:30pm The Future of Oral History (2): Community Oral History
Thursday March 26th Venue: Boiler House, Newcastle University
10am-12pm Oral History Research at Newcastle
12-1:30pm Lunch and Oral History Collective Poster Display
1:30-2:30pm The Future of Oral History (3): LGBT+ Oral History
2:30-3:30pm The Future of Oral History (4): Oral History and Higher Education