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Thanks Dan,
Sounds good to me. Can you podcast doing this? (Excuse my lack of techie knowledge - I know what things are available - not the paracticalities)!
All the best
Tracey Hylton
From: Dan Lyndon <[log in to unmask]>Date: Tuesday, 2 September, 2008, 10:26 PM
The simplest way to make audio recordings would be to buy a cheap microphone ( i got a sony one for about £8) and plug it into a laptop, then use a piece of free software called audacity ( http://audacity.sourceforge.net/) to record. This has a function to export the file as an MP3 or WAV file which can easily be put on to the website.
Dan
On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 11:55 AM, Caroline Bressey <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Tracey's idea of recording the seminars is a good one and would create interesting content for the BASA website. The only issue would be how it was done. There is an audio department at UCL that records events that take place within UCL, but it's not cheap - I think it's about £60 an hour, not including editing. I don't know if others know of alternatives?
The last time we tried to arrange seminars at the ICS was some time ago, but they were not well attended - I think the most was 3 people. The reasons given were often the time, which was about 5.30pm I think. It was too early for people to arrive on time after work. Holding the seminars later was a problem because of access, as raised by Sean. I don't know whether these have changed? Access at UCL might be easier, and it might be possible to have some kind of joint event if times meant that people could not arrive until later in the
evening. I think as many people as possible need to let Marika know how often they could/would attend (once a fortnight, once a month) and what time (5.30pm, never before 6pm etc). Best Caz
At 11:36 02/09/2008, Tracey Hylton wrote:
HI all, Regarding the comments below. I fully understand the points made. However, I believe that the full comment made by me has not been fully addressed. The issue of setting up branches is of course something we could all look into pursuing, for many of us though, there is not enough time in the day to start with, and it is a blessing & a sanctuary to have something already set up, and accessible (which does not require yet more work)! .
As BASA is a National (not London organisation), it is not unreasonable (as many National organisations do) to look to see if can hold events outside of London. As there is a wide range of members, including those in Universities, Colleges, etc, given time it is possible to arrange events elsewhere.
My main thread was in fact regarding the "recording of the learning" looking to use new technology to capture events, thus enabling
a wider audience (inside and outside London and furtherr afield), by having DVD';s or available on-line (even if only for members or on a pay to see basis). As previously advised many institutions (the American Unversities are really leading in this) have seminars, debates etc on video and available on-line, such as the Center for Black Studies, University of California.
Hopefully at some time we can make it happen here....... I would love to be able to see the many interesting talks and debates that are held (not just in London) when convenient to me, and the fact that this resource could be used to excite and stimulate the minds of the young and uninformed, and ensure a legacy long after many of our scholars have retired, etc fills me with enthusiasm.
Regards to all as always Tracey Hylton Project Manager & Consultant, Black & Equality Merseyside
(BEM) Network www.bemnetwork.org.uk Chief Officer, Support for Wigan Arrivals Project (SWAP), www.swapwigan.org
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'... at some stage maybe the wider BASA community can think about how those out of London can contribute, and host events in our local areas that can link to a cohesive wider programme...'
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When BASA adopted its constitution provision was included for branches to be set up. Marika and others in Kent have been exploring setting up a branch in Kent and I drafted a branch constitution for them to consider and discuss with the BASA Committee.
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As a "Non-London" person, it all sounds very good (but not accessible).
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See The Legacy of Slavery Series on You Tube here
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Then the "learning is not lost & is widened", and people like myself can access it at some time.
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Also, at some stage maybe the wider BASA community can think about how those out of London can contribute, and host events in our local areas that can link to a cohesive wider programme (if they all got filmed at some stage, everyone can participate).
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There were acccess probems into ICS at the end of the day when we had BASA Committee meetings there. So is ICS the right venue? Have the probems with ICS from a few years ago been resolved, which meant that some people in BASA were not happy with continued involvement with it?
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How would re-starting a seminar programme at ICS fit in with the nearby Equiano Centre's plans. Could the programme be joint and at the Centre's building where there is staffed access?
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Will all Marika's costs be met , inc. travel to and from Kent? Will they pay her an honorarium for organising?
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Most of the history seminar programmes at the Institute of Historical Research are organsied by academics as an off-shoot of their work, and advertised on the IHR website. In the case of the London Socialist Historians they are sponsored by an organisation.
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The timing of the seminar series at IHR are based on the fact that most's audiences are academics and postgraduate students who find start times between 5pm and 5.30pm OK. A very small number of seminars start at 6pm, which would probbably be preferable to non-academic BASA members coming from work.
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I think that the new programme should be BASA seminar series whether held at ICS or Equiano Centre. This would be a positive activity offer to London members. At the end of the talk and discussion on the talk BASA matters could be be reported and discussed. At the moment we have no way that London BASA members can engage other than at AGM and Conferences and through BASA JISC.
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I have not yet circulated the list of BASA people who are available to give talks or details of displays which are available, because I have had hardly any one providing me with the information. So please let me have any details to add.
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Although most IHR seminar series have not yet announced their programmes for the autumn, there are some interesting talks coming up.
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The London Group of Historical Geographers October - December seminar programme (Tuesdays) is on slavery and the Atlantic:
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IHR American History series: (5.30pm)
20 November Neil Wynn (University of Gloucestershire) 'Choc'late Soldiers from the USA: Black GIs and Race Relations in Britain During World War II'
26 February Laura Sandys (Oxford Brookes) 'Between Planter and Slave: The Social and Economic Role of Plantation Overseers in Colonial Virginia and South Carolina'
British History 1815-1945 series: (5pm)
20 November. David Killingray 'Feminine endeavour and discord, race equality, and the "Universal Brotherhood of Man", 1887-1913'
Postgraduate Seminar series: (5.30pm)
11 December. Rosie Macarthur (Northampton Uni) 'Unnecessary wants? Luxury goods and the Hanbury family of Kelmarsh, 1720-1845' (This might throw light on luxury goods from America and West Indies.)
In terms of a new BASA/ICS/Equiano series it would seem best to avoid obvious clashes of interest with the above series, namely Tuesdays (Historial Geographers) and Thursdays (20 November & 26 February)
www.seancreighton.co.uk
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- From: Marika Sherwood
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- I have been asked to re-start seminars at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies , ( 28 Russell Square ) on the history (could be broader) of peoples of African and Indian (could be broader) origins and descent in Britain . Seminars would be widely advertised throughout the university – and any web-sites we have access to.
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So could you please let me know
a) If you would like to contribute
b) If you think you would attend those that interest you
c) If you could help with advertising
d) What time would be best – I’d prefer 5 or 5.30pm
e) Any particular day of the week
Reply to me please – [log in to unmask] .uk
Thanks!
Marika
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