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Contested History, Identity, Culture & Heritage in Times of War & Peace - WB 22nd April 2022
Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.
0:00 Introduction
1:53 Links of the Week
2:51 News to Keep an Eye On
10:48 James Madison's Montpelier Row
15:39 The Nature of the Conversation & Claims
20:45 People are Passionate about the Past!
21:40 History is ALWAYS Contested
24:33 Stroud Council to Remove 'Racist' Clock
26:26 Considering Context & Stakeholders
31:59 People are Allowed to Choose!
37:52 Contested Heritage in War
41:49 Check your Sources!
43:35 UNESCO's Perspective
44:57 Attempts at Erasure
45:25 Antiquities Coalition Recommendations
53:45 Conclusions
Link of the Week:
Disasters Emergency Committee:
https://www.dec.org.uk/
Links:
18 April 2022 | Heritage and Climate:
https://www.icomos.org/en/focus/18-april-international-day-for-monuments-and-sites/104836-18-april-2022-heritage-and-climate
World Heritage Day 2022: History, theme and significance; here's all you need to know:
https://www.firstpost.com/world/world-heritage-day-2022-history-theme-and-significance-heres-all-you-need-to-know-10562651.html
CBA: Festival of Archaeology: https://www.archaeologyuk.org/festival.html
Government blocks Oxford Street M&S demolition until plans can be scrutinised:
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/government-set-block-oxford-street-153417571.html
M&S Oxford St demolition scheme halted by Gove:
https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/ms-oxford-st-demolition-scheme-halted-by-gove
Gove blocks plans to demolish Oxford Street M&S:
https://www.building.co.uk/news/gove-blocks-plans-to-demolish-oxford-street-mands/5117103.article
Highways: A303 Stonehenge:
https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/south-west/a303-stonehenge/
James Madison's Montpelier:
https://www.montpelier.org/
Montpelier says it's open to parity with slave descendants. Descendants call foul:
https://www.npr.org/2022/04/20/1093673939/montpeliers-fight-with-descendants-of-the-enslaved-brings-employee-firings [https://www.npr.org/2022/04/20/1093673939/montpeliers-fight-with-descendants-of-the-enslaved-brings-employee-firings%0b]
https://www.npr.org/2022/04/20/1093673939/montpeliers-fight-with-descendants-of-the-enslaved-brings-employee-firings%0bSAA Issues Statement on Action by Montpelier Foundation Board of Directors:
https://www.saa.org/quick-nav/saa-media-room/saa-news/2022/04/13/saa-issues-statement-on-action-by-montpelier-foundation-board-of-directors
Is there really a 'woke war' at the National Trust? -
Statement on Ukraine from CBA & Government 'unlawful' on planning AGAIN! - WB 15.04.2022
Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.
#archaeologynews #thepipeline #archaeosoup
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup
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0:00 Introduction
1:44 UK Arch Response to Ukraine
2:35 Letters from Ukraine & Russia
8:43 Statement from Neil Redfern
12:13 Open Letter to UNESCO WHC
16:15 Problems with 'Homes for Ukraine'
26:09 Context of Holocaust Memorial
32:39 Government 'Unlawful'
43:37 Closing Comments
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Link of the Week:
Disasters Emergency Committee:
https://www.dec.org.uk/
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Links:
Letters: War in Europe: - Current Archaeology: May/ June 2022:
https://archaeologyuk.org/asset/12DE3F33-2F10-405C-8D6F86A90A63EFFD/ [https://archaeologyuk.org/asset/12DE3F33-2F10-405C-8D6F86A90A63EFFD/%0b]
https://archaeologyuk.org/asset/12DE3F33-2F10-405C-8D6F86A90A63EFFD/%0bNeil Redfern Letter (photograph courtesy of a viewer) - Current Archaeology: May/ June 2022:
https://twitter.com/Archaeos0up/status/1512709194192982020
Open letter to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-letter-to-the-unesco-world-heritage-committee-7-april-2022/open-letter-to-the-unesco-world-heritage-committee [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-letter-to-the-unesco-world-heritage-committee-7-april-2022/open-letter-to-the-unesco-world-heritage-committee%0b]
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-letter-to-the-unesco-world-heritage-committee-7-april-2022/open-letter-to-the-unesco-world-heritage-committee%0bDamaged Cultural Sites in Ukraine Verified by UNESCO:
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/damaged-cultural-sites-ukraine-verified-unesco [https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/damaged-cultural-sites-ukraine-verified-unesco%0b]
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/damaged-cultural-sites-ukraine-verified-unesco%0bHomes for Ukraine scheme: 'I design Government systems for a living and it took me days' to apply for visa:
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/homes-for-ukraine-scheme-e2-80-98i-design-government-systems-for-a-living-and-it-took-me-days-e2-80-99-to-apply-for-visa/ar-AAW6teP
Ukraine war: Minister who took in refugee says friendship will 'last lifetime' - but there are issues with scheme:
https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-minister-who-took-in-refugee-says-friendship-will-last-lifetime-but-there-are-issues-with-scheme-12584754 [https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-minister-who-took-in-refugee-says-friendship-will-last-lifetime-but-there-are-issues-with-scheme-12584754%0b]
https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-minister-who-took-in-refugee-says-friendship-will-last-lifetime-but-there-are-issues-with-scheme-12584754%0bJust 1,200 Ukrainian refugees in UK homes under sponsorship scheme as 71% of applicants still waiting:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/homes-for-ukraine-scheme-uk-arrivals-b2053862.html
Displaced Ukrainian students to receive free tuition in Scotland:
h [https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/education/displaced-ukrainian-students-to-receive-free-tuition-in-scotland-3654597] -
The Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Polish Historians' Perspectives on the War Next Door! - WB 2nd April 2022
The Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Polish Historians' Perspectives on the War Next Door! - WB 2nd April 2022
Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.
#archaeologynews #thepipeline #archaeosoup
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup
0:00 Introduction
4:05 Paul Barford Interview
28:44 Alina Nowobilska Interview
1:04:08 Closing Thoughts
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Link of the Week:
Disasters Emergency Committee:
https://www.dec.org.uk/
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Links:
Pipeline April Fools' Article:
CBA, CIfA & FAME LAUNCH JOINT MEDIA OPERATION:
http://thepipeline.info/blog/2022/04/01/cba-cifa-fame-launch-joint-media-operation/
Paul Barford:
@PortantIssues on Twitter
Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues:
https://paul-barford.blogspot.com/
Alina Nowobilska:
@WW2girl1944 on Twitter
@hack_history on Twitter
Refugees fleeing Ukraine (since 24 February 2022):
https://data2.unhcr.org/en/situations/ukraine
'Black Archaeology' in Eastern Europe: Metal Detecting, Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Objects, and 'Legal Nihilism':
https://www.counteringcrime.org/black-archaeology-in-eastern-europe
Raphael Lemkin Center for Documenting Russian Crimes in Ukraine:
https://instytutpileckiego.pl/en/instytut/aktualnosci/centrum-dokumentowania-zbrodni-rosyjskich-w-ukrainie-im
The word "genocide" was first coined by Polish lawyer Raphäel Lemkin:
https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/genocide.shtml
At least 53 culturally important sites damaged in Ukraine – Unesco:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/01/at-least-53-culturally-important-sites-damaged-in-ukraine-unesco
Inside the Efforts to Preserve Ukraine's Cultural Heritage:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/inside-the-efforts-to-preserve-ukraines-cultural-heritage-180979840/
News about the war from the official Ukrainian perspective:
135 war crimes against cultural heritage recorded in Ukraine:
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/3446115-135-war-crimes-against-cultural-heritage-recorded-in-ukraine.html -
Ukraine in Flames, UK Archaeology Inert? - WB 25th March 2022
Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.
#archaeologynews #thepipeline #archaeosoup
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup
***
0:00 Introduction
2:08 Recap of ArchUK4Ukraine
9:26 Reactions
11:08 CIfA's Response
14:41 CBA's Response
15:52 Comparison to Other Responses
16:46 Homes for Ukraine Scheme
18:38 FAME's Response (Blocking Us)
21:56 Accidentally Global? Heritage Alliance
24:50 Why is it SO Hard for Them?
31:26 Ways Forward – Closing Thoughts
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Link of the Week:
Disasters Emergency Committee:
https://www.dec.org.uk/
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Links:
6 Things UK Archaeology Can do to Support Ukraine NOW! :
https://youtu.be/bfQqzuWsUJ8
Call to Action Card, share freely and widely - No copyright claimed by PipeLine, Archaeosoup or Watching Brief:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1U6Ar_gnLj_dYa1jaf6Z3zFMJmV9Uem6S?usp=sharing
CIfA's Response:
https://twitter.com/InstituteArch/status/1506329326509244417?s=20&t=fR8ddrQHYeuHZjudimJ0hw
The Threat to Ukraine's Heritage – An Open Letter:
https://www.theheritagealliance.org.uk/blog/the-threat-to-ukraines-heritage-joint-letter/
"DON'T MENTION THE WAR" A Week of Fawlty Comms from CIfA, CBA & FAME:
http://thepipeline.info/blog/2022/03/27/dont-mention-the-war-a-week-of-fawlty-comms-from-cifa-cba-fame/ -
Youngkin's Virginia Mansion Row! (Full Marx in the Culture War) - WB 11th Feb 2022
Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.
#archaeologynews #thepipeline #archaeosoup
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup
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0:00 Introduction
1:56 CIfA Salary Recommendations
6:59 Inflation & Archaeology
13:42 Gov. Youngkin Whitewashing History?
23:00 NOT Erasing History!
26:58 Finding Common Vocabulary?
30:05 Whither the 'Culture War'?
41:02 Dr Neil Faulkner RIP (The Power of Archaeology)
53:59 Closing Thoughts
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Link of the Week:
Neil Faulkner: Obituary:
https://tinyurl.com/2fc6k8wm
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Links:
CIFA - Current salary recommendations:
https://www.archaeologists.net/practices/salary
Youngkin's promise of education reform on race, critics fear a whitewash:
https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/in-youngkins-promise-of-education-reform-on-race-critics-fear-a-whitewash/article_771f1db2-4d9b-5386-8ab1-10abc84a76e9.html [https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/in-youngkins-promise-of-education-reform-on-race-critics-fear-a-whitewash/article_771f1db2-4d9b-5386-8ab1-10abc84a76e9.html%0b]
https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/in-youngkins-promise-of-education-reform-on-race-critics-fear-a-whitewash/article_771f1db2-4d9b-5386-8ab1-10abc84a76e9.html%0bYoungkin's win may spell changes for project highlighting history of enslaved:
https://vpm.org/news/articles/29396/youngkins-win-may-spell-changes-for-project-highlighting-history-of-enslaved
Munira Mirza is not a household name, but her exit is deeply damaging for Boris Johnson:
https://inews.co.uk/news/analysis/munira-mirza-is-not-a-household-name-but-her-exit-is-deeply-damaging-for-boris-johnson-1442275
'Boris stopped listening': How freezing out trusted advisers such as Munira Mirza left PM struggling to reset No 10:
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/e2-80-98boris-stopped-listening-e2-80-99-how-freezing-out-trusted-advisers-such-as-munira-mirza-left-pm-struggling-to-reset-no-10/ar-AATtnQe
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Neil Faulkner, archaeologist, historian and 'revolutionary socialist' activist – obituary:
[£]https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2022/02/07/neil-faulkner-archaeologist-historian-revolutionary-socialist/ [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2022/02/07/neil-faulkner-archaeologist-historian-revolutionary-socialist/?fbclid=IwAR1N07xfGZo-WHNm577T8sPJDztd9LE-PgfyejcKgSvPxCWDNsIz4b5DHTQ]
Neil Faulkner: obituary:
https://www.archaeologyworldwide.com/post/neil-faulkner-obituary
Obituary: Neil Faulkner, historian, archaeologist and revolutionary (1958-2022):
https://www.theleftberlin.com/obituary-neil-faulkner-historian-archaeologist-and-revolutionary-1958-2022/
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"Crisis? What Crisis?" The Canaries Down the Coal Mine of UK Archaeology - WB 4th Feb 2022
Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.
#archaeologynews #thepipeline #archaeosoup
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup
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0:00 Introduction
1:40 Such Thing as a Good Rally?
17:15 Crisis? What Crisis?
32:31 Closing Thoughts
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Link of the Week:
LGBT+ History Month:
https://lgbtplushistorymonth.co.uk/
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Links:
Metal detecting teen's top tips to find treasure:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-suffolk-60218383
IS THERE ANY SUCH THING AS A GOOD RALLY? The Searcher
Prof Michael Lewis Head of Portable Antiquities Scheme:
https://tinyurl.com/urvdf7xc
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Crisis? What crisis? Archaeology under pressure in the United Kingdom, Archäologische Informationen 44, Early View
Paul Belford, Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust:
https://dguf.de/fileadmin/AI/archinf-ev_belford.pdf
Has Groupthink & Gatekeeping Choked Public Archaeology Campaigning? - WB 30th Nov 2021:
https://youtu.be/8JJF9jQT6hA