Saturday, 6 November 2010

Media from Personal Histories 2009

Since 2009, we have been working on a number of media to present that years' successful panel. These include video montages, transcripts and photographs. The event also received coverage in the magazine British Archaeology.

Find more information, links and media at: http://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/personal-histories/animal-vegetable-mineral.html

A video montage of previous events can also be found here: http://www.sms.cam.ac.uk/media/756276

Enjoy,
The Personal Histories Team

Friday, 5 November 2010

Personal Histories of Ethology and Primatology

A good news day ...

The Personal-Histories of Ethology and Primatology with Professor Robert
Hinde, Dame Jane Goodall, Professor Richard Wrangham and Professor Bill
McGrew, who will also act as Chair, is securely scheduled for the afternoon
of the 29th of April 2011 and will be held in the Babbage Lecture Theatre.
This is a Friday.


Tickets are now (free) and available. To reserve tickets, please send an e-mail to personalhistories2009@googlemail.com with your name. You may reserve tickets for friends and relatives, though we cannot at this time take mass bookings (that is, more than two or three).

Please note: for the moment, we cannot confirm your tickets individually, so please, if you have not heard back from us do not despair. We can confirm here, however, that as of this time/date (22:55, 5th November) if you have sent a request, then it is confirmed.

Regards,
Owen Vince

Welcome to the Personal Histories blog

Hello,

Welcome to the new Personal Histories blog. Due to the success of previous personal histories events, the managment of them has become increasingly information heavy. As a result, we decided that it would be prudent to bring all the information that we have, including ticket details, event times and dates, locations, additional materials, and so on, into a single space, this blog. In many ways, it is important that the events are not simply treated as isolated afternoons, broken apart by a year of organisation and anticipation. No, it is important to allow personal histories events to crystallise into something both more meaningful and accessible. The advantages of a blog are clear; we can keep guests informed on our progress, who can, if they so wish, comment on our ideas and practices. Equally, it has been the case that materials from the events suffer from displacement; some are available on YouTube, while others are whisked away to be edited, or locked away in desks. As such, we hope that a blog will represent a solid step towards formalising ourselves, and of making the fruits of our labours available to you all.

We wish you our warmest regards,
The Personal Histories Team