Svět prken, která znamenají svět. O projektu Divadelního oddělení Národního muzea – Dokumentace současných divadelních budov

This paper presents an extensive research project carried out by the Theatre Department at the National Museum. This document, the Catalogue of Contemporary Theatre Buildings, maps out in detail the sites where theatre is performed in the Czech Republic today. It focuses not only on professional venues, but also registers other, often unconventional, places where theatre thrives, such as churches, public spaces, cultural centres, private apartments, gymnasia, cinemas, shopping centres, etc. In the first section, the outline of the project is presented, starting from the initial idea through to the people involved and technical support for its implementation, to a description of how the obtained material was processed into a comprehensive and clear archival collection. In the second part, the study focuses on some valuable findings on contemporary theatre in the Czech Republic, obtained by the author during the cataloguing process. Using photographs, textual materials, video footage and interviews with employees of the documented institutions, the project aims to find answers to general questions of a social nature: How does neatness or untidiness indicate a citizen‘s relationship to the place in which they live? How do people understand the terms ‘community centre’ and ‘public service’?

The Aura of the Trace in One Child’s Projects in the World: Collecting as Rescue, Repetition, Rupture and Refrain

Using one child’s archival collection, found in the Prospect Archive of Children’s Work at the University of Vermont, we consider the methodological complications involved in attempting to analyze material traces of childhood, created by the child. The experimental school where these artworks were originally completed practiced methods of deep observation and descriptive review of materials collected, rather than sending children’s work home. We ponder these pedagogic methods alongside concepts delivered by the German cultural critic Walter Benjamin in order to suggest how the purpose of collecting and presenting traces of childhood can be an act of rescue.

Ola Skanks: Delayed Recognition of a Dance Artist Ahead of Her Time

This essay chronicles my research relationship with choreographer, teacher, educator, and activist Ola Skanks. Canadian-born and of West Indian (St. Lucia and Barbados) descent, Skanks was a groundbreaking dance and fashion design artist who combined modern, Western art forms with traditional dances of the Africa diaspora. I share excerpts from my work to date, including my archival exhibition, It’s About Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900–1970, to provide context for the circumstances that Black people danced in, socially and/or as performers. This is followed by a selection of photos from Skanks’s archival collection that illustrate the scope of her creative and community contributions. In conclusion, I offer a transcription of a speech I gave when Skanks was inducted into the Dance Collection Danse’s 2018 Encore! Dance Hall of Fame, alongside some of Canada’s most well-known dance artists and community builders. I detail some of the highlights of my meetings with her and also the profundity of the delayed recognition of a woman so far ahead of her time.

AS CICATRIZES DA LUTA PELA TERRA NA FRONTEIRA AMAZÔNICA

Este artigo é fruto de um projeto de pesquisa e extensão desenvolvido junto a Comissão Pastoral da Terra (CPT), com sede em Xinguara, sul do Pará. O objetivo aqui proposto é compreender a geografia dos conflitos agrários na fronteira amazônica a partir do acervo arquivístico Frei Henri des Roziers, da CPT. Essa base documental serviu para entendermos metodologicamente os elementos que têm constituído os conflitos agrários nessa parte do Brasil. Como resultado, destaca-se a expansão dos latifúndios grilados e especulativos como causadores dos principais conflitos no campo, o que acontece concomitantemente as ações de violência e mortes de camponeses, sindicalistas, religiosos, advogados e lideranças. Vislumbra-se, assim, com esse artigo, apresentar a natureza dos conflitos agrários que são grafadas como cicatrizes da luta pela terra na fronteira amazônica. Palavras-chave: Conflitos agrários, violência, camponeses, luta pela terra, fronteira amazônica. THE SCARS OF THE STRUGGLE FOR LAND IN THE AMAZONIAN FRONTIER Abstract: This article is the result of a research and extension project developed jointly with the Pastoral Land Commission (Comissão Pastoral da Terra – CPT), based in Xinguara, in the South of Pará. The proposed objective here is to understand the geography of the agrarian conflicts on the Amazonian frontier based on Frei Henri des Roziers’ archival collection, from CPT. This documentary base served to understand in methodological terms the elements that have constituted the agrarian conflicts in this part of Brazil. As a result, the expansion of grabbed and speculative latifundia stands out as the cause of the main conflicts in the countryside, which happens simultaneously with the actions of violence and the deaths of peasants, unionists, religious figures, lawyers and leaders. Thus, this article aims to present the nature of agrarian conflicts that are graphed as scars of the struggle for land on the Amazonian frontier. Keywords: Agrarian conflicts, violence, peasants, struggle for land, Amazonian frontier. LAS CICATRICES DE LA LUCHA POR LA TIERRA EN LA FRONTERA AMAZÓNICA Resumen: Este artículo es el resultado de un proyecto de investigación y extensión desarrollado con la Comisión Pastoral de la Tierra (Comissão Pastoral de Terra - CPT), con sede en Xinguara, al sur de Pará. El objetivo aquí propuesto es comprender la geografía de los conflictos agrarios en la frontera amazónica desde a partir de la colección de archivos de Frei Henri des Roziers, del CPT. Esta base documental sirvió para comprender metodológicamente los elementos que han constituido los conflictos agrarios en esta parte de Brasil. Como resultado, se destaca la expansión de los latifundios ilegales y especulativos como la causa de los principales conflictos en el campo, lo que ocurre concomitantemente con acciones de violencia y muerte de campesinos, sindicalistas, religiosos, abogados y dirigentes. Así, este artículo tiene como objetivo presentar la naturaleza de los conflictos agrarios que se escriben como cicatrices de la lucha por la tierra en la frontera amazónica. Palabras clave: Conflictos agrarios, violencia, campesinos, lucha por la tierra, frontera amazónica.

Otolith “spawning zones” across multiple Atlantic cod populations: Do they accurately record maturity and spawning?

Specific changes identified in the otolith macrostructure of Northeast Arctic cod as “spawning zones” are presumed to represent spawning events, but recent experimental studies have challenged this relationship. Because these zones are not routinely recorded outside of Norway, otoliths from multiple Atlantic cod populations with different life history and environmental traits were first examined to see if spawning zones could be identified as a general characteristic of cod. Then, a large archival collection of cod otoliths was used to investigate temporal changes in the occurrence of spawning zones and test for correlations between maturity at age derived from otolith spawning zones and gonad maturity stages. This study shows that spawning zones likely are a universal trait of Atlantic cod and not limited to certain environments or migratory behaviors as previously proposed. Maturity at age derived from spawning zone data showed trends consistent with those from gonad examinations. However, spawning zones appear to form with a one- or two-year lag with sexual maturity, which is suspected to reflect a stabilizing of energy partitioning after the first spawning events. Our results illustrate the potential for use of spawning zones, for example in species or populations with limited available maturity data, and highlights the need for addressing the physiological processes behind their formation.

The study of sessional recordings of 1962-1972 from the BBC radioarchive (The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple)

Due to the recent increase in research interest in phono documents, which were created specifically for radio, a documentary analysis of the creation of music programs of the British Broadcasting Corporation is provided. Particular attention is paid to an overview of the chronology of recording sessions for a number of selected bands from the BBC’s archival collection (1962–1972). The role of John Peel in the creation of creative music programs within the framework of “Radio 1” was noted. The study showed that the digitalization of archival space has brought new opportunities for finding lost rarities that were at the origins of rock music. Both positive and negative trends in the restoration and use of archived musical phonograms from radio storages are noted.

Bringing a small archival collection to life on the web: remembering the Real Winnie

The purpose of this poster is to provide insight into the processes involved in creating an interdisciplinary online exhibition focused on a unique chapter of Canadian history from World War I. The exhibition focuses on the Colebourn Family Archive comprising digitized photographs and ephemera of Canadian soldier and veterinarian Harry Colebourn (1887–1947) who purchased a pet bear named Winnie who later became A. A. Milne’s inspiration for the classic Winnie-the-Pooh children's book series

Bringing a small archival collection to life on the web: remembering the Real Winnie

The purpose of this poster is to provide insight into the processes involved in creating an interdisciplinary online exhibition focused on a unique chapter of Canadian history from World War I. The exhibition focuses on the Colebourn Family Archive comprising digitized photographs and ephemera of Canadian soldier and veterinarian Harry Colebourn (1887–1947) who purchased a pet bear named Winnie who later became A. A. Milne’s inspiration for the classic Winnie-the-Pooh children's book series

Fighting “Violence Against The Earth”: Rosalind Peterson’s Historical Archives

United States citizen scientist, researcher, and anti-geoengineering activist, Rosalind Peterson of Mendocino, California, proved both pioneer and prophet. She helped catalyze a global grassroots anti-geoengineering movement through her decades-long work crusading for clearer skies, cleaner water, healthier trees and plants, and a more resilient planet free of geoengineering fallout. Peterson combined scientific data collection and research, publishing, public speaking, and political advocacy to educate the world about the many negative environmental consequences of clandestine geoengineering. Founder of the California Skywatch in 2002 and the Agricultural Defense Coalition in 2006, Peterson built an extensive collection of multimedia materials over three decades, now being archived and curated through Our Geoengineering Age for public use by the global scientific community. As an initial “sort” of her extensive archival collection reveals, Peterson proved a tenacious and courageous citizen scientist who wore many hats: environmentalist, photographer, field scientist/researcher, writer, speaker, and activist/publicist. Peterson’s decades-long effort to uncover the myriad toxic environmental impacts of clandestine geoengineering also provides a compelling, scientifically researched alternative to the widely accepted theory advanced by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that global warming is primarily caused by anthropogenically released carbon dioxide.

Musical Entanglements: Ely Haimowitz and Orchestral Music under the US Army Military Government in Korea, 1945–1948

Shortly after Japan's surrender to Allied forces, the Soviet Union occupied the northern part of Korea, and the United States moved into the south, where it established the US Army Military Government in Southern Korea (USAMGIK, 1945–1948). In the American zone, music played a unique role in forging US hegemony over Korea. Young American pianist Ely Haimowitz (1920–2010) was the central figure in shaping that policy. Associated with “highbrow” culture, Western orchestral music helped restore Koreans’ ethnic pride damaged by Japanese colonial rule, while countering the Soviet emphasis on indigenous music. By fostering Western orchestral music in Korea, and supporting many individual musicians, Haimowitz succeeded in gaining widespread admiration and trust among Korean musicians. Based on unique access to Haimowitz's private archival collection, as well as diverse historical records from Korea, this article develops a complex picture of Haimowitz not merely as a cold-blooded US military officer and propagandist but also as an individual musician who shared friendships with Korean musicians, suffered ethical dilemmas, and often supported Korean voices against the USAMGIK. The relationships he forged provide indispensable context in understanding USAMGIK music policy, Korean musicians’ responses to it, and the post–World War II Korean reception of Western orchestral music overall.