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Meeting 10: March 2023, Wednesday 22nd
Researching the hidden history of mahogany [SESSION #1]
Researching the hidden history of mahogany [SESSION #1]
Talk and discussion with Hannah Cusworth
Hannah Cusworth began teaching in 2012 engaging students in a number of London academies and is currently a PhD researcher with English Heritage. As Head of History, Hannah led the creation of a curriculum that embraced migration stories and the history of empire and race. She regularly contributes to CPD in the history and heritage community and creates resources for teachers across the country to use with their students.
Hannah Cusworth began teaching in 2012 engaging students in a number of London academies and is currently a PhD researcher with English Heritage. As Head of History, Hannah led the creation of a curriculum that embraced migration stories and the history of empire and race. She regularly contributes to CPD in the history and heritage community and creates resources for teachers across the country to use with their students.
This session shares how meaningful learning experiences are when students learn history through objects.
Meeting 11: June 2023, Wednesday 7th
History through music [SESSION #2]
History through music [SESSION #2]
Talk and music with Angeline Morrison
A question and answer session with singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Angeline Morrison about her album The Sorrow Songs : Folk Songs of Black British Experience. Angeline Morrison is a singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter who explores traditional song with a deep love, respect and curiosity.
A question and answer session with singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Angeline Morrison about her album The Sorrow Songs : Folk Songs of Black British Experience. Angeline Morrison is a singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter who explores traditional song with a deep love, respect and curiosity.
Listen to Angeline’s music, particularly the album ‘The Sorrow Songs’, from which she performed ‘Unknown African Boy’ at the beginning of the session. Below are some of the other works and resources that were mentioned during the session:
Listen to Angeline’s music, particularly the album ‘The Sorrow Songs’, from which she performed ‘Unknown African Boy’ at the beginning of the session. Below are some of the other works and resources that were mentioned during the session:
Book/chapter: ‘The Sorrow Songs’ in The Souls of Black Folk, W. E. B. Du Bois
Book: Black England: A Forgotten Georgian History, Gretchen Gerzina
Guardian article: ‘An o-o-old song’: Billy Waters, the African American musician who captivated 1820s London
Song: Banks of the Bann performed by Voice Squad. From about 02.22-03:00, they sing the following verse:
Had I all the money that's in the West Indies
Or had I the gold of the African shore
I would spend it on pearls, and on you my brown girl
For there's no other love in this world I adore
This session shares how meaningful learning experiences are when students learn history through sounds: melodies and lyrics.
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