This episode we're joined by Elena Guest, manager of the National Film and Sound Archive Restores progra Chelsea Barnett talks to Elena about the ins and outs of restoring films, the National Film and Sound Archives approach to restoration, and some exciting upcoming films.

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Elena Guest on Restoring Australian Films

This week we speak to the historian Professor Ann Curthoys. Across her more than forty year career, Ann has worked in Indigenous, colonial and women’s history. Ann is joined by Kiera Lindsey, to talk about “creative histories”- what the term means, why it’s used, and how creativity plays a part in making histories.

Ann Curthoys on Creative Histories

This week on GLAMcity we speak with Jenny Newell, the Australian Museum’s Manager of International Collections and Climate Change Projects. We talk about what place cultural institutions have in addressing climate change- and how the Australian Museum is doing its part. 

Jenny Newell on museums and climate change

This week we speak to Dr Anna Lawrenson and Dr Chiara O’Reilly about their book- The Rise of the Must-See Exhibition: Blockbusters in Australian Museums and Galleries. Chelsea Barnett chats to Chiara and Anna about these blockbusters, and how they shape, and are shaped by, our cultural institutions.

Anna Lawrenson and Chiara O'Reilly on Blockbuster Exhibitions

This week's guest is Stephen Gapps, a Sydney based historian with an interest in public history and early colonial Sydney. We talk to Stephen about his book The Sydney Wars, and the conflicts between colonists and Sydney people in the city's early years.

Stephen Gapps on the Sydney Wars

This episode we speak to Paul Irish, a Sydney based historian and archaeologist. Paul is the author of Hidden In Plain View: The Aboriginal people of coastal Sydney, which explores the history of Aboriginal people in Sydney, and their interactions with early colonists.If you have a GLAM idea for something that should be on the show- get in touch! GLAMcity@2ser.com

Paul Irish on Hidden in Plain View

Professor John Maynard is a Worimi man and chair of Indigenous Studies and Head of Wollotuka School of Aboriginal Studies at the University of Newcastle- his research covers Aboriginal social and political life, and international links between Aboriginal activists.On this episode of GLAMcity, we talk to John about his research into the movement of Aboriginal people from Australia to England from the late eighteenth century onward.If you have a GLAM idea for something that should be on the show- get in touch! GLAMcity@2ser.com

John Maynard on Aboriginal People and Empire

This week on GLAMcity we're taking the questions to one of our own- Dr Kiera Lindsey is a GLAMcity host, as well as a research fellow at University of Technology Sydney and author of the speculative biography The Convict’s Daughter: The Scandal that Shocked a Colony. Chelsea Barnett talks to Kiera about her current research project on colonial artist Adelaide Ironside, and how it led her to a fascinating archival find that could change what we know about colonials women's political lives. 

Kiera Lindsey on Sister Politicians

This episode we take an introspective look at some of the station's own archives.Liz Giuffre, senior lecturer at the University of Technology Sydney, joins us to talk about her work sorting through boxes of tape, photos and 2SER ephemera, and her passion for pop culture.What's On:40 Years of 2SER at the 107 Projects 10-20 OctoberMeet Bluey and Bingo at the State Library 12 OctoberMeet Mr Wickham at Ashfield Library 28 OctoberMusic: Comprehension, Frank JonssonPhoto:If you have a GLAM idea for something that should be on the show, get in touch- GLAMcity@2ser.com

Inside the 2SER Archives with Liz Giuffre

Geoffrey Potter is a central coast local history librarian, and author of "Wreck of the Maitland: a scene to make the angels weep"On this episode of GLAMcity, we talk to Geoffrey about what it means to be a local historian and the importance of exploring local histories.

Geoffrey Potter on Local Histories

﻿What role do GLAM institutions have in activism? Should GLAM workers be creating activist spaces?Anna Clarke, host of 2SER 107.3’s GLAMcity, speaks to a panel of GLAM workers about what how cultural institutions should engage with social issues.Kirsten Thorpe, Worrimi woman, professional archivist and senior researcher at the Jumbunna Institute; Sheona White, director of the Penrith Regional Gallery and Jennifer Newell, manager of climate change projects at the Australian Museum, talk about their own thoughts on the place of activism in GLAM institutions, and where the sector should go from here. 

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Akira Isogawa is one of Australia’s most celebrated and respected designers. Originally from Kyoto, Japan, Akira moved to Australia in 1986, studied fashion design at East Sydney Technical College. Since that time, he has broken boundaries and blurred lines between traditional Japanese and Australian design.On this episode of GLAMcity, we go inside the retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences to speak with Akira and curator, Roger Leong about how such an extensive and beautiful collection is curated into one show.Further Reading:Akira’s retrospective exhibition is on at the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences until 30 June 2019. For tickets and information, visit:https://maas.museum/event/akira-isogawa/For more information on Akira Isogawa’s work, visit:http://www.akira.com.au/For more information on Roger Leong’s work and a look inside the collection, check out the Museums of Applied Arts and Sciences blog:https://maas.museum/inside-the-collection/author/rogerleong/If you have a GLAM idea for something that should be on the show- get in touch-GLAMcity@2ser.com.Music: Emil Axelsson, Czar Donic Joseph Beg, Gunnar Johnsen and Brendon Moeller

Inside the gallery with Akira Isogawa and Roger Leong

On this episode, we’re joined by Author and Historian, Tom Griffiths. Tom’s a Professor of History at the Australian National University in Canberra, and has written extensively on environmental history, and the nature of historical understanding. His essay, The Planet is Alive: Radical histories for uncanny times is featured in Griffith Review 63- Writing the Country. Further Reading:Griffith Review 63 Writing the CountryDefining Moments In Australian History at the National Museum of AustraliaAkira Isogawa retrospective at the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences If you have a GLAM idea for something that should be on the show- get in touch-GLAMcity@2ser.com.

Tom Griffiths on radical histories

On this episode, we speak to with Kim Mahood about her essay Lost and Found in translation.Further Reading:Griffith Review 63- Writing the Country

Kim Mahood- Lost and found in translation

The second annual GLAM Slam event was held on March 15 at the State Library of New South Wales in Sydney. The keynote speakers for GLAMSLAM 2019 were Julian Meyrick (Flinders) and David Ritter (Greenpeace Australia Pacific).On this episode of GLAMcity, we’re featuring David Ritter’s keynote address titled GLAM Power as Clean Energy? Bring it on! Further Reading:For more information on David’s work at Greenpeace Australia, visit: https://www.greenpeace.org.au/about/organisation/leadership/ You can find David on Twitter @David_Ritter and @GreenpeaceAPFor more information on the School Strike 4 Climate, visit their website.If you’d like to get involved in the work that Greenpeace is doing on climate action, visit their website. You’ll find a full list of presenters on the GLAM Slam 2019 program here.If you have a GLAM idea for something that should be on the show- get in touch- GLAMcity@2ser.comMusic: Gunnar Johnsén, Sarah, the Illtrumentalist, Flouw and Christian Andersen* David Attenborough quote thanks to the BBC (Planet Earth II)

David Ritter on GLAM power as clean energy

Join historians Tamson Pietsch and Anna Clark from the Centre for Public History at the University of Technology Sydney to find out what’s going on in Sydney’s cultural scene. Each week they speak to the people in the know from the 'GLAM' sector (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums). To get in touch with the GLAMcity team - you can email us at glamcity@2ser.com Executive Producer Season Two: Jason L'Ecuyer Executive Producer Season One: Emma Lancaster

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