Shanghati Oral History project looking at poets from East London 1960 – 1980
The project primarily focuses on the poets from the Bengali community but will also be collecting memories of poets from other backgrounds.
‘Poetry – the inseparable part of Bengali life 1960 to 1980’ is an oral history project by Shanghati Literary Society which was established in 1989 to enhance and promote Bengali literature amongst the Bengali community in London.
The oral history project aims to help reveal the rich heritage of poetry in East London between 1960 – 1980, with a particular focus on the East End Bengali community. The period represents a decade before and a decade after the creation of Bangladesh in 1971, and this period was partly selected to help understand the impacts of the tumultuous birth of a new country on community poetry.
The project also aims to collect the memories of non-Bengali poets from East London. East London experienced major changes and disruption during that period, caused by various social and political factors such as post was immigration, visible rise in racist attacks, decline of local industries, closure of docks, and rising unemployment. The inclusion of poetry by non-Bengali poets will help develop an understanding of the shared and different worlds lived and experienced by the diverse communities of East London.
The project will document the memories of forty community poets through oral history and collect 100 Bengali and English poems. These will be included in a printed publication and exhibited in arts and cultural venues across East London in 2017.
We are also looking for volunteers for other roles:
Events and Publicity Volunteers
We are seeking two volunteers to assist the project manager in organising the launch of the publication and touring exhibition.
Transcribers and Proof Readers/Editors
We are seeking volunteers to transcribe interviews carried out in English and proofread and edit transcribed materials.
Bengali speaking interpreters
We are seeking volunteers who will be able to assist non – Bengali Speaking Oral History volunteers to interview Bengali speaking participants with language barriers.
Online Exhibition Assistant Producer
We are going to be producing an online exhibition showcasing snippets from the collection. We are seeking volunteers with website management experience.
Application Deadline for Oral History Volunteers and Events & Publicity Volunteers:
28 February 2016
Please view the Volunteer pack for further information.
To find out more information about the organisation please visit our website www.shanghatioralhistory.com
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For any queries please email faridha.karim@shanghatioralhistory.com
Faridha Karim | Project Manager
Poetry the Inseparable part of Bengali Life 1960 – 1980
Shanghati Literary Society | 83-85 Nelson Street | London | E1 2HN
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The project aims to help reveal the rich heritage of poetry in East London during 1960-1980, primarily by Bengalis, through oral history and collecting community poems.
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কুইনমেরী ইউনিভার্সিটি আয়োজনে আগামী ১৩ থেকে ১৫ নভেম্বর পর্যন্ত অনুষ্ঠিত হতে যাচ্ছে বিলেতের মূলধারার কবিদের অংশগ্রহণে তিনদিন ব্যাপী গ্লোবরোড কবিতা উৎসব। উক্ত কবিতা উৎসবে সংহতি সহযোগী সংগঠন হিসাবে অংশগ্রহণ করছে। অবশ্যই সংহতির সম্পৃক্ততার মাধ্যমে বিলেতের মূলধারার সাহিত্যে বাংলাভাষার কবি ও কবিতায় নতুন মাত্রা যুক্ত হলো।
কবিতা উৎসবে সংহতির কবিরা সহ বিলেতের বাংলাভাষার প্রধান প্রধান কবিরা উপস্থিত থাকবেন এবং তাদের কবিতা পড়বেন সাথে থাকবে সংহতির বিশিষ্ট আবৃতিকারদের আবৃতির ফাঁকে ফাঁকে সংগঠনের শিশুশিল্পীদের সংগীত পরিবেশনা ।
অনুষ্ঠানে উপস্থিত হতে হলে অবশ্যই অগ্রিম টিকেট বুকিং দিতে হবে। তাই বিনামূল্যে আপনার উপস্থিতির জন্য সংহতির সাথে টিকেট বুকিং করার জন্য যোগাযোগ করুন: shanghati@yahoo.co.uk or check link below;
http://www.qmul.ac.uk/events/items/2015/162799.html
Globe Road Poetry Festival | Shanghati Literary Society
Britain’s pre-eminent Bangla literature society presents an afternoon of poetry, performance and song.
Date: 1:00PM, 15 November 2015 – 3:00PM, 15 November 2015
Venue: The Octagon, Queens’ Building, Mile End Campus, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS
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The Globe Road Poetry Festival takes place on and around Queen Mary University of London’s Mile End Campus between 13 and 15 November 2015. The three day world poetry festival celebrates the diversity of local and global poetic traditions in London’s East End.
About this event
Britain’s pre-eminent Bangla literature society, the Shanghati Literary Society, presents an afternoon of poetry, performance and song.
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• This is a free, public event, but advance booking is essential
About the festival
Performers
With readings by Linton Kwesi Johnson, Myung Mi Kim, Daljit Nagra, M. NourbeSe Philip and Caroline Bergvall, and a host of local and international poets, the festival will celebrate the diverse poetic traditions of the multicultural community of Tower Hamlets.
From the influential anti-fascist Basement Writers of the 1970s, to the hugely popular contemporary Bangla and slam poetry scenes, the borough has always been a crossroads of languages, cultures and literatures. Globe Road gathers poets and performers of all backgrounds to celebrate the stunning array of international poetry available on our doorstep.
Programme
Globe Road’s focus this year is Translation and Technology. The Festival will explore how translation and technology can both create and bridge divides, enable new forms of creativity and engage new audiences with traditional and experimental poetic forms.
Through a variety of performances, inclusive discussions, workshops, slams, exhibitions and other events, Globe Road aims to foster an atmosphere of interaction, dialogue and collaboration.
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