Choosing the right archiving platform
Posted by Patrick Coyle on 6th May 2014
As a web designer and developer, my role in the Accounts of the Conflict project is to identify a suitable repository platform to manage the stories that we are collecting…
Preserving & Accessing Stories
Posted by Dr Martin Melaugh on 1st May 2014
There are almost as many reasons why story-telling projects are undertaken as there are organisations and groups engaged in story-telling activities. There are, however, some recurring motivations for carrying out…
Managing Files in a Digital Archive
Posted by Eoin Kelly on 28th April 2014
As digital media assistant for Accounts of the Conflict, it’s my job to organise, convert and preserve whatever files may become part of the project. When contributors transfer their files…
Reconciliation Lessons: Verne Harris On South Africa
Posted by Guest Contributor on 17th April 2014
This post was originally published on the website of the Northern Ireland Foundation on 9 April 2014. The author is Eoin Dignan. Thanks to Eoin and the Northern Ireland Foundation…
Seminar Series
Posted by Dr Brendan Lynn on 15th April 2014
Alongside the work on the Accounts of the Conflict project, a seminar series is being arranged where contributors are providing presentations detailing their experiences of archiving and presenting stories relating…
Reconsidered Narratives
Posted by Prof Brandon Hamber on 8th April 2014
A working group of the Victims and Survivors Forum produced an interesting paper last year on dealing with the past (download here). The document addresses a range of issues including…
Storytelling, Digital Archiving & Research
Posted by Dr Adrian Grant on 21st March 2014
Debate over how to address the legacy of the conflict in Northern Ireland is engaging academics, politicians, journalists, community workers and various others at present. ‘Dealing with the past’ is…
Accounts of the Conflict in the Media
Posted by Dr Adrian Grant on 3rd March 2014
The Accounts of the Conflict team has contributed to a new online resource which addresses the past in Northern Ireland. “The Legacy” is a new project by the award winning investigative…
Welcome to our Blog
Posted by Dr Adrian Grant on 28th February 2014
Welcome to the Accounts of the Conflict blog. The team working on the project will be posting regular updates about their work here, alongside thoughts on issues of relevance to…