Story Title |
Untitled Story, by Jim Arbuckle |
Story Available |
Yes (on-line at Smashing Times website) |
Story Format |
Video |
Story Source |
A signed permission form was not returned, so this story is NOT deposited with Accounts of the Conflict. Film interview available at website: https://vimeo.com/120173498 Interview transcript also available: http://www.smashingtimes.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Interview-with-Jim-Arbuckle-Transcript-The-Memory-Project-Smashing-Times-Theatre-Company.pdf |
Interviewee Surname |
Arbuckle |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
James |
Interviewee Nickname |
Jim |
Language Spoken |
English |
Transcription |
Transcript available (on-line at Smashing Times website) |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Religion |
Protestant |
Home Address |
Drumahoe, County Londonderry. |
Marital Status |
Married |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Occupation during conflict |
Former teacher |
Status |
Civilian |
Story Abstract |
Jim Arbuckle gives an account of growing up in a large Protestant family in Londonderry and how he became a teacher for 25 years. He also describes how he then became an Education Officer for UNICEF in Northern Ireland and later worked as a Community Relations Facilitator with Towards Understanding and Healing (TUH) in Londonderry. It was through his work at TUH that he became involved with Smashing Times Theatre Company. Much of the interview is given to his involvment with Smashing Times and the possible use of arts in promoting reconciliation. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Reconciliation; Education; Story-telling |
Places Mentioned |
The Fountain [Londonderry, Northern Ireland] |
Specific Deaths Mentioned |
William King (24 September 1969) |