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Start the Week
Writing and rewriting history

Start the Week

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 42:06


History was written down for the very first time in the ancient region of Mesopotamia. In Between Two Rivers, Moudhy Al-Rashid tells the story of the civilisations that rose and fell, through the details left on cuneiform tablets from 4000 years ago – from diplomatic letters to receipts for beer. And the drive that led ancient scribes to record the events and legends of the past.Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus was probably born in AD69, and although little is known about his own life, his biography of the twelve Caesars vividly captured what it was like to be at the centre of power in the Roman Empire. The historian Tom Holland pays homage to his fellow history-writer, Suetonius, in a new translation of The Lives of the Caesars.Archaeologists at the ancient Sumerian city-state of Ur believe they found evidence of a museum in the ruins, which suggests that the desire to display and preserve artefacts, and tell stories from the past, is nothing new. Gus Casely-Hayford is the curator of the V&A East which opens in the Spring, and is expected to offer a new way of viewing the past, and a chance to see behind the scenes of a museum.Producer: Katy Hickman

The Week in Art
Episode 300! British Museum, Tate Modern and V&A East directors in discussion

The Week in Art

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 58:36


UK museums are at a moment of transformation with a new generation of directors taking the helm at several of the major national institutions in London. So for this landmark 300th episode, we felt it was a good moment to look at the challenges and opportunities for museums now and in the future. We invited Gus Casely-Hayford of V&A East, Nicholas Cullinan of the British Museum and Karin Hindsbo of Tate Modern to join our host Ben Luke for a wide-ranging discussion.LAST CHANCE subscription offer: get three months for just £1/$1/€1. Choose between our print and digital or digital-only subscriptions. Visit theartnewspaper.com to find out more. Offer ends on 17 November. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Intelligence Squared
Sotheby's Talks – Creative London: An Artistic Crossroads, with Grayson Perry

Intelligence Squared

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 62:07


Has London's cultural power essentially radiated outwards, influencing artists and creatives across the world? Or is London's creative preeminence dependent on the influx of global talent that has galvanised its artistic scene? In this panel discussion, curator and cultural historian Gus Casely-Hayford, journalist Dylan Jones, museum director Tim Marlow, Sotheby's Europe chairman Helena Newman and artist Grayson Perry explore the importance of cultural exchange, regardless of its origin, in shaping London's rise as a creative powerhouse. This podcast was recorded at Sotheby's London in June 2024.  And, to step further into the world of Sotheby's, you can visit any of its galleries around the world; they're open to the public. For more information, visit sothebys.com.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Frieze Masters Podcast
Episode Five: On Power | Thomas J Price & Dr Gus Casely-Hayford

Frieze Masters Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2024 38:17


In On Power, London-based multidisciplinary artist Thomas J Price is in conversation with Dr Gus Casely-Hayford, the inaugural Director of V&A East. Together, they reflect on how monuments created for the public realm are not just aesthetic objects but artefacts often bound up in values, ideologies and power systems. Price, in his words, wants to convey ‘the sense of another person' and has spent the past two decades creating large-scale figurative sculptures of everyday, unidentified Black individuals, often located in public spaces: such as the commission honouring the Windrush Generation in London's Hackney. 'Visibility is one thing, but understanding is another. I think that desire to be understood is so primal and so urgent and so necessary within all of us and I think for a long time, people of colour had to do without that reality.' – Thomas J Price  Thomas J Price is a British artist celebrated for his large-scale figurative sculptures. ‘Thomas J Price at the V&A' presents the artist's work in dialogue with the V&A's historic collections, until May 2024. Dr Gus Casely-Hayford is the inaugural Director of V&A East, appointed in March 2020, as well as a curator and cultural historian who writes, lectures and broadcasts widely on culture. Find images of the artwork discussed here. About Frieze Masters Podcast Series two of the Frieze Masters Podcast is now available, bringing you our annual programme of live talks – the Frieze Masters Talks programme – curated by the Director of the National Portrait Gallery, Dr Nicholas Cullinan. These eight conversations between leading artists, writers, museum directors and curators all reflect the ethos of the Frieze Masters fair: looking at the past with a contemporary gaze. The Frieze Masters Talks programme and the Frieze Masters Podcast are brought to you by Frieze in collaboration with dunhill, the foremost British luxury menswear house. This podcast is a Reduced Listening production. The producer was Silvia Malnati and sound engineer was Andy Fell. About Frieze Frieze is the world's leading platform for modern and contemporary art, dedicated to artists, galleries, collectors and art lovers alike. Frieze comprises three magazines –

Career in Ruins
S6 Ep3: An inspirational career

Career in Ruins

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 48:45


Career in ruins are back in the saddle with their traditional interview format at the start of a very exciting new season. To kick us off we chat to the inspirational Gus Casely-Hayford, Director of the V&A East, and all round incredible person. We gain an insight into the motivation and application that has lead him to have such an incredible career in ruins.   Catch Gus's latest Radio series, Torn, on BBC Sounds https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m001bbpf

English Academic Vocabulary Booster
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English Academic Vocabulary Booster

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 226:48


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BBI You're On Mute
Lord Hastings & Gus Casely-Hayford OBE, Director of Victoria & Albert East

BBI You're On Mute

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 47:58


In the first episode of season 2 of ‘You're On Mute', Lord Michael Hastings is joined by Gus Casely-Hayford OBE, British curator, cultural historian, broadcaster and Director of V&A East, where they discuss Gus's passion and dedication to showcasing African history on the global stage through art, music and culture. Gus gives us insights into his early life, from his family moving over to the UK from Sierra Leone and Nigeria in the 1960's, to discovering his artistic interests at a young age through his brothers. All of which have contributed to a successful and outstanding career in the arts, and his commitment to changing the publics perception of art in Africa, leading up to his exciting plans for V&A East and the future.This podcast is produced by 4DC - The Podcast Strategists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Torn
Air Jordans

Torn

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 15:14


It's 1985. Nike is hoping to finally get a foot into the world of basketball. They're gearing up for a new release of basketball boots that 21-year-old rookie Michael Jordan wears during a pre-season match for the Chicago Bulls. The National Basketball Association then tries to ban the trainers on the basis that they break the league's rule stipulating that players must wear shoes that are either 51% black or 51% white. 
In the tenth episode of Torn, Gus Casely-Hayford tells the story of how Nike's response kickstarts a revolution in trainers that turns a simple sports shoe into one of the most covetable fashion items of all time. Jordan saw his sponsorship deal with Nike morph into a multi-billion-dollar business making him the richest athlete of all time.
 Casely-Hayford finds that from the early noughties, the lines between fashion and sportswear blurred further. Enter some of the world's most renowned fashion designers. Designer Air Jordans regularly adorn the feet of celebrities from rappers Drake and A$AP Rocky, to the supermodel Naomi Campbell and tennis star Roger Federer. But Air Jordans have a dark side that have spurred riots, robberies, and even murders committed by those desperate to get their feet in a pair. With the curator Ligaya Salazar and the artist David White. A Novel production for BBC Radio 4 Presenter: Gus Casely-Hayford Executive Producer: Rosie Collyer Assistant Producer: Nadia Mehdi Researcher: Zeyana Yussuf Production Coordinator: Francesca Taylor Sound Design: Rob Speight

Torn
Readymade Suit

Torn

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 14:16


It's 1848 and a London-based company is changing the way that clothes are made and sold. E Moses and Son operate out of striking buildings across the capital. Men from all points of the compass are converging on the store with one thing in mind. They want a suit.  
In episode six of Torn, Gus Casely-Hayford finds that quick returns, division of labour, economies of scale and thoughtful innovative investment in advertising are among what will shape the history and present of low cost fashion.  While there is no evidence that E Moses and Son used sweated labour, their innovation led to plenty of their competitors to do so, particularly sweated women. 
Gus explores how the advent of sweatshops in the 1860s gave rise to exploitation in the garment industry. From the British city of Leicester that saw higher than average infection rates during COVID, to the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka where over 1000 workers died in a building collapse in 2014, the legacy of exploitation continues to the present day. With historian Sheila Blackburn, child labourer-turned-activist Kalpona Akter, and archival material from the readymade suit manufacturers E Moses and Sons. Presenter: Gus Casely-Hayford Executive Producer: Rosie Collyer Producer: Tiffany Cassidy Assistant Producer: Nadia Mehdi Production Coordinator: Francesca Taylor Sound Design: Rob Speight A Novel production for BBC Radio 4

Torn
Fisherman Sweater

Torn

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 14:08


Fisherman sweaters have been part of fishing communities around the world for centuries. They're knitted with wool, often with unique and intricate designs, and can take more than a hundred hours to make. In episode seven of Torn, Gus Casely-Hayford sets out to discover if it's possible for traditional clothing to live on in a world where machines manufacture clothing at record speeds and record low prices. The story begins in the early 1900s off the Isle of Lewis in the Scottish Hebrides with two fishermen clad in traditional woollen sweaters known there as ganseys, and continues in the present day with their descendant Alice Starmore who is the only person to have documented local knitting patterns in a published book. 
Gus discovers that the tradition has come under the spotlight over the decades thanks to celebrity pizzazz. In 1950, the fashion magazine Vogue photographed Grace Kelly sailing, decked out in a cream cabled Irish fisherman sweater. Recently, Adam Driver wore a chunky white cable knit in the Hollywood movie House of Gucci, and the sweater worn by Chris Evans in Knives Out was a viral sensation. Yet the tradition of knitting fisherman sweaters is being lost as fishing communities die out in towns such as Filey on the coast of Yorkshire, where Margaret Taylor is one of very few people still able to knit them. Presenter: Gus Casely-Hayford Executive Producer: Rosie Collyer Producers: Tiffany Cassidy, Janieann McCracken Assistant Producer: Nadia Mehdi Production Coordinator: Francesca Taylor Sound Design: Rob Speight A Novel production for BBC Radio 4

Torn
Miniskirt

Torn

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 15:32


It's 1965 and London is about to become the capital of cool. Designer Mary Quant is watching the fashionable girls of Chelsea go by from the window of her shop, Bazaar. Their hemlines seem to be getting shorter and shorter. Inspired, Mary gets to work and what she comes up with many will find deeply shocking. It's the miniskirt. In episode eight of Torn, Gus Casely-Hayford finds that media, society and feminists can never agree on whether the miniskirt is a good thing. Fashion historian Valerie Steele draws parallels with the 1920s when feminist disagreed over whether the knee-length flapper skirt was frivolous, or favourable to feminism. 
 Gus discovers that when Mary Quant popularised the miniskirt in the 1960s, no matter what the papers or parents had to say about them, girls and young women were desperate to get their hands on one. Eve Shrewsbury was one of them, and she shocked the older generation in her village in rural Northamptonshire by wearing a miniskirt. Fast forward to 2019 when Clara Mitchell decides to wear a miniskirt to high school in Little Rock, Arkansas and the controversy surrounding her decision goes viral. Presenter: Gus Casely-Hayford Executive Producer: Rosie Collyer Producer: Tiffany Cassidy Assistant Producer: Nadia Mehdi Production Coordinator: Francesca Taylor Sound Design: Rob Speight A Novel production for BBC Radio 4

Torn
Indian chintz dress

Torn

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 15:24


It's 1786 in Alexandria, Virginia. An argument breaks out at the market between a black woman enslaved on George Washington's plantation and a white woman who believes she has stolen her dress made of fine Indian chintz fabric. What the encounter reveals is a complex pattern of hierarchy within fashion and stylistic expression in which black Americans have struggled to gain recognition for centuries. In the second episode of Torn, Gus-Casely-Hayford explores letters and extracts from the diaries of George Washington to understand the interwoven histories of both slavery and textiles in America. By the late 18th century, chintz patterns copied from a centuries old Indian tradition were firmly established as a signifier of high rank within white society. Guy goes in search of black Americans designers who have dared to express themselves in the predominantly white world of fashion. From the enslaved seamstress Elizabeth Keckly who bought her freedom with proceeds from her dress shop situated in the shadows of the White House, to Dapper Dan's journey from a hustler in Harlem to a designer of some of the biggest stars in hip hop.
 With art historian Jennifer Van Horn, curator Elizabeth Way and letters from Charles McIver to George Washington. Presenter: Gus Casely-Hayford Executive Producer: Rosie Collyer Assistant Producer: Nadia Mehdi Researcher: Zeyana Yussuf Production Coordinator: Francesca Taylor Sound Design: Rob Speight A Novel production for BBC Radio 4

Torn
Viscose Rayon

Torn

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 14:19


It's 1924 and the young Russian graduate Alexis Sommaripa, like so many migrants to the United States in the period, is looking for something new. He takes a job with a company that's been in the viscose rayon business for about five years but wants to figure out how to sell it. He finds out that women want it to be less shiny and more soft. In episode five of Torn, Gus Casely-Hayford follows the astronomical rise of Sommaripa - from fleeing the Bolsheviks during Russia's revolution to becoming a key player in the production of viscose rayon, a fabric that is widely used in fashion today as an affordable alternative to silk. Gus finds that, although viscose rayon has democratised fashion, it has done so at a significant cost to the environment. Viscose rayon is made by processing wood pulp with chemicals. This turns it into a viscous liquid, and then into threads. More than 200 million trees are logged every year and turned into cellulosic fabric, such as viscose rayon, according the the organisation Canopy. With professor of business history Regina Blaszczyk, sustainability expert Claire Bergkamp and extracts from Alexis Sommaripa's autobiography. Novel Production for BBC Radio 4 Presenter - Gus Casely-Hayford Executive Producer - Rosie Collyer Producer - Tiffany Cassidy Assistant Producer - Nadia Mehdi Production coordinator - Francesca Taylor Sound Design - Rob Speight

Torn
Calico cotton

Torn

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 14:56


Gus Casely-Hayford tells the story of how calico cotton first grown in India gave rise to the global trade of a fabric that is both contentious and revolutionary. It's 1719 and the vitriolic words of weaver-turned-activist Claudius Rey penned in his book condemning the “evil” import of cheap calico cotton from British-ruled India help pour fuel on the fire of civil unrest. The British parliament responds by introducing various amendments to the Calico Act aimed at protecting owners and workers in Britain's textile industry. This has the knock on effect of crippling India's weavers by preventing them from exporting processed cotton. While Britain's workshops flourished from weaving calico cotton from India, the immoral game changer was an influx of raw cotton from plantations in the British colonies in the Caribbean and the southern states of America worked by enslaved people. The globalisation of fashion has its roots in colonisation and the industrial revolution it spurred. Think of the simple calico tote bag that many of us sling over our shoulders. It has become almost universal as an alternative to plastic bags. But like 20 percent of all fashion items made of cotton, millions of tote bags are made every year in garment factories in China's Xinjiang province where allegations of slave labour abound. With V&A Museum benefactor and Indian textile collector Karun Thakar, fashion journalist Grace Cook, and the historical writings of British weaver-turned-activist Claudius Rey and the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama. Presenter: Gus Casely-Hayford Executive Producer: Rosie Collyer Assistant Producer: Nadia Mehdi Researcher: Zeyana Yussuf Production Coordinator: Francesca Taylor Sound Design: Rob Speight A Novel production for BBC Radio 4

Torn
Wax Print

Torn

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 14:29


The story of wax print fabric begins not in Africa where the fabric is adored today, but on the island of Java in Indonesia. That's because, in the 18th century, a Dutch entrepreneur Pieter Fentener van Vlissingen received a curious piece of cloth from his uncle who lived on Java. It had been dyed by a Javanese artisan using a nibbed bamboo stick to create imperfect lines and dots that are set to the fabric with beeswax. Pieter sets about mechanising the technique and finds buyers in West and Central Africa. In the third episode of Torn, Gus Casely-Hayford sets out to find out if wax print fabric can really be considered African if the original design comes from Asia and the manufacturing process is the result of European industrialisation. He asks those who wear wax print in West and Central Africa what it means to them that their most recognisable fabric is a product of colonialism. From the Togolese businesswomen who set up workshops and imported printing machines to supply the region with wax print in the 1950s, to their foremothers who bartered with European fabric merchants in the 19th century, and the tailors who sew clothes for millions of people in West and Central Africa today, wax print is African. But the fact that none of the major wax print producers are fully African-owned has led some designers on the continent to shun its use in favour of indigenous fabrics. With filmmaker Aiwan Obinyan, interior designer Mablé Agbodan and historical records from the Dutch wax print company Vlisco. Presenter: Gus Casely-Hayford Executive Producer: Rosie Collyer Assistant Producer: Nadia Mehdi Researcher: Zeyana Yussuf Production Coordinator: Francesca Taylor Sound Design: Rob Speight A Novel production for BBC Radio 4

Torn
Mauve Mania

Torn

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 14:00


It's 1856 in London, and 18-year-old William Perkin is in the search for a cure to malaria when he stumbles upon something else. At the bottom of his test tube he sees a reddish lump. He dips cloth into it and discovers a purple dye. He becomes the first person to successfully market synthetic dyes. Gus Casely-Hayford tells the story of the craze that follows, nicknamed “mauve mania”. It starts with a purple dress worn by Queen Victoria and filters down to the masses who, until this point, did not have access to rich coloured dyes. Before Perkin's discovery led to an explosion of synthetic dyes, clothes were coloured with berries, with tree bark, ground up insects and other natural ingredients. These colours didn't bind well to the cloth and would often fade quickly.
 The legacy of the synthetic dyes is that textile dyeing and finishing mills use about 200 tonnes of water for every one tonne of textiles produced. These dyes and their mix of pollutants are difficult to remove from the wastewater and they often enter sewers and rivers. A new generation of entrepreneurs are working to produce bacterial dyes that they hope will have less of a negative effect on the environment. With author Kassia St Clair, entrepreneur Natsai Chieza and a historical letter sent to the inventor William Perkin. Presenter: Gus Casely-Hayford Executive Producer: Rosie Collyer Producer - Tiffany Cassidy Assistant Producer: Nadia Mehdi Production Coordinator: Francesca Taylor Sound Design: Rob Speight A Novel production for BBC Radio 4

Front Row
Shelea, Reviewing Official Competition and Red Rose, Gus Casely-Hayford

Front Row

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022 42:31


The BBC Proms is celebrating what would've been Aretha Franklin's 80th birthday, and leading the tribute is American singer-songwriter Sheléa. She's a protegee of Quincy Jones who also found a mentor in Stevie Wonder, and names Natalie Cole and Whitney Houston as some of her inspirations. Sheléa shares Aretha Franklin's influences of gospel, jazz and soul, and her skills to play the piano and turn her voice to a variety of styles. She performs live in the studio and demonstrates the power of Aretha's voice as well as her own. For our Thursday review Larushka Ivan-Zadeh and Olivia Laing have been watching Official Competition, a comedy film starring Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas and Oscar Martínez which takes aim at the film industry and its stars, and Red Rose, a BBC3 teen horror drama set in Bolton looking at the power of smartphones to shape young lives. Torn is a new BBC Radio 4 series exploring ten key moments in the history of fashion, from the allure of mauve to the rebellion of mini-skirts. Presenter Gus Casely-Hayford, curator, historian and the inaugural director of V&A East, joins Shahidha for a whistlestop tour of fashion's cultural hits and environmental misses over five centuries. Presenter: Shahidha Bari Producer: Sarah Johnson

Torn
Introducing Torn

Torn

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 3:00


Gus Casely-Hayford unpicks the hidden histories behind what we wear by exploring 10 key moments in fashion spanning the globe and five centuries. From the start of the global trade in cotton, to the accidental invention of artificial dyes to Nike Air Jordans, Casely-Hayford reveals the historical weight we carry through our clothes and the statements we make just by getting dressed in the morning. A Novel production for BBC Radio 4.

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Front Row
Mark-Anthony Turnage, V&A East, Patricia Lockwood

Front Row

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 28:19


Composer and Arsenal fan Mark-Anthony Turnage will be setting a football game to music. Not just any game, but Arsenal's title-winning 1989 final game of the season. He tells fellow fan John Wilson how he'll be capturing the game in his piece Up for Grabs, which has its world premiere at the Barbican in London in November. As the V&A announce their plans for V&A East - two major new developments in the former London Olympic Park – which will open in 2024, its director Gus Casely-Hayford explains what they're setting out to create and his vision for the role of museums in the 21st century. Patricia Lockwood is the latest of our Women's Prize for Fiction shortlisted authors – we're talking to them all in the run up to the prize which will now be awarded on 8 September, when we'll hear from the winner. Lockwood's novel, No One Is Talking About This, has been described as furiously original. It's an exploration of our relationship with the online world and what happens when events in real life take over in the most moving way. Presenter: John Wilson Producer: Jerome Weatherald Main image: Mark-Anthony Turnage Image credit: Philip Gatward

Gresham College Lectures
Silence, and the Dynamising of African Creative Resistance

Gresham College Lectures

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 57:31


In the face of enslavement, colonialism and cultural suppression, peoples of African descent have fought to maintain cherished cultural practices. Dr Gus Casely-Hayford, the new Director of V&A East, tells the story of how that resistance came to inspire the creation of some of the most dynamic artistic practice of the modern age.A lecture by Guy Casely-Hayford 15 OctoberThe transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/african-resistanceGresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 2,000 lectures free to access or download from the website.Website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk Twitter: http://twitter.com/GreshamCollege Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greshamcollege Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/greshamcollege

Straight Talking from Hogan Lovells
The A Perspective Podcast: Andrew Skipper talks to Gus Casely-Hayford OBE

Straight Talking from Hogan Lovells

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2020 21:43


In this episode, Andrew is joined by Gus Casely-Hayford OBE; curator, cultural historian, broadcaster, and now the inaugural director of the V&A’s new outpost in east London, a five-storey museum due to open in 2023. Listen as they discuss the importance of art in crafting safe and intellectual spaces as well as how Africans are using arts and culture to create these safe spaces to deal with complex issues; shining a light on possibilities, ways of thinking, and solutions for human-kind.

Sidedoor
Good as Gold

Sidedoor

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019 21:08


Glittering treasures, gleaming coins, and eye-catching jewelry…gold can be all of these things, but in some parts of the world it's also an enduring link to the past. Gus Casely-Hayford, director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art, takes us on a journey through West Africa to learn how gold was the foundation for massive empires—and his own family—and how it continues shining brightly in West African culture today.

Sidedoor
Good as Gold

Sidedoor

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 21:08


Glittering treasures, gleaming coins, and eye-catching jewelry…gold can be all of these things, but in some parts of the world it's also an enduring link to the past. Gus Casely-Hayford, director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art, takes us on a journey through West Africa to learn how gold was the foundation for massive empires—and his own family—and how it continues shining brightly in West African culture today.

The Forum
The tales of Timbuktu

The Forum

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2018 38:35


The fabled city of Timbuktu is a curiosity. To 16th century Muslim scholars, it was the cosmopolitan hub of Islamic learning in West Africa; to European explorers 300 years later, it was a place of mystery, whose name remains synonymous with being at the end of the Earth. Most recently, in 2013, Timbuktu was at the centre of the world's attention again, after Islamist militants threatened thousands of valuable historic manuscripts stored in the city's famous libraries. Believed to be the richest person in history, it was Mansa Musa - the emperor of the vast Mali Empire - who first developed the desert settlement into a place of intellectual debate in the 1300s. The golden age of Islamic learning he began still survives today. Joining Bridget Kendall to discuss the importance of Timbuktu in Islamic history are Dr. Gus Casely-Hayford, director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C., who has recently published a Ladybird Expert book about the city; Dr. Susana Molins-Lliteras, a researcher at the Tombouctou Manuscripts Project and postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Historical Studies, University of Cape Town; and Dr. Lansiné Kaba, Professor of History and Thomas M. Kerr Distinguished Career Professor at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar. Photo: Sankore Mosque in Timbuktu, Mali (Getty Images)

TED Talks Daily
The powerful stories that shaped Africa | Gus Casely-Hayford

TED Talks Daily

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2017 19:54


In the vast sweep of history, even an empire can be forgotten. In this wide-ranging talk, Gus Casely-Hayford shares origin stories of Africa that are too often unwritten, lost, unshared. Travel to Great Zimbabwe, the ancient city whose mysterious origins and advanced architecture continue to confound archeologists. Or to the age of Mansa Musa, the ruler of the Mali Empire whose vast wealth built the legendary libraries of Timbuktu. And consider which other history lessons we might unwittingly overlook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TEDTalks Culture et société
Les puissantes histoires qui ont façonné l'Afrique | Gus Casely-Hayford

TEDTalks Culture et société

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2017 19:54


Dans le vaste cours de l'histoire, même un empire peut être oublié. Dans cette présentation qui traverse les âges et les civilisations, Gus Casely-Hayford partage des histoires originales de l'Afrique trop souvent non-écrites, perdues et non-partagées. Voyagez au Grand Zimbabwe, la vieille ville dont les origines mystérieuses et l'architecture avancée continuent de déconcerter les archéologues. Ou à l'époque de Mansa Musa, le chef de l'Empire du Mali dont la grande richesse lui permit de construire les célèbres bibliothèques de Tambouctou. Et imaginez le nombre de leçons de l'histoire que nous négligeons sans le vouloir.

TEDTalks Sociedad y Cultura
Las poderosas historias que han conformado África | Gus Casely-Hayford

TEDTalks Sociedad y Cultura

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2017 19:54


En la gran vastedad de la historia hasta un imperio puede ser olvidado. En esta charla transcendental, Gus Casely-Hayford comparte historias sobre el origen de África que quedan con demasiada frecuencia sin documentar, se pierden o se dejan de compartir. Viaja a Gran Zimbabue, la antigua ciudad cuyo origen misterioso y avanzada arquitectura siguen desconcertando a los arqueólogos. O a la época de Mansa Musa, gobernante del Imperio Malí, gracias a cuya enorme riqueza se construyeron las legendarias bibliotecas de Tombuctú. Y piensa qué otras lecciones de historia podríamos estar pasando por alto sin darnos cuenta.

TEDTalks Sociedade e Cultura
As histórias poderosas que formaram a África | Gus Casely-Hayford

TEDTalks Sociedade e Cultura

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2017 19:54


Na vasta e ampla história, até um império pode ser esquecido. Nesta extensa palestra, Gus Casely-Hayford conta histórias da origem da África que, demasiadas vezes, são perdidas, não contadas e não escritas. Viaje à Grande Zimbábue, a antiga cidade cujas origens misteriosas e arquitetura avançada continuam a confundir arqueólogos. Ou vá à era de Mansa Musa, o soberano do Império de Mali, cuja vasta riqueza construiu as bibliotecas lendárias de Tombuctu. E pense quais outras lições de histórias nós, provavelmente, ignoramos inconscientemente.

TEDTalks 사회와 문화
아프리카를 이뤄낸 강렬한 이야기들 | 거스 케이즐리 헤이포드 (Gus Casely-Hayford)

TEDTalks 사회와 문화

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2017 19:54


거대한 역사의 소용돌이 속에서는 어쩌면 하나의 왕국도 잊어질 수 있습니다. 폭넓은 소재를 다루는 이 강연에서 거스 케이즐리 헤이포드는 여지껏 기록으로 남겨지지 못한, 잃어버린, 또는 공유되지 못한 아프리카의 기원 이야기들을 우리와 나눕니다. 지금까지도 고고학자들을 놀라게 하는 위대한 짐바브웨의 신비한 유래와 고도의 건축 양식부터, 팀북투의 전설적인 도서관을 있게 한 엄청난 부의 말리 황제, 만사 무사까지. 이 강연을 듣고 난 뒤, 우리가 무심코 지나칠 수 있는 역사 수업에는 또 무엇이 있을지 고민해보시기 바랍니다.

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TED Talks Society and Culture
The powerful stories that shaped Africa | Gus Casely-Hayford

TED Talks Society and Culture

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2017 19:54


In the vast sweep of history, even an empire can be forgotten. In this wide-ranging talk, Gus Casely-Hayford shares origin stories of Africa that are too often unwritten, lost, unshared. Travel to Great Zimbabwe, the ancient city whose mysterious origins and advanced architecture continue to confound archeologists. Or to the age of Mansa Musa, the ruler of the Mali Empire whose vast wealth built the legendary libraries of Timbuktu. And consider which other history lessons we might unwittingly overlook.

National Trust: Prejudice and Pride
Episode 3 - Traces: the overlooked, shifting and unrecoverable

National Trust: Prejudice and Pride

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2017 17:04


There are many stories that have been left out of recorded history, including those of LGBTQ people. So how can we find the traces of these lives and how do they change our understanding of history? In this episode, Clare Balding is joined by Cultural Historian and member of the National Trust Board of Trustees, Gus Casely-Hayford, and by Community Learning Manager at Sutton House, Sean Curran. E-J Scott visits Sissinghurst Castle Gardens in Kent to find out more about its famous LGBTQ residents and the less-well known life of Dawn Langley-Simmons. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Art Gallery of Ontario
Dr.Gus Casely-Hayford – The Silent Muse: The Influence of African Art on Picasso's Early Work

Art Gallery of Ontario

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2016 94:05


Curator and Historian Dr. Gus Casely-Hayford discusses the shift in the art world led by Pablo Picasso and his work inspired by the art of Africa.

Art Gallery of Ontario
Dr.Gus Casely-Hayford – The Silent Muse: The Influence of African Art on Picasso’s Early Work

Art Gallery of Ontario

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2016 94:05


Curator and Historian Dr. Gus Casely-Hayford discusses the shift in the art world led by Pablo Picasso and his work inspired by the art of Africa.

Arts & Ideas
Free Thinking - Kenneth Clark & Arts Broadcasting

Arts & Ideas

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2014 44:07


Philip Dodd discusses Kenneth Clark's Civilisation and arts broadcasting with Janina Ramirez, Kim Evans, Gus Casely-Hayford and Charles Uzzell-Edwards, aka artist Pure Evil.

History Extra podcast
African history special

History Extra podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2014 64:44


This week's podcast focuses on African history. First up, Miranda Kaufmann visits a replica of Francis Drake's Golden Hind and there explains how Africans played an important role in the Tudor explorer's adventures in the 16th century. Meanwhile, Gus Casely-Hayford reveals the amazing historical achievements of the inhabitants of Timbuktu in Mali, in a talk that was given at our 2013 History Weekend festival in Malmesbury. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Books and Authors
A Good Read: Martin Stephen, Augustus Casely-Hayford

Books and Authors

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2012 27:57


Harriett Gilbert and her guests, the historian Gus Casely-Hayford and educationalist Martin Stephen, consider a clutch of favourite reads. 'The Memory of Love' by Aminatta Forna, 'Pavel and I' by Dan Vyleta and a selection of Thomas Hardy's verse.

History Extra podcast
King George VI and stories from Africa

History Extra podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2012 55:35


Denis Judd explains the appeal of King George VI and Gus Casely-Hayford tells the remarkable story of a golden African kingdom. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.