Podcast appearances and mentions of Olivette Otele

“Deus também precisa ser descolonizado”. Como esta afirmação nos ajuda a pensar sobre racismo e etnocentrismo? O tema foi discutido na Festa Literária das Periferias (Flup) 2024. A escritora e professora ganense Abena Busia, ex-embaixadora de Gana no Brasil, a filósofa francesa Nadia Yala Kisukidi e a professora francesa nascida em Camarões, Olivette Otele, falaram sobre a perseguição contra acadêmicas periféricas e progressistas. Na plateia, a tocantinense Ana Cleia Kika relatou a experiência de acompanhar a conversa.Reportagem: Letícia AcuyEdição: Gabriel Góes

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of the 18th century composer Joseph BologneDonald Macleod explores the life and work of a musician also remarkable for his sporting prowess. Joseph Bologne's story throws a light on the political turbulence affecting France in the 18th century, and on the legacy of colonialism and slavery.Bologne is celebrated as the first composer of African descent to attain widespread acclaim in Europe.Donald is joined by Olivette Otele, distinguished Professor of the Legacies and Memory of Slavery at SOAS, the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London.Music Featured: String Quartet in G minor, Op 1, No 3 (2nd mvt, Rondeau) Symphonie Concertante in A major, Op 10, No 2 Violin Concerto in D major, Op 3, No 1 Symphony in G major, Op 11, No 1 Quartetto concertans No 4 in F major (2nd mvt, Rondeau) String Quartet in D major, Op 1, No 6 Lolli: Violin Concerto No 2 in C major, Op 2 (1st & 3rd mvt) Violin Concerto in A major, Op 5, No 2 (1st mvt, Allegro Moderato) Symphonie Concertante in C major, Op 9, No 1 Violin Concerto in G major, Op 8, No 2 (3rd mvt, Rondeau) Keyboard Sonata No 2 in A major with obbligato violin (1st mvt, Allegro moderato) Ernestine (Scena) Symphonie Concertante in E flat, Op 13, No 1 L'Amant anonyme (excerpt) Quartetto concertans No 3 in C major (2nd mvt, Rondeau: Moderato) Symphonie Concertante, Op 6 No 2 in B-flat major, G 038 Violin Concerto in C major, Op 5 No 1 (2nd & 3rd mvts) Haydn: Symphony No 85 in B-flat major, Hob I:85, "La reine" (The Queen): (1st mvt, Adagio - Vivace) String Quartet in G minor, Op 14 No 6 (1st & 2nd mvts) String Quartet in C minor, Op 1 No 4 (2nd mvt, Rondeau) Concertante Quartet in G minor, Op 15 No 2 Violin Concerto in A major, Op 7 No 1 Symphonie Concertante in F major, Op 10 No 1 String Quartet in C Major, Op 1 No 1 (2nd mvt, Rondeau: Tempo di minuetto; Grazioso)Presented by Donald Macleod Produced by Iain Chambers for BBC Audio Wales & WestFor full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-George (1745-1799) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0021jymAnd you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we've featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z

This week, we talk about "The Stolen Wealth of Slavery: A Case for Reparations" by David Montero and African Europeans: An Untold Story by Olivette Otele.Stay Prickly~

Il faut aller jusqu'au Pays de Galles pour la rencontrer, en mer Celtique pour y laisser mourir ses préjugés. Et jusqu'à Bristol pour l'y voir travailler. Il y a en elle de la poésie anglo-saxonne et des chants religieux en beti ou en bassa. (Rediffusion) Il y a des mondes qu'elle met en relation. C'est beau et c'est triste à la fois d'avoir à annoncer qu'Olivette Otele est la première femme noire titulaire d'une chaire d'Histoire en Grande-Bretagne où elle enseigne l'histoire coloniale. Et c'est jouissif de lire son Histoire des Noirs d'Europe de l'Antiquité à nos jours, élu meilleur livre en 2020 par le Guardian et History Today. Une lecture qui coïncide, mais est-ce un hasard, avec la Journée internationale de commémoration des victimes de l'esclavage et de la traite transatlantique.Les choix musicaux d'Olivette OteleReniss ManamuhBob Marley Exodus.

A Guardian Best Book of 2020 A History Today Book of the Year, 2020 Renowned historian Olivette Otele uncovers the untold history of Europeans of African descent, from Saint Maurice who became the leader of a Roman legion and Renaissance scholar Juan Latino, to abolitionist Mary Prince and the activist, scholars and grime artists of the present day. Tracing African European heritage through the vibrant, complex, and often brutal experiences of individuals both ordinary and extraordinary, she sheds new light not only on the past but also on questions very much alive today - about racism, identity, citizenship, power and resilience. African Europeans is a landmark celebration of this integral, vibrantly complex slice of European history, and will redefine the field for years to come.

Rishi Sunak has started appointing his cabinet after being officially asked by King Charles to form a new government.Jane and Fi chat about that and the other big stories of the day including a shortage of cat skin in Japanese banjo making...And, they're joined by Britain's first black female professor of history, Dr Olivette Otele.If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radioAssistant Producer: Kate LeeTimes Radio Producer: Rosie CutlerPodcast Executive Producer: Ben Mitchell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Since the twentieth century, and perhaps even dating back further, the phrase 'black internationalism' has served as shorthand for a range of debates about Pan-Africanism and connections between various parts of the African Diaspora. The phrase has also been linked to other connected topics such as anti-Black racism, Black political activism, western colonisation of Africa and the Caribbean, anti-colonialism, and feminism, to name just a few. So how can we best define black internationalism? How might the concept illuminate the variegated historical forces shaping the experiences of people of African descent? Olivette Otele, who serves as Distinguished Professor of the Legacies and Memory of Slavery at SOAS, University of London, explores those questions in conversation with History Workshop's Imaobong Umoren, in a wide-ranging discussion of the history of the concept of black internationalism, the foundations of black internationalist writing, and its future as a scholarly field and as a force for visionary political change.

Menschen mit afrikanischen Wurzeln leben seit 2000 Jahren in Europa, von Wales bis Griechenland. Als Mitglieder von Adelsgeschlechtern, als Wissenschaftler und Künstlerinnen, als Bedienstete und Schauobjekte. Afropäer*innen, eingewandert oder in Europa geboren als Menschen mit doppelter Herkunft, fordern heute ein Ende ihrer Exotisierung. Rezension von Gaby Mayr. Aus dem Englischen von Yasemin Dinçer Wagenbach Verlag, 304 Seiten, 28 Euro ISBN 978-3-8031-3712-8

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L'historienne Olivette Otele montre que la relation historique entre les Noirs et Blancs ne se résume ni à l'esclavage ni à la colonisation.

Il faut aller jusqu'au Pays de Galles pour la rencontrer, en mer Celtique pour y laisser mourir ses préjugés. Et jusqu'à Bristol pour l'y voir travailler. Il y a en elle de la poésie anglo-saxonne et des chants religieux en beti ou en bassa. Il y a des mondes qu'elle met en relation. C'est beau et c'est triste à la fois d'avoir à annoncer qu'Olivette Otele est la première femme noire titulaire d'une chaire d'Histoire en Grande-Bretagne où elle enseigne l'histoire coloniale. Et c'est jouissif de lire son Histoire des Noirs d'Europe de l'Antiquité à nos jours, élu meilleur livre en 2020 par le Guardian et History Today. Une lecture qui coïncide, mais est-ce un hasard, avec la Journée internationale de commémoration des victimes de l'esclavage et de la traite transatlantique. Les choix musicaux d'Olivette Otele Reniss Manamuh Bob Marley Exodus

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Entretien avec Olivette Otele, professeure d'histoire coloniale à l'université de Bristol, qui évoque le lien entre mémoire, colonialisme et géopolitique. Son livre, « Une histoire des Noirs d'Europe, de l'antiquité à nos jours » (éditions Albin Michel), a été élu meilleur livre de l'année 2020 par le quotidien britannique « The Guardian » et la revue « History Today ». Présentation : Denise Époté. www.tv5monde.com/etsi

Theaterfestival "Starke Stücke" - erstmals wieder komplett in Präsenz // Gedenken I: Ein Ort für die Opfer des Frankfurter KZ "Katzbach" in den Adlerwerken // Gedenken II: "Der lange Weg der Sinti und Roma" - Doku in der ARD // Erst Besetzungsstreit, dann Legende: 50 Jahre Filmepos "Der Pate" // Olivette Otele und ihr Buch "Afrikanische Europäer" // 60 Kilometer Weltkulturerbe: Die Säulengänge von Bologna

Les têtes d'affiches ce dimanche sont la Camerounaise Olivette Otele, première Africaine à occuper une chaire d'histoire au Royaume-Uni, et la Franco-Camerounaise Osvalde Lewat, première lauréate du Grand prix panafricain de littérature. 

The history of Africans in Europe may seem recent – a result of migration in the 20th and 21st centuries – but in her new book, African Europeans, historian Olivette Otele tells a very different story – a story of African presence in Europe that stretches back centuries.The host is author and BBC Radio 4 presenter Kavita Puri.To buy African Europeans click here: https://www.primrosehillbooks.com/product/african-europeans-an-untold-history-olivette-otele/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In a conversation recorded as part of our virtual lecture series, Olivette Otele discusses her book African Europeans: An Untold History, which charts the long history of Africans in Europe and explores the role that African individuals – from enslaved people to Roman emperors and medieval saints – have played in European history.(Ad) Olivette Otele is the author of African Europeans: An Untold History (Hurst, 2020). Buy it now at Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/African-Europeans-History-Olivette-Otele/dp/1787381919//?tag=bbchistory045-21&ascsubtag=historyextra-social-hexpod See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

THE IMPORTANCE OF HISTORYIn this talk for secondary schools, Professor Olivette Otele begins with her own trajectory which has led to her becoming Britain's first female black professor of history. She examines three questions: What is history? Why do we learn history? and How do we enquire into the past? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The rich history of Africans in Europe, from the third century onwards, is understudied and under-appreciated in modern society. Olivette Otele, Professor of History of Slavery and Memory of enslavement at the University of Bristol, joins host Richard Aldous to talk about her new book, African Europeans: An Untold History.

Joining John and Andy this week are Natasha McEnroe, the Keeper of Medicine at the Science Museum in London, and novelist Lissa Evans, Backlisted's old friend and the show's Original Guest, both of whom are Betty MacDonald superfans. The Plague and I (1948) is the author's unflinching and hilarious memoir of the nine months she spent as a patient at a TB sanatorium in the Pacific North West of America. We discuss this book and the eventful life of its million-selling author (The Egg and I, Anybody Can Do Anything, Onions in the Stew), are exposed to a selection of TB-related public information films and music, and there is even a 'communicable disease in literature' quiz. Also in this episode Andy is grabbed by Mr Bowling Buys a Newspaper (1943) by Donald Henderson, reputedly Raymond Chandler's favourite crime novel; while John has been enjoying Olivette Otele's recently published history African Europeans, which traces a long African European heritage via the lives of individuals both ordinary and extraordinary.

We're pleased to introduce the first episode on this year's International Booker Prize podcast. In this episode host Joe Haddow is in conversation with two of the judges for this year Olivette Otele and Aida Edemariam. The trio discuss each of the thirteen longlisted books in depth, exploring their themes and why they believe each one deserves a place on the longlist. Listen Now!

This is a conversation with David Andress. He is a Professor of Modern History at the University of Portsmouth and is the author of the book “Cultural Dementia: How the West has Lost its History and Risks Losing Everything Else“ If you like what I do, please consider supporting this project with only 1$ a month on Patreon or on BuyMeACoffee.com. You can also do so directly on PayPal if you prefer. Patreon is for monthly, PayPal is for one-offs and BuyMeACoffee has both options. If you can't donate anything, you can still support this project by sharing with your friends and leaving a review wherever you get your podcasts! Music by Tarabeat. Topics Discussed What is Cultural Dementia? And why use that term instead of Amnesia? Why focus on France, the UK and the US? The current crises in the three countries George Orwell's reflection on the relationship between imperialism/colonialism, the UK's welfare state and the white working class France's Trente Glorieuses Prospects of Le Pen and the far right winning in France The ‘Brexit spirit' Impact of Trumpism on US politics and what might come next What is neoliberalism and how is that term (mis)used? What is populism and how is that term (mis)used? Berlusconi, the five star movement and racist politics in Italy Canada, Australia and New Zealand's specific contexts with regards to immigration and racism Cambridge Analytica The delusion of ‘socialism in one country' The realities and delusions of Brexit (including example of CANZUK proposals and how India is excluded) Ladybird libertarians (term by Otto English) Isolationism within the British Labour Party Weaknesses within Left parties, especially Labour (Attlee, Wilson, Blair) The specificity of France and republicanism there How Melenchon and Le Pen agree on Vichy's status as ‘not France' Chauvinism on the Left in France The metaphor of the mansion The Rhodes Must Fall protests in the UK The ‘race question' and white supremacy in the US The specificity of the US constitution (and how it is outdated and embeds conservatism) How history is taught (I gave the example of Lebanon) Recommended Books Priya Satia, Time's Monster; History, Conscience and Britain's Empire (Penguin/Allen Lane, 2020) Priyamvada Gopal, Insurgent Empire; Anticolonial Resistance and British Dissent (Verso, 2019) Olivette Otele, African Europeans (Hurst, 2020) I also added: The Good Immigrant by Nikesh Shukla Afropean: Notes from Black Europe by Johny Pitts

African Europeans by Olivette Otele is a dazzling history revealing old and diverse links between the two continents. In this episode, listen to Olivette and historian and broadcaster Kate Williams discuss a landmark account of a crucial thread in Europe’s complex history.

AfterWords returns on 27th January 2021. In this series, listen to Hurst authors and leading experts discuss the stories behind six recent, highly acclaimed books that are starting conversations everywhere. Investigate corruption in America with Sarah Chayes, discover North-East England and its people with Dan Jackson, and learn how North Korea became a nuclear power and why we’ll have to live with it from Ankit Panda. Hear the untold story of African Europeans by Olivette Otele, explore the growing rivalry between America and China with Nigel Inkster and find out about reform and repression in MBS’ Saudi Arabia from Madawi Al-Rasheed.

Olivette Otele is an historian who is currently Professor of History of Slavery at Bristol University and Vice-President of the Royal Historical Society. She is the first black female history professor in the UK.   Her most recent book, 'African Europeans: An Untold History explores a history that has been long overlooked, shedding light on questions very much alive today―on racism, identity, citizenship, power and resilience.    She talks to Krishnan about her thoughts on a summer of race protests, the complex idea of imposter syndrome and the power of young people.    Producer: Rachel Evans  

Olivette Otele joined me on the podcast to discuss the long African European heritage through the lives of individuals.Subscribe to History Hit and you'll get access to hundreds of history documentaries, as well as every single episode of this podcast from the beginning (400 extra episodes). We're running live podcasts on Zoom, we've got weekly quizzes where you can win prizes, and exclusive subscriber only articles. It's the ultimate history package. Just go to historyhit.tv to subscribe. Use code 'pod1' at checkout for your first month free and the following month for just £/€/$1. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Olivette Otele joined me on the podcast to discuss the long African European heritage through the lives of individuals.Subscribe to History Hit and you'll get access to hundreds of history documentaries, as well as every single episode of this podcast from the beginning (400 extra episodes). We're running live podcasts on Zoom, we've got weekly quizzes where you can win prizes, and exclusive subscriber only articles. It's the ultimate history package. Just go to historyhit.tv to subscribe. Use code 'pod1' at checkout for your first month free and the following month for just £/€/$1. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Every October, Black History Month celebrates the many achievements of black Britons throughout the centuries. But it also encourages us to look at Britain's dominant role in transatlantic slavery, and to understand the legacies of the trade that still shape our world today. We're joined by Professor of History and Memory of Slavery at the University of Bristol, Olivette Otele, to find out more. To discover more about slavery connections to English Heritage sites, go to www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/research/slavery

Europeans and Africans have been encountering one another since as early as the 3rd century, according to the historian Olivette Otele. In her new book, African Europeans: An Untold History, she traces those meetings through the lives of individuals, both ordinary and extraordinary. She tells Tom Sutcliffe that exploring a past long overlooked raises prescient questions about racism, identity, citizenship and power. Toussaint Louverture – the subject of Sudhir Hazareesingh’s biography, Black Spartacus – was no ordinary figure. A former slave, he became the leader of a revolution in the 1790s that transformed Haiti, the former French Caribbean colony. With access to archival material often overlooked, Hazareesingh draws a portrait of an extraordinary man who combined Enlightenment ideals and Machiavellian politics with Caribbean mysticism and African traditions. As Professor of Public Engagement with History at the University of Reading, Kate Williams has thought hard about how to tell history. Her books, TV and radio programmes have covered topics from England's queens to the funeral of Baroness Thatcher, often turning upside-down preconceived images of Britain's most powerful women. She discusses the new debates raging in history, including how we should approach the legacies of colonialism and misogyny. Producer: Katy Hickman

From Roman emperor Septimius Severus to Senegal's Signares to the ten days in Harlem that Fidel Castro used to link up with African leaders at the UN, through to the missed opportunity to enshrine racial equality in post war negotiations following World War I; Olivette Otele, Simon Hall and Jake Hodder share their research findings with New Generation Thinker Christienna Fryar. Olivette Otele is Professor of the History of Slavery at the University of Bristol and Vice-President of the Royal Historical Society. Her book African Europeans: An Untold History is published on 29 October 2020. Simon Hall is Professor of Modern History at the University of Leeds. His book Ten Days in Harlem: Fidel Castro and the Making of the 1960s is out now. Jake Hodder is Assistant Professor in the School of Geography at Nottingham University and has published articles on Black Internationalism and the global dynamics of race. New Generation Thinker Christienna Fryar runs the MA in Black British History at Goldsmiths, University of London You can find Catherine Fletcher talking about Alessandro de Medici in this Essay for Radio 3 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06nrv7k Robin Mitchell discusses her researches into Ourika, Sarah Baartman and Jeanne Duval in a Free Thinking episode called How we talk about sex and women's bodies https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000f5n6 The Early Music Show on Radio 3 looks at the life of Joseph Boulogne de Saint Georges https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0801l4g The Shadow of Slavery discussed by Christienna Fryar, Katie Donington, Juliet Gilkes Romero and Rosanna Amaka https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000f7d5 Slavery Stories in the fiction of Esi Edugyan and William Melvin Kelley https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0001bch What Does a Black History Curriculum Look Like ? https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000kpl5 Johny Pitts looks at Afropean identities with Caryl Phillips https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0005sjw This episode of Free Thinking is put together in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council, part of UKRI as one of a series of discussions focusing on new academic research also available to download as New Thinking episodes on the BBC Arts & Ideas podcast feed. You can find the whole collection here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03zws90 Producer: Karl Bos

A dazzling, landmark history of Africans in Europe, revealing old and diverse links between the two continents. The presence of people of African descent in Europe is widely believed to be a recent phenomenon, but as early as the 3rd century, St Maurice - an Egyptian - was said to have become leader of the legendary Roman Theban Legion. Ever since, there have been richly varied encounters between those defined as 'Africans' and those called 'Europeans'. In African Europeans, Olivette Otele traces a long heritage of African Europeans through the lives of individuals both ordinary and extraordinary. She uncovers a forgotten past, from Emperor Septimius Severus to enslaved Africans living in Europe during the Renaissance, all the way to present-day migrants moving to Europe's cities. By exploring a history that has been long overlooked, she sheds light on questions very much alive today - on racism, identity, citizenship, power and resilience. This is a landmark account of a crucial but overlooked thread in Europe's complex history.

The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition falls on 23 August. To mark this date, Hartwig Fischer and Sushma Jansari are joined by guests Olivette Otele and Bonnie Greer to discuss the legacies of slavery, its impact on today's society, and how museums should respond to these histories both now and in the future. The wide-ranging conversation touches on how the British Museum engages with its own history, how it was shaped by empire, questions who ‘writes' history, and reflects on how museums and institutions can widen access, increase diversity and co-curate effectively.   Bonnie Greer is a writer, playwright, broadcaster, critic and political commentator, and former Deputy Chair of the British Museum. Olivette Otele is Professor of the History of Slavery at Bristol University and Vice-President of the Royal Historical Society and the Chair for Bristol's Race Equality Commission. 

It's 41 years this Sunday that Olive Morris died. She was a Black British feminist and civil rights campaigner. A couple of weeks ago, Google marked what would have been her 68th birthday with a drawing of her on its header. So who was Olive Morris and who are some of the other Black British female activists from the past who we should know about? We talk to Angelina Osborne, a researcher and lecturer, and Olivette Otele who's a professor specialising in Black female history. Eileen Flynn is the first Traveller to be made a Senator in the Irish Parliament. The Irish PM, or Taoiseach, can nominate a handful of people to work in the Upper House and a couple of weeks ago Eileen was one of them. She says it’s an historic moment, especially for Travellers who are so marginalized and stigmatized in Irish society. She talks to us from her home in Donegal. All week we’ve been looking at women and gaming. We've explored how gaming has changed and how it can improve some people's mental health. The UK gaming industry is worth billions and the video games sector makes up more than half of the UK’s entire entertainment market. Women are 50% of those who play and those over 40 are among the fastest growing group of people that play on their smartphones. But the number of women working in the industry is much lower and today we hear from them. Photo Credit: Lambeth Council

Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Johnson in 1928. She was a mother, writer, dancer, director, performer, friend of presidents, and author of seven volumes of memoir. The very first - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - returned to the top of the best-seller lists when she died in 2014. So why were people fascinated by her life? Nominating her is Bristol University's recently appointed professor of slavery, Olivette Otele. "I l love her, I really do." She's joined by Patricia Cumper who has adapted many of Maya Angelou's books for radio. The presenter is Matthew Parris. The producer in Bristol is Miles Warde

Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley examines how the transatlantic slave trade has shaped Bristol and meets some of the historians, artists and cultural figures who are redressing how the legacy of slavery is presented and how the city's story is told. Jasmine speaks to Olivette Otele, the newly appointed Professor of the History of Slavery at the University of Bristol about why the University has decided to examine its past and what this might mean for the city's wider approach to its colonial history. Jasmine meets Stacey Olika, Donnell Asare and Ade Sowemimo who are working on a project at Bristol Museum to tell the story behind how some of the objects on display which they hope will present a clearer and more honest narrative about the cultural significance of the objects and the legacy of Britain's colonial past. Historian Madge Dresser has been talking about Bristol's relationship with the slave trade for some time and she tells Jasmine that after one of her talks in the late 1990's someone defaced the city's statue of Edward Colston. Lynn Mareno talks about how when she was growing-up in Bristol in the 1960s she was regularly subjected to racism, and how Bristol needs to deal with its past in order to move forwards.. Edson Burton is an writer, performer and historian and he tells Jasmine that whilst this work has been going on for years there have been significant steps forward in recent years, but he cautions against presenting these issue as the opinion of one united voice. Jasmine ends the programme in Henbury at the grave of Scipio Africanus, one of the few recorded enslaved people who lived in Bristol. Presenter: Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley Producer: Toby Field

The story of Robinson Crusoe and his many years of survival alone on a deserted island has enchanted the English-speaking world for centuries. Many people first come across the story as a children's book or a film portrayal, celebrating Crusoe's buccaneering adventures and his heroic efforts to tame his wild environment, create shelter and food supplies, and eventually befriend the indigenous man he calls Friday. But closer reading of Daniel Defoe's original novel, written 300 years ago this spring, reveals a more complex tale of sin and redemption, debating fundamental questions about man's place in the world against a backdrop of colonial expansion, transatlantic commerce and the slave trade. Bridget Kendall talks to the Defoe scholar Professor Andreas Mueller from the University of Northern Colorado in the USA; Olivette Otele, Professor of History at Bath Spa University in the UK; and Karen O'Brien, Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford in the UK. Photo: Engraving of Robinson Crusoe by Wal Paquet. (Ipsumpix/Corbis via Getty Images)

Olivette Otele, who recently became Britain’s first black female professor of history, joins Dr Sadiah Qureshi of the University of Birmingham to discuss race and equality in the British historical profession See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Historians Joanne Paul, Olivette Otele and June Purvis dissect the results of our recent poll into history’s most important women, which saw Marie Curie come top, followed by Rosa Parks and Emmeline Pankhurst See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Helen Castor is joined by Professor Lucy Robinson from the University of Sussex. A new exhibition at the Barbican in London features the photography of Dorothea Lange who is best known for her coverage of the dust-bowl depression of mid-west America in the 1930s. Many of her now iconic images were actually staged - but does that alter their historical importance? Helen takes in the exhibition with the historian of race in modern America, Dr Melissa Milewski. The 70th anniversary of the NHS at 70 is being marked across the BBC. In one of the more unusual ideas, Radio 3 are creating a symphony from the sounds that are commonplace in the health service. The inspiration for the piece comes from the "radio ballads" back in the late fifties and early sixties, produced by Charles Parker and featuring the music of Ewan McColl. Olivette Otele is a French-African historian who had never come across these radio programmes - so what can she glean about life in Britain sixty years ago by listening to them again? And Tom Holland has a song of the road too. He's in Cambridgeshire, in the middle of Britain's biggest archaeological dig, where the A14 meets the A1 and a new historic landscape is being revealed. Producer: Nick Patrick A Pier production for BBC Radio 4.

Tom Holland, Tracy Borman and Olivette Otele talk about who is writing history today.

Olivette Otele explores how histories of transatlantic slavery impact on contemporary questions of migration Transatlantic slavery is a complex history of encounters between people of African and European descent. It is also a history of migrations, trade and subjugation. In this presentation, I look into the displacement of people from West Africa from the 17th to the 19th centuries. I ultimately aim at understanding how historians measure the impact of transatlantic slavery in Africa and its economic, social and cultural legacies. The presentation will consequently delve into Eltis’ and Lovejoy’s income per capita theories and explore Manning’s loss of workforce simulation model. It will then turn to histories of the territories from which Africans were captured by looking at the relationships amongst French and British traders, colonial administrators and local populations.