| Description | Recordings of interviews for the 'Battle of St Ann's' project:
Tracks 1 - 11 follow on from MS 4000/6/1/66/1, MS 4000/6/1/66/2 and MS 4000/6/1/66/3 and continue on MS 4000/6/1/66/5 & MS 4000/6/1/66/6. The recordings are interviews with Ken Coates regarding the survey undertaken by the social study group into 'slum dwellings' and 'poverty' in St Ann's area, the location of the interviews is not identified. The tracks frequently run into each other.
Track 1: Recording setup. 0.19 mins.
Track 2: A discussion following on from the previous recording about new comers to the area and problem families, followed by the start of a discussion about community action groups that continues on the next track. 3.12 mins.
Track 3: The continuation of a discussion of the local/community action groups inabilities/ineffectiveness and the lack of national political groups to tackle social inequalities. 2.45 mins.
Track 4: A discussion of the poverty relief system and economic changes. 3.59 mins.
Track 5: A discussion about the 'logic of poverty' and the change in thoughts about poverty since the industrial revolution. Then a discussion regarding the studies definition and use of language such of 'slum' and 'poverty' and of how this was then used in newspapers, continues on the next track. 3.58 mins.
Track 6: The discussion follows on from the previous track regarding the local newspapers reaction to the study. 2.13 mins.
Track 7: A discussion regarding the concept of 'proletariat' in current society and then regarding modern trade unions and this 'new unrepresented, disenfranchised group'. 3.34 mins.
Track 8: A discussion about 'slum dwellers' as a specific group within a wider group the 'poor'. 3.07 mins.
Track 9: Discussions regarding the personal stigma associated with being a resident of a 'slum'. A new discussion about the solution of micro/macro problems and collective local approaches to problems. 3.11 mins.
Track 10: Discussions regarding the historical voices of the working class and changes in the role of the Labour Party. 2.59 mins.
Track 11: A discussion regarding the culture and future for residents of St Annes. 3.40 mins.
Total: 32.59 mins.
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF5760016580 |