Songs for the Falling Angel - a case study examining one example of 'Digging' in a closed archive to uncover an interdisciplinary research topic

Scott, Alistair

Abstract

Paper and creative practice film presented to this International Symposium of the Media Studie Commission of FIAT/IFTA (International Federation of Television Archives). The paper investigates the legacy and impact of my 1991 ITV 60 minute television documentary which documented the performance of 'Songs for the Falling Angel - a Requiem for Lockerbie' a cultural artistic memorial to the victims of the 1988 terrorist bombing. Project in partnership with visual artist Prof Keith McIntyre, UHI, and composer, Karen Wimhurst, and poet, Douglas Lipton.

Citation

Scott, A. (2023, December). Songs for the Falling Angel - a case study examining one example of 'Digging' in a closed archive to uncover an interdisciplinary research topic. Paper presented at Media Studies Seminar 2023: Rethinking Broadcast Archives: Dig, Deconstruct, Display, London, UK

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: Media Studies Seminar 2023: Rethinking Broadcast Archives: Dig, Deconstruct, Display
• Start Date: Dec 8, 2023
• Deposit Date: Apr 26, 2024
• Keywords: Artistic commemorations terrorism
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/3601171
• Publisher URL: https://fiatifta.org/seminar/media-studies-seminar-2023/
• Related Public URLs: https://youtu.be/IPGmVX_Z8KM?si=c84uSIpJJLWXy6Id