David Barsamian Collection of Alternative Radio Audio Recordings
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Abstract
The David Barsamian Collection of Alternative Radio Audio Recordings contains audio recordings of Alternative Radio, the independent radio show established by David Barsamian in 1986. Episodes in this collection range from 1990-2002, and cover sociopolitical topics such as media censorship and corporatization, anti-war movements, global conflicts, and racism and classism in the United States.
Historical Note
David Barsamian is an Armenian American investigative journalist, radio broadcaster, and author based in Boulder, Colorado. In 1986 he founded Alternative Radio, a public access program that covers international and domestic politics and social movements. In addition to hosting the weekly radio show, Barsamian has published many of his extensive interviews with figures such as Noam Chomsky, Edward Said, Howard Zinn, Eqbal Ahmad, Arundhati Roy, and Richard Wolff.
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The episodes are arranged chronologically.
Scope and Contents
The David Barsamian Collection of Alternative Radio Audio Recordings contains audio recordings of Alternative Radio. The episodes range from 1990-2002, and cover sociopolitical topics such as media censorship and corporatization, anti-war movements, global imperialism and colonialism, environmentalism, the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, the Iraq War, the Gulf War, racism and Civil Rights history, economic inqueality, U.S. domestic policy, and the U.S. prison industrial complex. Episode guests featured in this collection include Angela Davis, Noam Chomsky, Edward Said, Eqbal Ahmad, Ralph Nader, Arundhati Roy, and Howard Zinn, among others.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives has no information about copyright ownership for this collection and is not authorized to grant permission to publish or reproduce materials from it. Materials in this collection, which were created in 1992-2002, are expected to enter the public domain in 2097.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; David Barsamian Collection of Alternative Radio Audio Recordings; OH 088; box number; folder number or item identifier; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials found in repository; provenance is unknown. The accession number related to this collectoin is 2014.128.
Audiovisual Access Policies and Procedures
Access CDs for audiovisual materials in the collection are available by appointment for reading room viewing and listening only.
Access to some audiovisual materials in this collection is available through digitized access copies. Researchers may view an item's original container, but the media themselves are not available for playback because of preservation concerns. Materials that have already been digitized are noted in the collection's finding aid and can be requested in our reading room.
Audiovisual materials that have not been preserved may not be available to researchers. Materials not yet digitized will need to have access copies made before they can be used. To request an access copy, or if you are unsure if an item has been digitized, please contact Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, special.collections@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596, with the collection name, collection number, and a description of the item(s) requested. A staff member will respond to you with further information.
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Processing Information
Decisions regarding arrangement, description, and physical interventions for this collection prior to 2014 are unknown. In 2014, 12 audiocassettes were digitized, and access CD-Rs were created. In 2024, this collection was arranged and described by an archivist.
