Memory

From: Joan Schuman
Series: Travels In Stasis
Length: 01:34

How do we remember best - through people or the buildings we live in? Read the full description.

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Playing: Memory
From: Joan Schuman

Illustrjoan_small A woman recalls how she remembers best and is surprised to realize it's through the very house she lives in more than it is the people that know her history. The story is an excerpt from a documentary about nomads, commissioned by WBEZ's "Chicago Matters" for its housing series in 2002. Air alone or in the series, "Travels in Stasis. Suggested airplay order: 1. Nomad 2. Ghost 3. Exile 4. Memory 5. Walking

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Piece Description

A woman recalls how she remembers best and is surprised to realize it's through the very house she lives in more than it is the people that know her history. The story is an excerpt from a documentary about nomads, commissioned by WBEZ's "Chicago Matters" for its housing series in 2002. Air alone or in the series, "Travels in Stasis. Suggested airplay order: 1. Nomad 2. Ghost 3. Exile 4. Memory 5. Walking

Broadcast History

Brief excerpt of a half-hour documentary commissioned by WBEZ's Chicago Matters series on housing, 2002; the full documentary eventually aired on Soundprint.