A Symposium co-hosted by the Feminist Legal Research Group at UTS: Law, Australian Feminist Studies and the Australian Centre for Public History (UTS).
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Future Past: researching archives in the digital age
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The IHR and British Records Association (BRA) invite you to attend this one day conference on Thursday 18 May 2017. This conference aims to promote the understanding and collaboration between archivists and researchers; explore challenges posed by digital access to collections, and improve methodologies (e.g. education/training for researchers in what information is available from online catalogues, […]
Fellowships (including curatorial research) at the National Library of Australia
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Applications are now open for two new National Library of Australia Fellowships, bringing the total number of fellowships on offer for 2018 to eight. Additional Honorary Fellowships may be awarded to support research and special access, but without financial support. Patrons and supporters of the Library’s Treasures Gallery have funded the new Fellowship for Curatorial Research. […]
CFP Radical Recordkeeping
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Radical, by the Oxford Dictionary definition is: 1. Especially of change or action relating to or affecting the fundamental nature of something; 2. Characterised by departure from tradition; innovative or progressive. The journal Archives and Manuscripts (Routledge/Taylor & Francis) is inviting submissions of up to 5000 words for a themed issue on RADICAL RECORDKEEPING for publication in […]
CFP: Summoning the Archive
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A Symposium on the Periodical, Printed Matter, and Digital Archiving at the Institute for Public Knowledge New York University 11-13 May 2017 Organizer: Meghan Forbes, NYU and UT-Austin Keynote Speaker: Jenna Freedman, Barnard The printing and distribution of the avant-garde magazine, illustrated weekly, and underground zine have developed in the twentieth century in […]
The future for archives on a global scale | The National Archives blog
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Reposted from The National Archives (UK) “I am very excited to announce the arrival of ‘Archives Inspire the world‘, The National Archives’ invitation to collaborators from across the globe. We have a long and proud history of working with other international archives, bodies and institutions – together, we support and raise awareness of archives of […]
Deadline extended: From Dust to Dawn
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The deadline for submission of papers for “From Dust to Dawn. Archival Studies After the Archival Turn” at Uppsala University (15 – 17 November 2017) has been extended to 2 January 2017. Read the full call for papers here.
Archives: the Ethics of Keeping
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A Research Symposium held by the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (Sydney) in partnership with the State Library of NSW. Tuesday 26 July 2016, 9am–12.30pm Venue: Powerhouse Museum 500 Harris St, Ultimo NSW 2007 Explore the central and sometimes difficult topics concerning judgments and the place of the archive in contemporary society. In this symposium, […]
CFP: Preservation and Rot
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The Sheffield Centre for Archival Practice presents the second of their Archives Vice Versa events. University of Sheffield, 7th July 2016, 2-4pm VENUE: John Carr Design Suite, Portobello Centre, Mappin Street, Sheffield Invited speaker: Professor Jane Winters Professor of Digital History and Head of Publications Institute of Historical Research, University of London Join us for a discussion of […]
CFP: From Dust to Dawn. Archival Studies After the Archival Turn
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Uppsala University, 15-17 November 2017 Conference theme Archives – collections of paper, objects, and other substrates of information, as well as the institutions that house and organize them – have become increasingly important in modern everyday life. But archives are no longer exclusively the objects of historical work – no longer simply a means to […]
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