New Conversations in Archives, Museums and Libraries

“Digitization has “democratised historical research, creating a space for people to interrogate their own communities’ histories… Different people working with the same historical materials will probably change how history is written.”

“University archivists, librarians, researchers and administrators across the country should work with communities to find meaningful ways of making their archives accessible to those targeted by destructive ideas and practices. Uncovering hidden stories of the past calls into question our ways of doing things in the present; for aggrieved and justice-seeking groups, an open past opens up more just possibilities for the future.”

“The struggle over the physical record of slavery and uprising in Richmond is part of a larger, long-overdue national movement to preserve African-American history. Of the more than ninety-five thousand entries on the National Register of Historic Places—the list of sites deemed worthy of preservation by the federal government—only two per cent focus on the experiences of black Americans.”

“Zines––or self-published miniature magazines––have been used for political expression and dissemination of alternative ideologies throughout history, and Hong Kong’s zines are fitting additions to this art form’s legacy.”