Navigating the Culture Wars: Public engagement and archival values
Speaker: Dr Victoria Hoyle
In 2020, the sector came together to declare its support for the Black Lives Matter movement, drawing on twenty years of critical reflection on power and social justice in archives. However, in spite of greater professional consciousness of inequalities in practice and participation, it remains difficult to challenge the legacy of -isms in our institutions and collections, such as racism, sexism and colonialism. How can we embody a more equitable and open perspective on archives through engagement, education and participation, challenging the -isms?