Archivist and recordkeeper, Melbourne, Australia. My views. I work on @FaCWebResource. Aspiring theremin player, cake, etc. She/her.

Boon Wurrung & Wurundjeri land
Joined September 2009
There has been a great response to our new space for trauma-informed archival practice! Please join us, and get involved by sharing resources, discussing advocacy opportunities, or sharing your experiences and getting support. Join: discord.gg/nfZVKcKu2M #TIACoP #archives
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The next meeting of the Aus/NZ critical archives reading group will be held on 1 August 1pm AEST. We will be joined by @assemblingweb to discuss his article "Representing Biases, Inequalities and Silences in National Web Archives: Social, Material and Technical Dimensions".
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The next meeting of the Aus/NZ Critical Archives Reading Group will be 14 June at 1pm AEST. We will be reading Lae'l Hughes-Watkins, "Moving Toward a Reparative Archive", Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies, Vol 5 Article 6, 2018. Details & RSVP here: criticalarchivesreading.com/…
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With many thanks to more than 1100 people from 100 countries who responded to the Understanding the Landscape of Trauma and Archives survey to make this a representative and truly global understanding of trauma in archives.
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.@ktaines & I are pleased to share the Report: Understanding the international landscape of trauma and archives is available in English, French & Spanish on @ICArchiv website. This project was supported by the ICA through the Programme Commission. ica.org/en/report-understand…
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The next meeting of the Aus/NZ critical archives reading group will be held on 2 May, 1pm AEST. We will be watching Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty's keynote presentation from iPRES 2022. Details and RSVP here: criticalarchivesreading.com/…
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The next meeting of the Aus/NZ critical archives reading group will be held on 16 March, at 1pm AEDT. We will be reading Ashley D. Farmer, "Disorderly Distribution", The Black Scholar, vol 52, 2022, issue 4. Details and RSVP: criticalarchivesreading.com/…
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And please get in touch if you need a copy of the article!
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One week until this discussion with @archivingeye about her recent article as part of the critical archives reading group. Details and rsvp below
We're starting the NZ/Aus critical archives reading group for 2023 by reading "These are not just pieces of paper" by Jennifer Douglas, Alexandra Alisauskas, Elizabeth Bassett, Noah Duranseaud, Ted Lee & Christina Mantey, and are thrilled that author @archivingeye is joining us!
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We're starting the NZ/Aus critical archives reading group for 2023 by reading "These are not just pieces of paper" by Jennifer Douglas, Alexandra Alisauskas, Elizabeth Bassett, Noah Duranseaud, Ted Lee & Christina Mantey, and are thrilled that author @archivingeye is joining us!
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1 Feb 1pm AEDT, details & RSVP here criticalarchivesreading.com/…
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Honoured to be part of this special issue with @CateONeill1 & @ktaines! Huge thanks to the guest editors @archivingeye, Mya Ballin, @lapp_jessica, and Sadaf Ahmadbeigi, and all the fellow authors for an incredible issue.
Hot off the press! Archivaria 94 (Fall/Winter 2022) is available now. This special issue has been guest edited by Jennifer Douglas, Mya Ballin, Jessica Lapp, and Sadaf Ahmadbeigi, and it focuses on person-centred archival theory and praxis. archivaria.ca/index.php/arch…
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The next meeting of the Aus/NZ critical archives reading group will be next Wed 7 Dec at 1pm AEDT. There's no reading, instead come along & share any reflections on conference papers, talks or seminars or talks you have seen this year. RSVP: criticalarchivesreading.com/…
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We're in our final hours to gather responses to our survey on understanding the landscape of trauma and archives! If you haven't completed it yet, please do so as soon as you can!
Final 24 hours to complete the survey Understanding the landscape of trauma and archives. Open to all who work, study or volunteer in the archival profession or allied fields. Available in English, Spanish & French: ica.org/en/pcom-project-2022… Thanks to everyone who has completed it!
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Our survey on understanding the landscape of archives and trauma closes on **26 October** - please complete it if you haven't yet, and join over 700 archivists from 85 countries in sharing your views. Available in English, French and Spanish - see info below.
#Archivists, we want to hear from you! Complete the survey and contribute to an international understanding of archivists' issues regarding trauma. 📝 It will take between 10-15 minutes to fill it out. Closing on 26 October >>> bit.ly/3E3W6AY
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Thanks to those at #HereWeAre2022 for attending @maudeygirl @NicolaCLaurent and my session yesterday on trauma, emotional labour and affect in the archives, it's great to continue the conversation with you all.
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For all attendees at #HereWeAre2022: @NicolaCLaurent and I are current running a survey on Understanding the Landscape of Trauma and Archives which you can complete here: melbourneuni.au1.qualtrics.c… - it's open until Oct 26, please complete it and share with your colleagues!
Brilliant keynote for the Loris Williams Memorial Lecture by @BarrowcliffeR reflecting on the right to know, the role of archives in treaty and truth telling, and how archives can work towards an understanding of shared history #HereWeAre2022
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