[Personal_archives] SISPA Minutes & news

Thu Jul 16 10:28:33 EDT 2015

Thanks Rodney (that is just what I hoped), and thanks Jennifer for thoughts
and language: "what else are archives for?"  Anyone else want to join us
for a panel about re-imagining personal archives and collective experience
-- for healing and for bringing people together -- something along these
lines?
Amy

On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 9:49 AM, Rodney Carter <rgscarter at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Amy, Jennifer, and SISPAlist,
>
> While the theme has a heavy technological slant, explorations of
> innovative approaches are definitely part of the territory I hope the
> conference will cover, even if we didn't emphasize it in the Call as well
> as we perhaps could/should have (I will be sure to make this explicit in my
> forthcoming reminder emails - I may borrow the 'not all innovation is
> rooted in technology'  line, if I may, Jennifer).
>
> I think what you both are sketching out sounds exceptionally interesting
> and I strongly encourage you to work this up into a session proposal.
>
> And, if anyone else has thoughts on innovation (broadly defined) &
> personal archives please do consider submitting as part of this or as part
> of another session.
>
> Rodney
>
> On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 12:56 PM, Jennifer Douglas <douglasjl at outlook.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Amy,
>>
>> I've been thinking about a proposal related to personal archives, too,
>> that isn't innovative in a technological sense. Perhaps a panel on 'not all
>> innovation is rooted in technology' (with a catchier title)? Very happy to
>> collaborate with others on this one...some of my current research is
>> looking at how archives are incorporated into common experiences
>> (specifically grief and bereavement) and I'm thinking about how we insert
>> an archival awareness into this everyday experience and recordkeeping, so
>> also has a bit of a public programming tie in. I read an article recently
>> in the New Yorker about an artist who was asking the question 'what else is
>> art for?' and I've got it in my head that that's a crucial (and
>> innovative!) question we need to be asking about archives: 'what else are
>> archives for?'. Nebulous thoughts here, too, but I think we could put
>> something together...any other biters???
>>
>> Jennifer
>>
>> Jennifer Douglas, PhD
>> Assistant Professor
>> iSchool at UBC
>> Senior Associate Editor, *Archivaria*
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2015 12:03:56 -0400
>> From: amy.furness at gmail.com
>> To: rgscarter at gmail.com
>> CC: Personal_archives at mailman.yale.edu
>> Subject: Re: [Personal_archives] SISPA Minutes & news
>>
>>
>> Dear SISPA,
>> Please indulge me for airing some very nebulous thoughts with regard to
>> the ACA conference.  I have been thinking recently about theoretical
>> challenges to the concept of personal archives and how these play out with
>> regard to artists' documentation.  Basically blowing up the fonds concept a
>> bit, and looking at the intersection between people and institutions, and
>> possibly getting into public programming.  What I lack (utterly) is
>> experience with innovative technological approaches in this area so I'm
>> struggling a bit with the conference theme -- maybe our program chair can
>> chime in here with some supportive words -- anyway, if anyone out there is
>> thinking along similar or wonderfully contrasting lines, please be in touch
>> and perhaps we can develop a panel session together.
>> many thanks,
>> Amy
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 8:35 AM, Rodney Carter <rgscarter at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I hope everyone is having an enjoyable summer so far. The ACA in Regina
>> went quite well, even though there wasn't a great deal of content relating
>> to Personal Archives - except for the SISPA meeting, naturally.
>>
>> The minutes of the meeting have now been posted courtesy of the new SISPA
>> secretary Heather Beattie. They can be found at
>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__members.archivists.ca_content_sispa-2Dmeeting-2Dminutes&d=AwIFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=QabRtqRLHYuuwiC4qnUN0XbpKQpUwgD4P821WPka6y_QpdnaBbs49TAsb3slvPhv&m=6WhOtdw02I-MvINsfp-bJedwsXYNVP7zHEIRNhZzWsc&s=mw6GhSJhQdVEXEGZjpUwUrlAEDMnxb4J_NF9-TzxXPc&e= 
>> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__members.archivists.ca_content_sispa-2Dmeeting-2Dminutes&d=AwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=QabRtqRLHYuuwiC4qnUN0XbpKQpUwgD4P821WPka6y_QpdnaBbs49TAsb3slvPhv&m=y1AtwloueTkdAlKlKf-TSOZ3lr3EMwVhQB7KnSWRP3g&s=vBos4ypRW2ybnqz7AwKX3cS0o0OahUThhMron6UOpfk&e=>
>> . It was a small but lively meeting and we had a very nice discussion.
>>
>> My thanks to outgoing secretary Heather Dean for her work over the years,
>> which included setting up this listserv.
>>
>> Heather D is no longer at Yale, the kind host of this list. While she has
>> let me know that we can continue to use it for the short-term, the SISPA
>> list should find itself a new home.
>>
>> Does anyone have the ability to set up a new listserv at their
>> institution? If not, I have looked into a few free listserv options and it
>> looks like Google Groups might be the best candidate; it certainly seems to
>> becoming increasingly popular among archivists (AABC just moved their list
>> over to GoogleGroup, the Catholic Archivist Group just set one up as well).
>>
>> Please let me know if you can set up a list on SISPA's behalf or if you
>> have an alternative to Google by the end of July. Hearing nothing, I will
>> set up a Google Group and sent out instructions to join in early August.
>>
>> Lastly, I'd like to remind people that they should be thinking about
>> submitting Personal Archives-related paper or sessions for ACA2016 in
>> Montreal. The theme is Archives & Innovation & the CfP can be found here:
>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.archivists.ca_sites_default_files_Attachments_professional-5Fdevelopment_Conference-5Fdocs_2016-5FMontreal_aca2016-2Dcall-5Ffor-5Fsubmissions-5F15may2015.pdf&d=AwIFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=QabRtqRLHYuuwiC4qnUN0XbpKQpUwgD4P821WPka6y_QpdnaBbs49TAsb3slvPhv&m=6WhOtdw02I-MvINsfp-bJedwsXYNVP7zHEIRNhZzWsc&s=F9gY6l75P754xQpgrfUTMwQ2gKCIHxCiGWz-X92LgiU&e= 
>> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.archivists.ca_sites_default_files_Attachments_professional-5Fdevelopment_Conference-5Fdocs_2016-5FMontreal_aca2016-2Dcall-5Ffor-5Fsubmissions-5F15may2015.pdf&d=AwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=QabRtqRLHYuuwiC4qnUN0XbpKQpUwgD4P821WPka6y_QpdnaBbs49TAsb3slvPhv&m=y1AtwloueTkdAlKlKf-TSOZ3lr3EMwVhQB7KnSWRP3g&s=ouXXpw_VSaBwqEuwLCz0OVefj6ku2OcJ-1ij3SQe2mI&e=>
>> I don't think there was a single paper at this year's conference dealing
>> with personal archives and that is certainly a situation I don't want to
>> see repeated.
>>
>> If you have idea for a paper or panel and would like to coordinate a
>> session with others in the group, please feel free to use this list to make
>> it happen!
>>
>> The session could be titled something as simple as "Innovative Approaches
>> to Personal Archives", which would allow several of you to discuss how you
>> have been handling personal papers in all their wonderful forms. Let me
>> know if you have any questions about the Call or if I can assist in any way
>> in bringing people together.
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>> Rodney
>> SISPA Chair
>>
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