• 20 | Dr. Elizabeth Shaffer, School of Information, University of British Columbia

  • Feb 23 2024
  • Length: 45 mins
  • Podcast

20 | Dr. Elizabeth Shaffer, School of Information, University of British Columbia

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  • Summary: Welcome to the opener for season 3! In this episode, I welcome Dr. Elizabeth Shaffer, a critical archives scholar and Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia’s School of Information. Elizabeth joins us to speak about her research on the intersections of Black memory production and technology. Episode Resources: Association of Canadian Archivists. Archives Spotlight Melissa J. Nelson: Black Memory Collective. https://archivists.ca/Blog/13316265 Dr. Cheryl Thompson. MOBA: Artists and Archivists in Dialogue. September 21-22, 2023. Toronto. https://drive.google.com/file/d/176y5F7mX6PIFbK-EXS-fP5b4fTQqJaNX/view?usp=sharing Transformative Memory Digital Archive. https://omeka.irshdc.ubc.ca/s/Transformative-Memory/page/welcome Melissa J. Nelson. February 8, 2024. Reclaiming the Narrative: Black Archives at the Archives of Ontario. Niagara Falls Museums. https://youtu.be/TDmrmDgaE68?si=pCt6pBEHzB-zUfhn Christina Sharpe (2016). In the Wake: On Blackness and Being.” Duke University Press. https://www.dukeupress.edu/in-the-wake Katherine McKittrick (2021). Dear Science and Other Stories. Duke University Press. https://www.dukeupress.edu/dear-science-and-other-stories Tonia Sutherland (2023). Resurrecting the Black Body: Race and the Digital Afterlife.” University of California Press. https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520383876/resurrecting-the-black-body Ehiko Odeh (2024). Golden Beauty Supply. https://designto.org/event/golden-beauty-supply/ [video: https://www.instagram.com/p/C3sinahtTDr/] Ehiko Odeh (2024). Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow. https://www.rhpl.ca/hair-today-gone-tomorrow-exhibit [video: https://www.instagram.com/p/C22JkX_Lg_q/] Stay Connected: If you enjoyed listening to this podcast you can follow, rate, and share it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon. To learn more about my work, visit my blog at https://melissajnelson.com. You can connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter or contact me at melissa.j.nelson@outlook.com.
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