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From Community to Curriculum - 2019 Allen Smith Symposium at Simmons University
Date and time
Location
Simmons University - School of Management M501/502
300 Fenway Boston, MA 02115Description
From Community to Curriculum: Translating Social Responsibility into Archival Education
2019 Allen Smith Symposium
Symposium & Panel Discussions: Friday, April 12, 2019, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Working Groups: Saturday, April 13, 9:00am - 1:00pm
See more on the Simmons University event page.
Over the past decade, archival concerns have increasingly focused on social issues as records professionals recognize and confront the responsibilities and challenges of documenting a complex global and digital society. Although such issues as social justice, community engagement, inclusive access and documenting marginalized populations have predominated in the archival literature, they have yet to be fully translated into archives education curriculum. Bringing together archival educators and practitioners, this symposium seeks to begin a discussion about creating an archival curriculum that addresses contemporary societal needs while at the same time honoring traditional archival theory and that explores theoretical frameworks, methodologies and best practices for teaching archives in a socially conscious environment.
Panelists and moderators include:
Peter Botticelli
Michelle Caswell
Janet Ceja
Michele Cloonan
Jennifer Douglas
Andrew Flinn
Leisa Gibbons
Stanley Griffin
Alex Poole
Ricardo Punzalan
Rebecka Sheffield
Tonia Sutherland
Mallory Walker
Katherine Wisser
Beth Yakel
Jane Zhang
Panel topics include:
- What is a professional archivist today? Is there still a clear professional identity?
- Does traditional Western archival theory and practice continue to meet the record-keeping and documenting needs of an increasingly multi-cultural and digital society that honors cultural difference?
- How deeply should archival curriculum go towards supporting students who are interested in social justice?
- How do educators translate the compelling global issues of today - social justice, community engagement, inclusive access, under- documented populations - into archives education curriculum?
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The Allen Smith Visiting Scholars Program was established following the death of Dr. Allen Smith, a beloved faculty member at SLIS for 31 years. Smith taught primarily in the areas of reference, humanities, and oral history; each year SLIS selects a visiting scholar whose interests reflect Smith’s own to be in residence, working with the scholar to determine how they will spend their time.