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Archives & Things
by Melissa J. Nelson
Archives & Things podcast brings to the forefront the experiences of Black people who create, work with, and care for archival materials across North America. Your host, Melissa J. Nelson, is an archivist and educator based in Toronto, Canada. In these episodes, Melissa interviews members of her network who come from diverse backgrounds. What connects them is their interest in Black cultural memory, archives, and history. These episodes amplify the significance of archival possibilities and liberatory work for creating alternative futures. Learn more: www.melissajnelson.com
Episodes
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30 | BONUS: Openings
Summary: It's the last episode of the Archives & Things podcast. In this bonus episode, I say goodbye to the last chapter of my journey and move forward into openings. I also bring light to the current Archivaria Editor Team’s acts of violence as a “humiliation ritual” and means for exclusion,...
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29 | Petrina Jackson, Schlesinger Library, Harvard University
Summary: In this episode, I welcome Petrina Jackson, Executive Director of the Schlesinger Library at Harvard University. Petrina joined us to speak about advocacy and navigating the politics of white institutions. Episode Resources: W.E.B. DuBois, "The Souls of Black Folk."...
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28 | Shane Laptiste & Tura Cousins Wilson, SOCA
Summary: In this episode, I welcome Shane Laptiste and Tura Cousins Wilson, leading architects of Studio of Contemporary Architecture (SOCA). Shane and Tura joined us to speak about Black geographies and Black built environments as sites of remembrance. Episode Resources: Studio of Contemporary...
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27 | Audra A. Diptee, Carleton University
Summary: Welcome to the opener for season 4! In this episode, I welcome Audra A. Diptee, an Associate Professor of History at Carleton University. Audra joined us to speak about her research on the weaponization of colonial archives to rewrite history. Episode Resources: Audra A. Diptee....
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26 | Cheryl Foggo, C Foggo Co.
Summary: It’s the last episode of the year. In this episode, I welcome Cheryl Foggo, an author, filmmaker, playwright and community historian. Cheryl joins us to speak about her work recovering Black Prairie histories through film and storytelling. Episode Resources: Cheryl Foggo (January 24,...
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25 | Phil Vassell & Donna McCurvin, Canada Black Music Archives
Summary: In this episode, I welcome Phil Vassell and Donna McCurvin, co-founders of Canada Black Music Archives. Phil and Donna join us to speak about this digital archive which aims to research, preserve, and amplify the rich, largely untold music history of Black Canadians. Episode Resources:...
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24 | Kadeem Dunn, Diaspora Games
Summary: In this episode, I welcome Kadeem Dunn, a video game creator at Diaspora Games. Kadeem joins us to speak about his work recreating memory through historical video games. Episode Resources: Diaspora Games. Games for us, by us. https://www.diasporagames.ca/index.html Channon Oyeniran...
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23 | Michaëlle Sergile, McCord Stewart Museum
Summary: In this episode, I welcome Michaëlle Sergile, an artist and independent curator completing an artist residency with McCord Stewart Museum. Michaëlle joins us to speak about her artistic practice of capturing and rewriting collective memory through textiles. Episode Resources: Artworks....
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22 | Dr. Meredith D. Clark, Northeastern University
Summary: In this episode, I welcome Dr. Meredith D. Clark, Associate Professor in the School of Journalism and the Department of Communication Studies at Northeastern University. Meredith joins us to speak about her project Archiving Black Twitter, which seeks to empower Black Twitter users to...
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21 | Kelann Currie-Williams, Concordia University
Summary: In this episode, I welcome Kelann Currie-Williams, lens-based artist and doctoral student in the Interdisciplinary Humanities Program at Concordia University. Kelann joins us to speak about the poetics of the archives. Episode Resources: Tina Campt (2017). "Listening to Images."...
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20 | Dr. Elizabeth Shaffer, School of Information, University of British Columbia
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...
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19 | BONUS: Elaine Young & Cody Groat, CCUNESCO
Summary: It's the last episode of the year. In this bonus episode, I welcome Elaine Young, Program Officer, Communication and Information at the Canadian Commission for UNESCO (CCUNESCO) and Cody Groat, Chair of the Canada Advisory Committee of CCUNESCO. Elaine and Cody join us to speak about the...
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18 | Désirée Rochat, COHDS
Summary: In this episode, I welcome Désirée Rochat, a community educator and postdoctoral fellow with the Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling (COHDS) and the Department of History at Concordia University. Désirée joins us to speak about her initiatives to preserve and promote Black...
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17 | Nana aba Duncan, Carleton University
Summary: In this episode, I welcome Nana aba Duncan, Associate Professor and Carty Chair in Journalism, Diversity and Inclusion Studies at Carleton University. Nana aba joins us to speak about her plans to launch the Mary Ann Shadd Cary Centre for Journalism and Belonging. Episode Resources: Mary...
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16 | Dr. Funké Aladejebi, University of Toronto
Summary: In this episode, I welcome Dr. Funké Aladejebi, Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the University of Toronto. Funké joins us to speak about her work conducting oral histories with Black women educators. Episode Resources: Dr. Funké Aladejebi (November 4, 2020). Seeing...
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15 | Martina Douglas, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto
Summary: In this episode, I welcome Martina Douglas from the University of Toronto Faculty of Information. Martina joins us to speak about her work as Director of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Unit. Episode Resources: Anima Leadership. (n.d.) Home. Retrieved June 14, 2023....
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14 | Dr. Mark V. Campbell, Northside Hip Hop Archive
Summary: In this episode, I welcome Dr. Mark V. Campbell, founding director and curator of Northside Hip Hop Archive. Mark joins us to speak about this digital collection of Canadian hip-hop history and culture. Episode Resources: About. (n.d.). Northside Hip Hop. Retrieved May 20, 2023, from...
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13 | Olivia Wong, Toronto Metropolitan University Libraries
Summary: In this episode, I welcome Olivia Wong, Special Collections Curatorial Specialist at Toronto Metropolitan University Libraries. Olivia joins us to speak about her anti-racist description work, which improves descriptions for those harmed by white supremacy and represents their histories...
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12 | Tonya Sutherland-Stewart, Jackson Park Project
Summary: In this episode, I welcome Tonya Sutherland-Stewart, head of archive development and researcher for the Jackson Park Project. Tonya joins us to speak about the development of this digital archive of Emancipation Day celebrations in Windsor, Ontario that shone a light on Civil Rights...
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11 | Dr. Kristin Moriah, Queen’s University
Summary: Welcome to the opener for season 2! In this episode, I welcome Dr. Kristin Moriah, Assistant Professor of African American Literature and Culture in the English Department at Queen’s University. Kristin joins us to speak about her work expanding research on Black political organizing in...
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10 | BONUS: Your Questions Answered
Summary: It's the last episode of the year. In this bonus episode, I answer questions from you, the listener. The following are the submitted questions: Q1: Can you talk a little bit about why it's important to document and preserve racist history & archival records? Q2: Is there an extent to…
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09 | Aaron T. Francis, Vintage Black Canada
Summary: In this episode, I welcome Aaron T. Francis, a community archivist, multidisciplinary artist, and curator of Vintage Black Canada. Aaron joins us to speak about this archive initiative. Episode Resources: Vintage Black Canada [@vintageblackcanada]. (n.d.). Instagram profile. Retrieved...
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08 | Alexandra Mills, Concordia University Library
Summary: In this episode, I welcome Alexandra Mills, the Special Collections Archivist at Concordia University Library. Alexandra joins us to speak about her work activating Black archives. Episode Resources: Patrick Lejtenyi (August 31, 2021). Montreal’s Black history archives continue to grow…
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07 | Stanley H. Griffin, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus
Summary: In this episode, I welcome Stanley H. Griffin, former Archivist-in-Charge of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Archives. Stanley joins us to speak about Caribbean archives and his work as a Senior Lecturer in Archival and Information Studies in the Department of Library and...
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06 | Dr. Charmaine A. Nelson, NSCAD University
Summary: In this episode, I welcome Professor Dr. Charmaine A. Nelson from NSCAD University (Nova Scotia College of Art and Design) in Halifax. Charmaine joins us to speak about her work as Founding Director of the Institute for the Study of Canadian Slavery (renamed Slavery North). Episode...
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05 | Natasha Henry-Dixon, Ontario Black History Society
Summary: In this episode, I welcome Natasha Henry-Dixon, historian and president of the Ontario Black History Society. Natasha joins us to speak about the Ontario Black History Society's campaign to build their own archives. Episode Resources: Ontario Black History Society. Donate to our museum...
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04 | Dr. Mary Louise McCarthy-Brandt, REACH NB
Summary: In this episode, I welcome historian Dr. Mary Louise McCarthy-Brandt from Remembering Each African Cemeteries History in New Brunswick (REACH NB). Mary joins us to speak about her research locating and documenting forgotten and abandoned Black burial grounds.. Episode Resources: Lauren...
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03 | Rebecca Hankins, Texas A&M University Libraries
Summary: In this episode, I welcome archivist/librarian Rebecca Hankins from Texas A&M University Libraries. Rebecca joins us to speak about her experience working with racist archival materials as a Black woman. Episode Resources: Rebecca Hankins. Capturing Controversy and Digitizing Racism:...
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02 | Sean Smith, Archives of Ontario
Summary: In this episode, I welcome Sean Smith, Senior Archivist at the Archives of Ontario. Sean joins us to speak about his experience building relationships with Black communities in Ontario. Episode Resources: Alvin D. McCurdy Fonds. Archives of Ontario GLAM Wiki....
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01 | Welcome to the Gate
Summary: In this episode, I welcome listeners to Archives & Things and explain the concept behind the creation of this podcast. Episode Resources: The podcast logo features the photograph, "Street View from Family Home" from my family archives. It was captured in October 1974 in Independent City,...
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Archives & Things podcast brings to the forefront the experiences of Black people who create, work with, and care for archival materials across North America. Your host, Melissa J. Nelson, is an archivist and educator based in Toronto, Canada. In these episodes, Melissa interviews members of her network who come from diverse backgrounds. What connects them is their interest in Black cultural memory, archives, and history. These episodes amplify the significance of archival possibilities and liberatory work for creating alternative futures. Learn more: www.melissajnelson.com
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