CORRECTING

OUR

COLLECTING.

ARCHIVING

FOR

SELF.

ARCHIVING

FOR

COMMUNITY.

CORRECTING OUR COLLECTING. ARCHIVING FOR SELF. ARCHIVING FOR COMMUNITY.

CORRECTING OUR COLLECTING: AN INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN-CENTRED ARCHIVING.

Correcting Our Collecting is a short, accessible, and practical course in African heritage archiving.

The program provides an introduction to the basic principles, skills and ideas required to approach the creation, curation, preservation, and activation of archives from an African heritage perspective.

The course is necessary as the overwhelming majority of teaching and material concerning archival practice centre European perspectives on information studies. This is alienating for would-be ‘Black’ archivists and ignores the vital contribution African-centred ways of knowing and being make to archival science.

The course is delivered over eight weekly two-hour sessions combining presentations, practical tasks and discussions plus a short practical placement.

Correcting Our Collecting is an entry-level course suitable for anyone of African heritage who is interested in learning more about what archives are, how they are created and managed, and what we should consider when working with archives within our own communities.

This unique, in-person program is led by Dr Etienne Joseph and Connie Bell. The course includes guest sessions from international experts including from the Africa and the Caribbean.