LOA Archivist Susan Webster has been invited to speak at the annual conference for the Association of Canadian Archivists (ACA@UBC).
The ACA@UBC 15th annual conference—Archives and the Environment: Land, Colonialism, and the Climate Crisis will be held virtually on Zoom on Friday, February 16th, 2024, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM (PST).
The conference considers the relationship between the environment and the archival profession at large. Reflecting on the “inextricable relationship between archivy and the environment” (Winn), the Conference asks: what is the responsibility of the archivist in a time where the climate crisis presses upon the sustainable reality of all forms of cultural heritage? How does land, as and with archival records, play into reparative justice for historical brutalities dealt by colonialism and capitalism? This virtual conference brings together students, scholars, and practitioners whose work explores the reciprocal relationship between archival practice and the changing conditions of the land and environment. Through virtual discussions and presentations, the ACA@UBC Conference will explore archival and recordkeeping practices amidst rapid climate change, the capacity of the land as record, and archival applications informed by the impacts of colonialism and capitalism upon the environment.
