Archiving Home: A Community of Practice

Join us to learn about non-traditional diasporic archival practices & engage with the emotional, spiritual, and personal side of archiving.
About this Event

Part showcase. Part workshop, Part happening. Come join us for Archiving Home: A Community of Practice. This culminating event will highlight the work of Archiving Home participants while inviting broader dialogue and engagement with the community and other practitioners. Join us to learn about non-traditional diasporic archival practices, connect with others interested in diasporic memory work, and engage with the emotional, spiritual, and personal side of archiving.
Archiving Home: A Community of Practice is a collaborative initiative between Centro, Dominican Studies Institute, and Haitian Studies Institute that brought together archivists, cultural workers, and community memory practitioners engaging with diaspora- and ethnic studies-focused archives. Through shared-meals, public workshops, and collective zine-making, Archiving Home participants explored the technical and ethical challenges of working with bilingual materials, sustaining community-centered approaches, and bridging institutional practice with the lived experiences and cultural production of diasporic communities.

Image Credit: CHARAS/El Bohío Cultural and Community Center Records. The "Real Great Society". Center for Puerto Rican Studies Library & Archives, Hunter College, CUNY.

This event is made possible thanks to the Mellon funded Rooted + Relational Initiative