Join New England Archivists for a discussion and Q&A with Sophie Penniman, author of “Variegated Order: Making Space for Neurodiverse Perspectives in Archives.” The article discusses how neurodivergent records creators and their recordkeeping behaviors often do not fit within traditional archival paradigms which center verbal, written, and linear documents in specific organizational systems. The article then brings together sources from disability studies, feminist and gender studies, library studies, literary analysis, and archival scholarship to imagine ways in which the principle of provenance could be expanded to fit the archives of neurodiverse creators (and archives that resist wholeness and completeness more broadly).
Attendees are invited to join in an open discussion of the article, where they can hear more from Penniman, pose questions to the group, and collaborate on how this discussion reflects or informs their own work.
Don’t miss this chance to connect, learn, and contribute to the evolving field of archival practice.
The article can be downloaded for free at this link: https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/vol11/iss1/1/
This event will not be recorded so please plan to attend live.
This event will be moderated by Alison Fulmer, NEA Education Committee Co-chair. For questions about the event please contact education@newenglandarchivists.org.
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