Interviews archivos

“The most sustainable building is the one you’ve already built” Interview with Kirsten MacQuarrie

by Ayah Al-Rawni & Catherine Gow | Oct 31, 2024 | Interviews

We spoke with Kirsten MacQuarrie, Sector Development Manager at the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals in Scotland (CILIPS), to discuss the Green Libraries Initiative, what it aims to achieve and how information professionals around the world...

“I think it is incredibly valuable for people to engage with collections that resonate with and are connected to their identities” : Interview with Dr. Kristen Schuster

by Magdalena Cupo | Oct 14, 2024 | Interviews

I am Magdalena Cupo and today I am interviewing Dr. Kristen Schuster to gain their insight into their current research, as well as ask questions around archives, care, and mental health. (Archivoz) Could you tell me a little about your research background?...

“We are faced with finding safe repositories for archives from religious communities that are disappearing”: Interview with Lawrence Gregory

by Salomea Chlebowska | Sep 23, 2024 | Interviews

Today, Lawrence Gregory gives an insight into his work at the National Institute of Newman Studies and Catholic Archives Society. He shares how he oversees the digitisation and cataloguing of Catholic records worldwide and highlights the challenges faced by people who...

“We must empower the voices we once ignored”: Interview with Lindsay Loebig

by Vance Woods | Jul 19, 2023 | Interviews

Today, Lindsay Loebig gives us some insight into her research on the use of harmful language/content statements in archives in the United States and around the world. She shares with us how they work, why they are important, and their place within an archival space...

“If colonization was about enforcement, decolonization should be about empowerment”: Interview with Stanley H. Griffin, of the University of the West Indies (pt.2)

by Vance Woods | Jan 23, 2023 | Interviews

Last week, Dr. Stanley Griffin and I spoke about noise and silence in the archives and the ways in which the machineries of colonialism have left their mark on Caribbean archival practices. Today, we speak about ongoing challenges to Caribbean memory institutions and...

“There is a tangible tension between what is held in Caribbean archives and what is remembered in Caribbean communities”: Interview with Stanley H. Griffin, of the University of the West Indies (pt. 1)

by Vance Woods | Jan 16, 2023 | Interviews

Today, I’m speaking with Dr. Stanley H. Griffin, Senior Lecturer in Archival and Information Studies at the University of the West Indies, about the colonial legacy in archival collection and management, the difference between silence and noise in the archive, and the...