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Race and Racism in the Archives

When
2014-02-12
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location
Simmons College, P207 Palace Road Building

RESCHEDULED EVENT:

The Simmons Anti-Racism Working Group continues its events series on racism in LIS with a talk by GSLIS Professor Joel Blanco-Rivera, who will speak about how race and racism have shaped - and continue to shape - the archivalrecord and the profession. Afterwards there will be a moderated Q&A with open discussion about race, racism, and archives.

All are invited to attend this free event, which will be podcasted and made available to the public. It will be held in P207 of the Palace Road building of the Simmons College campus on January 22nd from 12 noon to 1pm.

The Working Group series examines racism in different areas of LIS and is sponsored by the Simmons student chapter of the PLG. This event is co-sponsored by SCoSAA. If you are interested in being notified about future events, speaking about your area of LIS, or being involved in planning, email Katie Seitz at katharine.seitz@simmons.edu.