Session 2D: Doubling from 8-16% : Slowly and Steadily Taking Over the Archives Profession
Event Type
Presentation
Location
U-Hall Classroom 3320
Track
Archives; community building; mentorship
Start Date
21-7-2023 1:15 PM
End Date
21-7-2023 2:15 PM
Description
The Society of American Archivists 2022 A*Census revealed that the proportion of BIPOC individuals in the archives profession is 16% from 8% in 2004. This presentation hopes to bring BIPOC archivists, librarians, and other library and archives workers to discuss the A*Census and how the Society of California Archivists can continue contributing to hiring, retention, and promotion. Additionally, this presentation will focus on the understanding that statistical data often flatten individuals' experiences. We want to gather to make space for community for radical reflection and counter-storytelling. Using the theoretical frameworks Critical Race Theory and Critical Race Feminista, we wish to ponder questions like: How do we make the meaning of the data go beyond the numbers? How do we engage with this data while contextualizing our lived experiences? In this interactive session, participants will help us to identify priorities for the presenters to focus on as we seek to establish a community. At the end of this session, we will discuss the next steps for change and re-envision where organizations like the Society of California Archivists can grow.
Outcomes
- Attendees will learn why data driven statistics do not tell the whole story of an individual.
- Attendees will leave the presentation with knowledge of Critical Race Theory and Critical Race Feminista and how it applies to library and archival workers in the field.
- Attendees will have an opportunity to reflect and share their lived experiences as archivists and librarians in the field and learn from other BIPOC librarians and archivists in the field.
Session 2D: Doubling from 8-16% : Slowly and Steadily Taking Over the Archives Profession
U-Hall Classroom 3320
The Society of American Archivists 2022 A*Census revealed that the proportion of BIPOC individuals in the archives profession is 16% from 8% in 2004. This presentation hopes to bring BIPOC archivists, librarians, and other library and archives workers to discuss the A*Census and how the Society of California Archivists can continue contributing to hiring, retention, and promotion. Additionally, this presentation will focus on the understanding that statistical data often flatten individuals' experiences. We want to gather to make space for community for radical reflection and counter-storytelling. Using the theoretical frameworks Critical Race Theory and Critical Race Feminista, we wish to ponder questions like: How do we make the meaning of the data go beyond the numbers? How do we engage with this data while contextualizing our lived experiences? In this interactive session, participants will help us to identify priorities for the presenters to focus on as we seek to establish a community. At the end of this session, we will discuss the next steps for change and re-envision where organizations like the Society of California Archivists can grow.
Outcomes
- Attendees will learn why data driven statistics do not tell the whole story of an individual.
- Attendees will leave the presentation with knowledge of Critical Race Theory and Critical Race Feminista and how it applies to library and archival workers in the field.
- Attendees will have an opportunity to reflect and share their lived experiences as archivists and librarians in the field and learn from other BIPOC librarians and archivists in the field.
