Event Details

End: March 15, 2017
Contact: olsonl@newberry.org
More Info: https://www.newberry.org/sites/default/files/series-grouping-attachments/Chicago_Studies_and_the_Archive.pdf

A three-part seminar in archival praxis

Free and open to graduate students

April 14, April 21, April 28: 10 AM to 12:30 PM

This interdisciplinary seminar, to be held on three consecutive Friday mornings at the Newberry library, is designed to give students an introduction to current theories of the archive and to modern archival practices. Through our readings and through an investigation of Chicago-related collections, we will explore the theoretical and methodological dimensions of archival work, as we engage with the question of how taxonomies shape our critical understanding of a field. How do we organize information and knowledge? How do we develop our own archives of study? And what is meant by being an “authority” in one’s field?

Three sessions—2.5 hours each—will be held at the Newberry from 10 AM to 12:30 PM, followed by lunch. Graduate students across the humanities are encouraged to apply, especially historians, art historians, literary scholars, and those with a strong interest in the cultural history of Chicago.

Students should send a C.V. and short statement of their research interests to Liesl Olson at olsonl@newberry.org by March 15, 2017. Accepted students will be expected to attend all three sessions.