Women in the Archives 2011: Organizing Knowledge
On April 15-16, 2011 the WWP hosted Women in the Archives, a two-day conference focusing on systems of knowledge representation in relation to archival practices. The event was co-sponsored by the Women Writers Project and the Sarah Doyle Women's Center. This conference is part of the WWP's ongoing conference series.
Keynote lecture
: “Teaching the New American Renaissance and Margaret Fuller”
Paper session 1 (Chair: Amy Greer, Brown University)
“The Lesbian in the Archive: A Brief Discussion of History, Themes, and Challenges”
“Seventy Years of Preserving Women's Archives at Smith”
Respondent:
, Brown University2:00-3:30 Paper session 2 (Chair: Jacqueline Wernimont, Scripps College)
“What She Said: Women's Contributions to the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives”
“Breaking Annie Out of the Basement: Archival Materials as Systems of Knowledge”
Pecha-Kucha session (Chair: John Melson, Brown University)
Paper session 3 (Chair: John Melson, Brown University)
. “Ephemerality and Resonance: Archives of Women in Electronic Music”
“Networking Women in Early Middle English”
. “Are Digital Archives Feminist?”
Paper session 4 (Chair: Julia Flanders, Brown University)
“Rendering the Archive”
“Love's Labors Lost: Gender and Discipline in the Archives”
“Documenting 'Home' in the Diaspora: Memory, Records, and Identities in the Archival Imaginary”← Back to main conference page