Historically, specific types of knowledge have always been more likely to be preserved, whether because of the types of materials (digital, analog, oral) or the inequity found in structures, processes and power in decision making around preservation and archiving. The questions around whose data is being preserved, who “owns” the preserved resources and how preservation may further preserve colonial and inequitable perspectives have become even more fraught in recent times, as specific datasets and archives are targeted for disappearance. Equally fraught are pedagogical approaches that predicate preservation of lived experience, resist colonial and othering narratives and resist the-digital-disruption-as-inevitable narrative. This highly interactive session will combine discussion and practice to bring to light the ideas and ideals that might underpin the idea of preservation as resistance and include opportunities to archive and interact with digital preservation, consider how preservation might be incorporated into pedagogies and join together in community to mark what must not be lost and how it might be saved.
Session duration: 1 hour
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This session will be recorded and shared on the website and on our YouTube channel
