Black Heritage Voices : The importance of Black archives in preserving historical memory
November 11 @ 8:30 am - 7:00 pm
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The Importance of Black Archives in Preserving Historical Memory
Black Heritage Voices is a conference dedicated to uniting professionals working across various roles within the heritage sector, who work with or are interested in Black archives. This includes archivists, researchers, audience engagement specialists, community artists and activists, heritage programmers (Black History Month) and those in leadership positions.
The event fosters dialogue and exploration around creativity, digital innovation and reframing narratives, with a focus on broadening perspectives within the heritage field and ultimately changing the gaze.
The conference will feature esteemed national and international voices:
Keynote speaker: Carlos Correa Angulo, Curator of Museo Afro de Colombia
Michelle Charters, Head of the International Slavery Museum
Matthew J Smith, Professor of History at University College London (UCL)
Peggy Brunache, Lecturer in the history of Atlantic slavery at the University of Glasgow
Cheryl Finley, Director of the Atlanta University Centre Art History Curatorial Studies Collective
Francesca Sobande, Reader in Digital Media Studies at Cardiff University
Deborah Willis, Professor of Photography and Imaging, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University
Mark Sealy, Curator, historian and Executive Director of Autograph ABP
Angelina Osborne, Historian and co-author of “100 Great Black Britons”
Please visit our website serendipity-uk.com to get your ticket today. Call us on +44 (0)116 482 1394 for more information
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