[Ohiodig] Building Free virtual symposium: Connections and Forging Alliances: Strengthening the Intersections between Archives and Intangible Cultural Heritage

[Carleton, Janet (she/her)]

Appears to be free. Online via Zoom.
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The Canadian Advisory Committee for Memory of the World is delighted to announce that registrations are open for the upcoming virtual symposium "Building Connections and Forging Alliances: Strengthening the Intersections between Archives and Intangible Cultural Heritage." The symposium will take place via Zoom on 19 September 2023, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time. Presentations and discussions will be in both French and English with simultaneous interpretation.
The symposium is supported by The Canadian Commission for UNESCO (CCUNESCO), which oversees the Memory of the World Committee, and has received financial support from the Programme Commission of International Council on Archives (ICA PCOM), Heritage Saskatchewan, and Western University.
For more information and to register, go to
website link: https://ich-archivessymposium.wordpress.com/
registration link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CO8gj_XbSf6HZnlk9_XjhA#/registration
If you have questions about registration or scheduling, please contact our Project Assistant at info.ccmowsymposium at gmail.com<mailto:info.ccmowsymposium at gmail.com>.

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ICH-ARCHIVES SYMPOSIUM

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 Building Connections and Forging Alliances: Strengthening the Intersections between Archives and Intangible Cultural Heritage

19.09.23

The Canadian Advisory Committee for Memory of the World (CCMoW) is delighted to host a one-day virtual symposium of key stakeholders in intangible cultural heritage (ICH), archives, and research. Our goal is to foster an open, collaborative conversation on the theoretical and practical issues associated with the acts of "making, keeping, and using" ICH and the resulting documentary products, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous.

For centuries, traditional Western-oriented archival practice has focused on the collection and preservation of tangible physical documentary sources. Digital technologies have changed this dynamic, increasing opportunities for flexibility, decentralization, and collaboration. But as tools and technologies change, the boundaries of archival practice - and the very concept of archives - are changing. Intangible cultural heritage (ICH) lives in this boundary area between the static and the fluid, and at the intersections of different cultures and communities.
Because instances of ICH - songs, stories, dances, customs, and traditions - are not fixed in space and time, they are, theoretically, outside the realm of custodial control. However, the resulting documentary products - photographs, films, audio-visual recordings, etc. - do come into archival custody. At that point, they are often defined as static and complete - a condition that may be at odds with the inherently flexible nature of ICH.
What is the relationship between creating communities (the "makers"), archivists (the "keepers"), and researchers and the public (the "users")? How can archivists, who preserve the tangible, safeguard something that is, by definition, intangible? What do the creators and owners of ICH gain or lose when their sources of custom and culture are fixed in time and space? What are the rights and obligations of researchers using ICH?
The symposium will consider these and other questions, including presentations and participation from leading thinkers and practitioners on the following themes:

  *   Concepts and theories: What is intangible cultural heritage? What is its value to "makers" or owners? What is the role of archivists ( "keepers") in the preservation of the documentary products of ICH? How do researchers ( "users") understand and use ICH and related archives? What are the gaps, overlaps, or intersections across these different perspectives?
  *   Applications and practices: Who is or should be collecting ICH? How do existing practices - e.g., acquisition, preservation, access - support or hinder the care and use of ICH and archives? What cultural, legal, and practical challenges enhance or limit the making, keeping, or using of ICH and archives?
  *   Intersections and connections: How can ICH and related archives be understood not just as "source material" but as evidence of individual and community culture and identity? How can "makers," "keepers," and "users" work together to strengthen relationships and achieve sustainable outcomes? Where do we converge or diverge? How can we build connections and forge alliances?


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Janet Carleton| Digital Initiatives Coordinator | Digital Initiatives | Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections, Preservation & Digital Initiatives | OHIO University Libraries | Alden 333 | Athens, Ohio | 740.597.2527 | carleton at ohio.edu<mailto:carleton at ohio.edu> | https://media.library.ohio.edu<https://media.library.ohio.edu/> | she/her/hers

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