Abstract:
This conference will critically examine the existing power structures that have shaped and continue to impact special collections and archives. The program will explore the power dynamics within our profession and the ways in which we experience, exert, and/or defy power. We are interested in stories of resistance, large and small, successful or not. The content will provide participants tools and strategies that will inspire and lead to transformative change. Please see conference core values.
Description:
The RBMS 2021 conference is committed to the following core values: create a supportive and challenging environment; foster respectful dialogue, reflection, and growth; empower participants to voice their concerns and perspectives; encourage participants to learn from mistakes; build consciousness around issues of power and to decenter privilege in all its forms; minimize the environmental impact of this conference and to reduce our profession’s contributions to the climate crisis; work toward a fully accessible conference.
All participants are expected to uphold the conference participation policies.
