CAF E CI RCUMPOL AR ARCHI VE S, F OL K L ORE , AND E T HNOGRAPHY A pro po sal fo r a ne w the matic ne two rk
T he the ma tic fo c us o f the ne two rk E will fo c us upo n ho w a rc hiva l c olle c tions, e thnog ra phic fie ldwork, a nd the CAF study of folklore e nric h the re pre se nta tio n o f a nd c o mmunic a tio n a c ro ss the c irc umpo la r re g io n a nd its pe o ple . T he ne two rk will pla c e a n e mpha sis o n ho w the dig itiza tion o f ma nusc ripts, pho to g ra phs, so und re c o rding s, a nd ma te ria l o b je c ts is impro ving a c c e ss to c o lle c tio ns a nd ma king it po ssib le to sha re c o lle c tio ns with ho st c o mmunitie s. We will spe c ific a lly e xa mine the b e st pra c tic e s o f dig ita l sha ring a nd the e thic a l q ue stio ns tha t the se te c hno lo g ie s po se . T he ne two rk is c e nte re d a ro und the e xisting fo lklo re , pho to g ra phic , a nd e thno g ra phic c o lle c tio ns he ld b y its fo unding me mb e rs a nd will se e k to involve c ommunity org a niza tions, indig e nous re se a rc h institute s, loc a l a rtists a nd me dia produc e rs, a nd ne w a c a de mic pa rtne rs to c re a te a fo rum fo r disc ussing the ro le o f the se a rc hive s in c ultura l re viva l a s we ll a s c o lla b o ra ting to c re a te inno va tive wa ys fo r a rc hiva l ma te ria ls to re a c h wide r a udie nc e s.
L e ad: Da vid G. Ande rso n, Unive rsity o f Ab e rde e n UAr c tic Me mbe r s: Arna r Arna rso n, Unive rsity o f Ab e rde e n Our fo unding Ste pha n Dude c k, Unive rsity o f L a pla nd, E uro pe a n Unive rsity a t Sa int Pe te rsb urg me mb e rs Ja n Pe te r L o o ve rs, Unive rsity o f L a pla nd Nuc c io Ma zzullo , Unive rsity o f L a pla nd Ne w me mb e rs a re we lc o me ! Ste in Ro a r Ma thie se n, UiTArc tic Unive rsity o f No rwa y Our fo unding me mb e rship T ó ta Árna dó ttir, Unive rsity o f the F a ro e I sla nds re pre se nts: Na ta lia Dra nniko va , No rthe rn (Arc tic ) F e de ra l Unive rsity Sc o tla nd • Olg a K lishe e va , No rthe rn (Arc tic ) F e de ra l Unive rsity, F inla nd • E le na Vino kuro va , No rthe a ste rn F e de ra l Unive rsity, Ya kutsk No rwa y • Pe kka Ha ka mie s, T urku Unive rsity F a ro e I sla nds • Pa si E ng e s, T urku Unive rsity Russia • L a ura Sira g usa , He lsinki Unive rsity Swe de n • Assoc iate Me mbe r s Unite d Sta te s o f Ame ric a • T ho ma s R. Mille r, Be rke le y Co lle g e Dmitry Arzyuto v, K T H Ro ya l I nstitute o f T e c hno lo g y
Pa rtic ipa tio n o f I ndig e no us Sc ho la rs Ma ny o f the ke y pilla rs o f the ne two rk to uc h o n issue s o f c o nc e rn fo r indig e no us c o mmunitie s. Our fo unding pa rtne rs ha ve e xisting a nd a c tive c o lla b o ra tio ns with the fo llo wing indig e no us o rg a niza tio ns, so me o f who m a re Ua rc tic me mb e rs. Othe rs a re we lc o me to jo in: Gwic h’ in So c ia l a nd Cultura l I nstitute , Ca na da • Arra n L ule sa mi Ce ntre , No rwa y • RAI PON, Russia • E AL AT , No rwa y •
Pla nne d Ac tivitie s Our a lre a dy pla nne d a c tivitie s fo r 2018-19 a re a s fo llo ws: T o pla n a o ne -da y PhD se mina r a t o ne o f o ur me mb e r unive rsitie s; • Ma ke a n a pplic a tio n to the British L ib ra ry E nda ng e re d Arc hive s • Pro g ra mme T o inve stig a te a la rg e r a pplic a tio n to the Sc ho o l o f Adva nc e d • Re se a rc h o r to the Na tio na l Sc ie nc e F o unda tio n At the Unive rsity o f Ab e rde e n we will e sta b lish a we b site a nd fa c e b o o k • pa g e .
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