A Black Power Method

Connolly, N. D. B.

doi:10.7312/marc19008-008

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“…This indicates a critical research gap worthy of a larger project than this paper. Archival theorists have called for those in the sector to acknowledge the archivist's complicity in oppressive structures and build practices centring around liberation, social responsibility, and transformation (Caswell, 2017;Caswell et al, 2018;Roberts & Noble, 2016;Drake, 2019;Olson, 2001;Connolly, 2016;Lewis, 2018). However, we have struggled to identify any dedicated research exploring how workforce dynamics can contribute or reaffirm these structures.…”

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“…Library workers and researchers of colour have explored the impact of whiteness in the library profession (Espinal, 2001;Espinal et. al, 2018;Neal, 1996;Schlesselman-Tarango, 2016 andRamirez, 2015;Galvan, 2015;Connolly, 2016;Lewis, 2018;Brook et al, 2015). Experiences of disabled library workers have been explored through a predominantly autoethnographic approach (Hollich, 2020;Oud, 2018 andSchomberg, 2018;Pionke, 2019;Moeller, 2019;Brown & Sheidlower, 2019;Kumbier & Starkey, 2016).…”

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2021

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Archives Unlocked, the U.K. National Archives’ strategic vision for the archive sector, identifies the need for diversity to be embedded in all parts of the archives sector. As workers, we need to ensure that “the rich diversity of society is reflected in our archives’ collections, users and workers” (The National Archives, 2017, p.13). Despite strategic aims and investment in specific schemes (delivered by The National Archives, Creative Skillset, and the Heritage Lottery Fund) which seek to diversify the sector, there are still structural barriers which prevent the workforce from diversifying and realising these ambitions. In 2017, the authors of this paper began collaborating on a grassroots project to explore the experiences of archive workers from marginalised backgrounds. The project collected anonymous survey data from 97 people which explored experiences of work and qualification. As two archive workers who have experience of accessing the archive sector workforce via diversity bursaries and scholarship, we wanted our research to articulate a common set of frustrations that are often shared but rarely documented or consulted when developing diversity and inclusion strategies and schemes. By utilising lived experiences as our main research data in this paper, we re-centre discussions about diversity and inclusion around the lived experience of those currently on the margins of the archive workforce.

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