[Commlist] 'The Wood and the Trees: Into the archives in the age of digital abundance' A FREE M4C-funded, postgraduate and staff archival research training and networking day.

'The Wood and the Trees: Into the archives in the age of digital 
abundance' A FREE M4C-funded, postgraduate and staff archival research 
training and networking day.

Co-organised by De Montfort University and University of Leicester, this 
M4C-funded doctoral and staff research training and networking day is an 
 interdisciplinary event curated specifically for arts and humanities 
PhD and MA students from across the M4C area, as well as 
research-focused third year undergraduates who are interested in 
postgraduate study.
The event is focused upon discussing, learning and trying out archival 
research methods and will draw upon the unique collections and expertise 
shared by scholars, archivists and librarians at De Montfort University, 
the University of Leicester and external institutions, the Media Archive 
of Central England (MACE).

As well as introducing attendees to a range of appropriate research 
methodologies and disseminating applied advice about archival practice 
for arts and humanities researchers, the programme will feature keynote 
contributions from Clare Watson (Media Archive of Central England) as 
well as a talk from Llewella Chapman (University of East Anglia, 
International Association for Media and History), and specially-designed 
workshops by external agencies outside of higher education in 
collaboration with academic researchers (NE Lincolnshire libraries) and 
academic and special collections staff and post-doctoral researchers 
from University of Leicester and Special Collections and CATHI (Cinema 
and Television History research Institute) staff from De Montfort 
University.

The day will offer insights into the politics and practicalities of 
archival researching and research technique, as well as broader 
methodologies and debates, with workshops focussed around physical and 
digital collections spanning film, television, literature, theatre and 
performance, local history, journalism, education, and post-colonial 
studies.
The common theme and intellectual challenge that will run through the 
day is that posed by digital abundance, as more collections are made 
available online. This debate is inspired by the work of Ian Milligan 
(2019): History in the Age of Abundance? How the web is transforming 
historical research (McGill- Queens University Press). Milligan argues 
that web-based historical sources and their archives present 
extraordinary opportunities as well as daunting technical and ethical 
challenges for historians. He also considers the implications of the 
size and scale of digital sources, which amount to more information than 
historians have ever had at their fingertips, and many of which are by 
and about people who have traditionally been absent from the historical 
record. Scrutinising the concept of the web and the mechanics of its 
archives, Milligan explains how these new media challenge, reshape, and 
enrich both the historical profession and the historical record. This 
event will examine many of these issues.

This event will take place at De Montfort University on Wednesday May 
27th 9-4pm

Booking in advance is essential. To book visit:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-wood-and-the-trees-into-the-archives-in-the-age-of-digital-abundance-tickets-90519699859


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