This post was first posted on the ARA New professionals website. Words are a powerful force, used correctly they can … More
Category: LGBTQ+
5 stages of accepting your privilege
In this post I will break down the 5-6 stages of accepting your privilege, how it affects those surrounding you, … More
To decolonise the heritage sector, we must first decolonise our minds
This requires deeply reflecting of our collective heritage, trauma and biases created by the colonisers – past and present.
Creating spaces for people like me in Special Collections.
First published in CILIP Rare Books and Special Collections Newsletter Issue 111 April 2019. This article will attempt to solve … More
LGBTQIA Awesomeness from the Archives
This blog post will explore some of the LGBTQIA+ community in the John Rylands Special Collections! It has been cross posted from the John Rylands Special Collection Blog post
Archives and Inclusivity: Exhibitions for All
This blog post is the third, and last, in a series of blog posts where I discuss the importance of diversifying archives in … More
Archives and Inclusivity: Unearthing Erased Communities
In the last blog post I discussed the importance of creating racially sensitive archival descriptions. In this blog post I will discuss … More
Diversity in Archives: Growing pains
This year I attended my first conference in the record-keeping sector with a bursary courtesy of Kevin Bolton. Among the … More
Intersectional GLAM 