Category Archives: News and events

Diasporic Literary Archives Network: new website

Posted on 1 June 2023 by David Sutton

SLA’s long-time partners, the Diasporic Literary Archives Network (DLAN), has launched a new website in 2023. This follows a decision by the University of Reading to bring DLAN in-house as one of its ongoing research projects. The new web-address is: … Continue reading →

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Caribbean Literary Heritage project

Posted on 2 December 2022 by David Sutton

The website of our sister Caribbean Literary Heritage project is now nearing completion. It includes a cartographic location register of Caribbean literary archives, and innovative new work, notably on recovering forgotten writers and creating a fuller literary history of the … Continue reading →

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“You hear my voice as a witness”: A Conversation and Reading with Afghan Writers Dr. Kawa Jobran and Ramin Mazhar

Posted on 20 November 2022 by Sebastian Gurciullo

Join the ICA Section on Archives of Literature and Art for its second talk in a new series of speaking events prepared for the last quarter of the year. This project is supported by the International Council on Archives (ICA) … Continue reading →

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From Paper and Paint to Pixels: Preserving and Providing Access to Born Digital Literature

Posted on 16 October 2022 by Sebastian Gurciullo

As part of a new series of speaking events, the Section on Archives of Literature and Art (International Council on Archives) is presenting a panel discussion on preserving and providing access to born digital literature and art. The panel features … Continue reading →

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Disputed Archival Heritage

Posted on 14 October 2022 by David Sutton

SLA members will be interested to learn of the publication (October 2022) of a new book entitled Disputed Archival Heritage, edited by James Lowry. The book is available on open access here. Among the essays included the one entitled ‘Diasporic, … Continue reading →

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Upcoming ICA-SLA business meeting and tour of Keats-Shelley House

Posted on 24 August 2022 by Sebastian Gurciullo

ICA-SLA will be hosting a tour and business meeting at the upcoming ICA Roma conference.  We warmly welcome those SLA Members to join us who will be at the conference in Rome.  For those who are unable to attend, please … Continue reading →

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First International Meeting of Art Archives

Posted on 28 June 2022 by Sebastian Gurciullo

A new initiative on art archives in Latin America is underway at the Pontificia Universidad Católica of Chile. Organised by Alejandra Wolff, a painter and Director of the Archivo y Patrimonio de la Facultad de Artes at the Pontificia Universidad Católica, … Continue reading →

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Archives, Access and Artificial Intelligence

Posted on 16 May 2022 by David Sutton

A new edited collection entitled Archives, Access and Artificial Intelligence has recently been published on open access. The open access book can be found here. Publishers’ information: Digital archives are transforming the Humanities and the Sciences. Digitized collections of newspapers … Continue reading →

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My Devilish Friend Said ….

Posted on 24 February 2022 by David Sutton

My Devilish Friend Said… A Tribute to Lokman Slim عن #صديقتي_الشريرة تَحِـيَّـةٌ للقمان سليم Feb 3 – May 1, 2022 | Mondays – Fridays, 11 AM – 6 PM @ The Hangar | Beirut On the first anniversary of the … Continue reading →

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Rome 2022: conference themes

Posted on 22 October 2021 by David Sutton

At the meeting of the ICA Executive Board in October 2021, the themes for the Annual Conference in Rome (19-23 September 2022) were confirmed. The linking theme will be “Bridging the gap”, and among the sub-themes will be “Bridging the … Continue reading →

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