Reflections on an interdisciplinary conference focused on the Nineteenth-Century Archive as a Discourse of Power; what common issues do historians and archivists face in using these materials?
What do we owe the dead?
Threads of Life and Scotland’s textiles
The power of personal and community textiles: records of identity, self expression, skill, artistry and industry.
Ladies, mill girls and mapmakers: the launch of the Textual Editing Lab
Letters from a rebellious Elizabethan lady, former Paisley mill girls and a 19th century London mapmaker were just few of the contexts for talks at the launch of the University of Glasgow Textual Editing Lab.
Appraising photographs
This blog post is part of an assignment to appraise some of our photo’s using the stages of appraisal we have discussed in our digital curation lectures. As part of this assignment, I picked seven images I have taken and then cut these images sown to three images and analyze why these may or may not be … Continue reading Appraising photographs
The ‘Beast from the East’ in Photographs
This week in Digital Curation we were asked to appraise some of our own photographs with particular criteria in mind. I chose to look at some photos I took last year in snowy Edinburgh.
The Power of Archives in Remembering the Holocaust
27th January marks Holocaust Memorial Day, a national day dedicated to remembering those who suffered under Nazi persecution. In the 74 years that have passed since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau millions have been educated about the past to create a safer future. " The Holocaust threatened the fabric of civilisation, and genocide must still be … Continue reading The Power of Archives in Remembering the Holocaust
Glasgow views: where’s the value?
I started this photo appraisal and selection task by visiting my large collection of personal photos from around Glasgow. I had to select just three from more than 300 images. How could I decide what to keep?
Imps in the archive 