“We, the Living Archives”

Our UK Community of Practice knowledge production series opens with “We, the Living Archives” by Dr Savita Vij reflecting on our Brighton gathering of memory workers, exploring archives as relational and emotional spaces. It emphasises archives as open, evolving, interwoven with identity, grief, creativity and collective memory.

Syrian Design Archive

Ezrena Marwan and Sally Al-Haq, co-leads of the Liberatory Archives and Memory (LAMy) programme, had the pleasure of meeting Hala Al-Afsaa, one of the co-founders of the Syrian Design Archive (SDA), during her time in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

International Archives Day 2025

The following audio reflections, recorded during the Liberatory Archives and Memory Brighton convening, feature members of the UK Community of Practice addressing the urgent question: How can we use the current political climate we’re in right now to shape the needs of memory work?

Majd Al-Shihabi and the mission to produce more knowledge and archives in Arabic

A podcast with Majd Al-Shihabi and the mission to produce more knowledge and archives in Arabic. This podcast is an episode from Whose Voices? published on March 13, 2023.

Memory and Invisibility: Feminist Research as Institutional Archive of Our Diversity

An article by Débora Prado written for GenderIT. The article discusses the role of feminist research in creating institutional archives that reflect diverse experiences.

Creating and Caring for Feminist Digital Archives in Africa

An article by Gorata Chengeta written for GenderIT. The article explores the creation and care of feminist digital archives in Africa, focusing on documenting resistance and marginalized voices.