We’re forwarding information about a new reading group initiative, “The Archives & Bodies Reading Group.” It critically examines and reimagines the roles archives play in humanities research and explores intersections between archival practices, embodiment, and marginalized histories – topics that may be of interest to many in our research community. It is part of an event series organized by the Collective for Archival Research of Embodiment (CARE), a UC-wide multicampus graduate student working group, which includes our colleagues Yiming, Uudam (RG ST), Diandian (MUSIC), Tinghao (FAMST), and other UC grad students. Other CARE events include archival writing workshops and an end-of-year performative exhibition. For more information, please take a look at the attached flyer and reach out to the contact people.
The inaugural session details are below:
Theme: “Mnemonic Bodies: Affective Archives, Memory, and Care”
Date&Time: Saturday, November 9, 6:30 PM (PST)
Platform: Zoom
Reading Materials:
- Jacques Derrida, “Archive Fever: A Freudian Impression”
- Ann Laura Stoler, Carnal Knowledge and Imperial Power (chs. 1&4)
- Diana Taylor, The Archive and the Repertoire (ch. 3)
Registration: https://tinyurl.com/ndke3vn2
Access to readings: https://tinyurl.com/pdupmhph
This open-to-all reading group is organized by the Collective for Archival Research of Embodiment (CARE), a UC-wide graduate student working group. It’s sponsored by the UC Humanities Research Institute, the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center, and the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies at UCSB.
For questions, please contact: Yiming Ma (UCSB): yimingma@ucsb.edu; Tianyun Hua (UCD): tyhua@ucdavis.edu
