The 'Reclaiming Narratives: Archiving Our Lived Experiences' program explores how diaspora communities independently preserve their own histories. It challenges the neutrality of official archives by highlighting alternative forms of knowledge. Engage with a lecture on oral traditions as counter-archives and participate in a workshop on zines as practices of resistance, fostering new perspectives on cultural memory.
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This program, titled 'Reclaiming Narratives: Archiving Our Lived Experiences,' explores how diaspora communities can preserve and maintain their own histories on their own terms. It features a lecture by Saffa Khalil on oral traditions as counter-archives and a workshop by artist moreiya using zines as a practice of resistance and self-determination.
The program 'Reclaiming Narratives: Archiving Our Lived Experiences' directly addresses the question of what is lost when history is not written down, or when only official institutions dictate what is preserved. It highlights that archives are never neutral and often omit what is forgotten. This event aims to invert that dynamic by examining how diaspora communities can independently archive and keep their histories alive. The evening begins with a lecture by Saffa Khalil, whose research focuses on Black radical traditions and explores how communities use alternative media, sound, and creative forms as sources of knowledge. She will discuss the power of oral traditions as a form of counter-archive, questioning what voices, songs, and stories can preserve that paper cannot. Following this, multidisciplinary artist moreiya will guide a workshop delving into zines as a practice of resistance, memory, and self-determination. Stemming from her moving image installation 'Echoes of Resistance,' which focuses on the underrepresented women of Afro-Lusophone liberation movements, the workshop encourages a collective exercise in reclaiming control over personal and community histories. Materials for the workshop will be provided on-site.
Access to this program costs €7.50 and tickets are limited. The event is in English and takes place from 19:00 to 21:30 on Wednesday, June 10th.
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