The International Council on Archives Section on University and Research Institution Archives (ICA-SUV) is delighted to announce a call for papers and posters for its annual conference on the theme of Memory, Human Rights and Good Practice in University and Research Archives. The Annual Conference of the International Council on Archives, Section on University and Research Institution Archives (ICA-SUV), and the IX Ibero-American Congress of University Archives – CIAU of the Ibero-American Network of Archives of Higher Education (RIAES) will be held from 28 September to 2 October 2020 at the Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia) with the support of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Universidad del Rosario, the General Archive of the Nation (AGN), the Bogotá Archive, among other institutions.
The objective will be to unite voices from different continents around experiences in the preservation, conservation and dissemination of the memory of nations, through the work of archivists, historians, political scientists, experts in records management, and others who have opted to safeguard the documentary heritage of the world. Presentations will focus on sharing analysis and experiences, with a multidisciplinary focus, about historical memory, archival acquisition, conservation and preservation and the dissemination of archive holdings and collections in different media, including the management of digital material that is part of these archives and collections.
Those interested may participate in the presentation of papers or posters, taking into account that they must be strictly related to the central themes of the conference and comply with the requirements established in this document and the Proposal Submission Guidelines for ICA-SUV Annual Conferences.
Papers concerning university and research institution archives in relation to the above are particularly welcome.
THEMES
1. HUMAN RIGHTS AND ARCHIVES
Despite the worldwide relevance of this issue, archive repositories do not always have sufficient influence and resources to propose or maintain initiatives that ensure the preservation of archival holdings or collections that document violations to international humanitarian law and, consequently, to allow the construction of memory dialogues that transcend this generation. This space seeks to hear experiences from around the world relating to the defense of human rights, the recognition of victims as witnesses, the accountability of perpetrators, the clarification of facts through evidence, right to the truth and the safeguarding of the archives that allow these goals to be achieved.
Historical archive holdings and collections documenting dictatorships, processes of violence and migration in Latin America.
The use of public and private archival materials, as sources for research in this area.
The role of archives in processes of memory recovery, reparation to victims and clarification of facts.
The archives and the right to the truth