(Re)Defining ‘Archivist’

Archivists often have to explain what we do and this piece is my definition - one that is radical, sacred, and concerned with archives being spaces for healing and transformation.

Keywords: archival altars ; archival mapmaking ; art and archives ; Black archives ; Black memory workers ; Black performance artists ; Joyce LeeAnn ; legacy planning ; self-preservation ; Transformation through Remembrance ; Weeksville Heritage Center ; “Archival Alchemy Laboratory” ; “Archival Alchemy” ; “LEGACY & LABOR Clinic” ; “LEGACY & LABOR”