Tell Us How UC It

A living archive for student activism at UC San Diego

To foster and contextualize conversations regarding incidents targeting specific underrepresented groups on our campus, the UC San Diego Library created Tell Us How UC It: A Living Archive. It is an alternative way to highlight awareness, provide a space for dialogue, document and preserve the events related to student activism at UC San Diego.

What is a Living Archive?

A “living archive” (Rhodes, 2014) is a collection of materials presented in a way that allows for the expression, exhibition, documentation and preservation of a sentiment or movement in a particular community. It consists of three parts:

Historical Narrative

A timeline of historical artifacts and accounts documenting the progression of a movement

Current Reflections

Creative works that offer an expression of community sentiments and experiences

Real-time Feedback

In-the-moment responses on reflections of the past converging with current sentiment

Reference:

Rhodes, T. (2014). A living, breathing revolution: How libraries can use ‘living archives’ to support, engage, and document social movements. IFLA Journal, 40, 5-11.

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