Archivist's Alley
45 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★ - 15 ratingsA collection of voices gathered from the world of the lesser represented & marginalized populations in media or media preservation. These voices belong to women, queer folx, the trans community and people of color. These are indigenous voices and the voices of the differently abled. These voices are those that need to be heard because they haven’t been.
Archivist’s Alley is a safe & lively conversational space designed for discussions on how to preserve our work and identities in today's professional landscapes. Who we are, what we do, and what and how we love!
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S6.3: Shelley Stamp: Cinema Preservation, Access and Renegotiating Women's Representation in Silent Film
August 16, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 83.3 MBWhile this episode was recorded over a year ago, it remains as relevant now as it ever will. I am honored to welcome the brilliant and wonderful Professor Shelley Stamp to Archivist's Alley. A former professor of mine at UC Santa Cruz, she has been a major inspiration and certainly one of my mentors. Please join us as we discuss the intricacies of silent film restoration, the history of women in film, media access and much more!
S6.2: Raphael Rashid: Human Rights Journalism, Twitter Activism & "Agendas"
July 11, 2022 13:18 - 1 hour - 93.3 MBPlease welcome my amazing guest, Korea-based human rights journalist, Raphael Rashid. You want to listen to this episode. It is HOT. Queer issues, feminist issues, refugee discussions, contemporary Korean politics, KPOP cyberbullying...we cover it all. Don't miss it!
We're Back: Thank You For Being a Friend!
July 01, 2022 22:35 - 20 minutes - 28.6 MBShort update about life in the last year or so, my unplanned hiatus and discussion about how the podcast will move forward.
S5.1: Walter Chaw: Memory Kingdoms, the Terror of Anti-Asian Violence & Strength in Struggling
February 15, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 138 MBWelcome to Season 5! And...the 4th year Archivist's Alley has been "on the air"! I'm so thrilled to have my friend Walter Chaw- writer, teacher and respected film professional- on the show for this episode. We talk about everything from Hugh Hefner's preservation work & the non-existence of "cancel culture" to considering the rise of both Asian representation in media and anti-Asian hate crimes. Oh, also? We're just not into Jared Leto. Join us!
S4.8: Candace Ming: Immediate Access, Weird Collectors, and the Necessity of Personal Time
December 21, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBPlease join me in welcoming the AMAZING Candace Ming to Archivist's Alley. Join us for a really valuable and illuminating discussion on issues of access, the "ownership" of images and the critical necessity of having boundaries in your work/life schedule. There's so much more- home movies, weird film collectors and AMIA fun- so listen now!
S4.7: Ferrin Evans : Queer Loss, Marginalized Experiences and Demanding a Seat at the Table
October 21, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBPlease join me as I talk with the incredible Ferrin Evans about queer loss and memory work, trauma and the process of preservation and marginalized identity in what is still an uncomfortably rich straight, white and male field.
Shannon Devlin: Emotional Investments, Good Relationships & the Trouble With Graduation
September 28, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBBack with another great Archivist's Alley episode and another WONDERFUL archivist! Please join me in my conversation with the wonderful Shannon Devlin as we talk about physical materials, emotional attachments to projects, meeting lovely people in our careers and more. Bonus: you get to hear me geek out about TV commercials while Shannon laughs at my nerdiness!
S4.5: Miranda Barnewall: Advocacy, Career Examinations and Material Importance
July 27, 2020 14:59 - 1 hour - 84.9 MBThis episode features the wonderful Miranda Barnewall. We spoke on many things but I believe that the route that she's taking is one that will revolutionize the way the archives/information studies field interacts with its staff and employers. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed recording it. Miranda is a really important woman with many critically important observations and experiences. Thanks again!
S4.4: Claire Fox: Best Case Scenarios, Metadata Milieus & Graduating in a COVID-19 Landscape
July 09, 2020 02:29 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBClaire & I recorded this podcast in May before she officially graduated and before the COVID landscape went to The Really Extra Bad Place that it seems to be at now. I delayed the ep due to the critical nature of the discussion of the Black Lives Matter issues that needed to be handled but I feel that what Claire and I spoke about is still incredibly relevant and her points on the internships she had and the possibilities of rehabilitation of our field post-COVID are solid and worth conside...
Stephany Kim: Filmmakers of Color, Daily Activism and Pushing Boundaries to Work For a Better Future
June 17, 2020 15:47 - 1 hour - 135 MBPlease join archivist Stephany Kim and I as we discuss privilege, the Black Lives Matter protests, what the archives community is(n't) doing and how the White-dominated educational system and White film canon denied people of precious history and moving image works by dynamic BIPOC.
S4.2: Allen Perkins: Of Kaiju, "Right People" and How Little COVID-19 Has Changed Life as an Archivist
May 26, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBSo thrilled to be able to speak to my wonderful and talented friend Allen Perkins, an Arqueervist, preservationist and passionate film lover. We discuss gatekeeping, capitalism, the love for our field and, tragically, how very little has shifted even though our entire way of life has been turned upside down by the Corona Virus. Please check it out. Allan rules.
S4.2: Sydney Perkins: Of Kaiju, "Right People" and How Little COVID-19 Has Changed Life as an Archivist
May 26, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBSo thrilled to be able to speak to my wonderful and talented friend Sydney Perkins, an Arqueervist, preservationist and passionate film lover. We discuss gatekeeping, capitalism, the love for our field and, tragically, how very little has shifted even though our entire way of life has been turned upside down by the Corona Virus. Please check it out. Sydney rules.
Archivist's Alley and Ariel Moved to Korea: Update and Request
May 06, 2020 10:33 - 25 minutes - 36.8 MBIt's been a while but here is an update from Paju, South Korea and a request/ outreach to all those who may have some things they want to talk about or just need to discuss. Let's keep the Alley going, y'all!
Dr. T.J. Tallie: Queered Power Structures, Polygamist Archive Studies and How to Survive the Non-Stop Fiesta of Sadness
October 22, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBJoin me in welcoming Dr. T.J. Tallie back to Archivist's Alley! Back teaching on the West Coast, he's joining us to celebrate the release of his amazing new book (link to purchase on podcast website) Queering Colonial Natal: Indigeneity and the Violence of Belonging in Southern Africa and to talk about his amazing new research in the archives of New Zealand, Canada and more! Another great Teej-a-sode here on Archivist's Alley!
Mo Henry: Negative Cutting, Orson Welles Restorations & Women's Power in the Film Industry
September 02, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 96.6 MBPlease welcome the AMAZING Mo Henry to Archivist's Alley! A negative cutter since the 70s, she has worked with everyone from Francis Ford Coppola and Mike Nichols to being one of the central preservation forces behind the recent restoration of Orson Welles' Other Side of the Wind. Enjoy this fab conversation as we talk about all kinds of things from Hollywood to film preservation to being a woman in the Industry!
Chris Bourg: Open Scholarship, Advocacy from the Inside & Code Switching
August 19, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 89.6 MBPlease welcome Dr. Chris Bourg, Director of Libraries at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to Archivist's Alley. I have wanted to have her as a guest ever since I started the show so I'm thrilled that we were able to finally make it happen. Please enjoy our conversation on social justice issues, open scholarship, academic environments and the beauty of pick-up trucks.
Heather Buckley: Punk Rock Production & the Preservation of Genre Materials
August 05, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 87.7 MBSo very excited to welcome my excellent colleague and friend Heather Buckley to Archivist's Alley. Not only is she a successful horror film producer but she is a writer, historian and dedicated preservationist who works with a variety of film distribution companies to create additional features on the home releases of various genre films. Check out her full pic/bio and links on the website!!
Adam Piron: Media Curation, Format Fetishes & Indigenous Film Language
July 22, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 63 MBIn this episode, Adam and I explore working in the field of film programming/curation (esp in Los Angeles). We focus on ideas of media archiving/preservation, temporality and examining and applying it to media and preservation in a non-hysterical manner. Public perceptions of media formats and the lack of knowledge/education is also a topic before Adam and I explore ideas in and around indigenous film identity, culture and language. DO NOT MISS THIS ONE!!
Elvia Arroyo-Ramirez: the Minority Majority, Community Involvement & Our Plea to Stop Being a Jerk!
July 08, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 98.3 MBArchivist's Alley is back! Season 3 begins with the amazing Elvia Arroyo-Ramirez and we talk about everything from yearbook issues & ancient institutions who hide too many things under the rug to why representation matters on television programs. I hope that you take many things away from my conversation with this amazing woman and the mindblowing work she is doing at University of Irvine!
Archivist's Alley Mini Update
July 01, 2019 04:36 - 14 minutes - 20.3 MBQuick Update before the new season!
Michelle Caswell: Creating Archives, Making Space & Activating Records of the Now
February 11, 2019 20:45 - 39 minutes - 54.5 MBPlease welcome the wonderful Dr. Michelle Caswell to Archivist's Alley! An incredible author and speaker, she is also a teacher, the co-founder of the South Asian American Digital Archive (more information on which can be found at the website blog on this podcast) and the director of the UCLA Community Archives Lab. She is also AMAZINGLY fun and cool to talk to! We had a blast! As expected, so many important things discussed and so many more left for a next visit! Please visit the website...
Archivist's Alley Goes to AMIA 2018, Pt 3: Bob Curtis-Johnson, Alaska's Moving Image Treasures and Strong Indigenous Voices
January 28, 2019 14:00 - 45 minutes - 64.9 MBMy final podcast from the AMIA conference in November, 2018 was actually the first one that I did and it was with the invaluable and fabulous Bob Curtis-Johnson. We had a great time talking about his work in Alaska and the monumental outreach and critically important indigenous collections that he handles and assists with. Bob is seriously one of the most fun guys to hang out with and one of THE most dedicated dudes in the field. I was SO THRILLED to record this conversation with him & ...
Archivist's Alley Goes to AMIA 2018, Pt 2- KBOO Radio, Radical Audio Culture & the Community Archiving Workshop
January 14, 2019 14:00 - 52 minutes - 73.5 MBMeet Marti Clemmons & Erin Yanke of KBOO Radio! This is Pt2 of my 3-Pt AMIA 2018 Series, where I spoke to people at the annual conference in Portland. Our conversation travels through all the amazing and varied programs offered on KBOO, the political landscape and history of Portland as well as some of the cataloging and preservation tactics they have had and were hoping to take when working with the Community Archiving Workshop. Enjoy!
Archivist's Alley Goes to AMIA 2018- Claire Fox: Queer Community, Student-ing, and Navigating the Future
December 17, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 99 MBThis is the first podcast of a 3-part series I did while at the AMIA (Association of Moving Image Archivists) conference in Portland, OR. My first conversation is with Claire Fox, an absolute joy and fabulous person I got to know this year. I am looking forward to seeing her work in this field (she's already WELL on her way to greatness). Subjects include: graduate student-ing, navigating professional conferences, access, archival labor, finding queer community and emotional connections. ...
Anna St. Onge: Archival Labor, Community Content & Refocusing the Archival Narrative
November 26, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 109 MBPlease welcome Anna St. Onge, from York University in Toronto! Anna and I discuss the challenges of consciously platforming archival stories that generally get less institutional attention or funding, such as indigenous and regional communities and why she does it. We talk about archival labor, invisibility, Nice White Lady-ism and how the right kind of outreach can change archival structures and archives in general. Join us!
Ashley Blewer: Digital Archiving, Open Source Work & Systems of Strength
November 12, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 95.8 MBMy friend and colleague Ashley Blewer is one of the most inspirational people I know. She makes hard things seem simple because she enjoys them so much. She has this brilliant gift of being talented at digital preservation and moving image archiving yet not coming off as intimidating or pretentious. She always seems willing to answer questions you might have and goes out of her way not to make you feel stupid for asking. Ashley has spent countless hours working on projects that provide educ...
Patricia Ledesma Villon: The Challenges of Home Movies & the Complexity of Asian American Representation
October 19, 2018 13:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBPlease welcome the incredible PATRICIA LEDESMA VILLON to Archivist's Alley! Currently an intern at The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), Patricia and I discuss the pure pleasures and intricate negotiations that take place when working with home movies as well as examining ideas of class, race and cultural values. While this is a special Home Movie Day episode, Home Movie Day is really every day and Patricia's work with CAAM and elsewhere illustrates the powerful archiving future that...
Genevieve Weber: Decentering the Colonial Narrative in First Nations & Indigenous Community Materials
October 08, 2018 13:00 - 57 minutes - 80.2 MBPlease welcome the immensely wonderful Genevieve Weber, archivist of the BC Archives, part of the Royal BC Museum in Victoria, Canada to Archivist's Alley this week. Join us as we discuss important issues of agency, repatriation and collection processing in regards to materials of First Nations and Indigenous peoples. The work being done by Genevieve and her colleagues at the BC Archives is critically important. I invite you to check it out through this conversation.
Jordan Hale: Learning in Public, Enduring Online Toxicity and Being Kind
September 24, 2018 13:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBPlease welcome the amazing Jordan Hale to Archivist's Alley! Another one of my brilliant Canadian colleagues, Jordan's work and perspectives are critically important and should be heard, respected and considered regularly in our professional work. Listen as we talk about going viral, the ethics of doxxing, being kind in the archival community and the simple (or not-so-simple) desire to be respected and treated humanely for having a critically formed and researched approach to a topic.
Lynne Kirste- Home Movies at the Academy and the Brilliant Power of Representation
September 10, 2018 13:00 - 1 hour - 117 MBSeason 2's opening episode talks with Lynne Kirste of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences about Home Movies, representation, classic Hollywood and the importance of preservation. We examine why inclusion and diversity is so critical and why discussing Hollywood's historical erasure of race, gender and labor can be uncomfortable but is necessary in order to achieve a better world. Exciting discussions abound regarding active and progressive work being done in the home movie archiv...
Episode 15: Courtney Dean- Punk Rock Archives, Better Labor Practices & Community Strength
July 30, 2018 13:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBFor my last episode of S1, I have the AMAZING Courtney Dean on to dig deep into issues very close to my heart. We chat about punk and metal archives, information worker solidarity and bonding, and the desperate need for better labor practices. I want everyone that listens, even partially, to sign the letter/petition that is on the blog for this episode on the Archivist's Alley website, www.archivistsalley.com Archivist's Alley will be back in a few weeks! Thanks for listening!
Episode 14: Dirty Looks On Location - Bradford Nordeen, Bret Berg and Joe Rubin
July 16, 2018 13:30 - 1 hour - 104 MBRolling into July with some great guests from the Dirty Looks On Location series of events that is happening all month in Los Angeles! Meet Bradford Nordeen, Bret Berg and Joe Rubin and listen to our conversation. We talk about queer images and culture, media presentation and locational importance as well as debates on nostalgia, the preciousness of art in art spaces and so much more! Guest cameo by my cat Wallach. :D
Episode 13: Outfest Legacy Project Managers of Past & Present- Brendan Lucas, Taylor Morales & Alice Royer
June 25, 2018 13:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBFor the final episode of Pride Month, I am thrilled to welcome Brendan Lucas, Taylor Morales and Alice Royer to Archivist's Alley. While I have known these fab folks for years, they all have one supercool thing in common: they all either currently serve or have served as the Outfest Legacy Project Manager. The Outfest Legacy Project is the preservation-related arm of the larger Outfest, a LGBTQ+ film festival-centered organization that does critical work for the community. Check out this ep...
Episode 12: T.J. Tallie- Claiming Space, Archives on Their Own Terms & Weaponized Fashion
June 18, 2018 13:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBFor the 3rd episode of Pride Month, I am honored to present a conversation with the brilliant and sassy Dr. T.J. Tallie. Currently positioned as Assistant Professor of African History at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA, Tallie will begin as an Assistant Professor of History at the University of San Diego in the fall. T.J.'s perspectives on blackness, queerness and the need for radical readjustment through historical knowledge are so inspirational. Also? No one wears a monoc...
Episode 11: Magnus Berg- Transgender Identity in Cataloging, Power in Pronouns, and Ableism in Hiring Practices
June 11, 2018 13:00 - 1 hour - 86.1 MBThis month I decided that I was going to celebrate Pride Month and in doing so center a queer archivist or organization every week. Please welcome the magnificent Magnus Berg for episode 11! They are truly an inspiration on a multitude of levels and they haven't even graduated!!! We approach transgender identity in the archival community, cataloging and the LCSH, pronouns and cishet privilege and the SUPER AMAZING thesis that Magnus is currently writing! Check this out! It's a great con...
Episode 10: Anne Marie Kelly- the Power of Oral History, a Good Haircut and Preservation As a Political Practice
June 04, 2018 13:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBMeet Anne Marie Kelly, one of the Program Specialists at the USC Shoah Foundation. In Episode 10, Anne kicks off Pride Month with me as we talk about a variety of issues that tie into marginalized communities. Oral history, genocide, queerness in the archive/preservation. She is an incredible asset to our community and I am so excited to have her here to celebrate the 10th episode AND to amplify the voices of the amazing queer preservationists and information professionals in this wonder...
Episode 9: It's My Birthday! Meet My Mom, Enid Kent Sperber!
May 19, 2018 23:45 - 1 hour - 106 MBIn this episode, I talk about turning 40 with my mom. She talks about being an actress & a librarian, her dad/my grandfather, Fannie Lou Hamer, and why she never censored anything my brother & I ever read (also my book tantrums).
Episode 8: Rachel E. Beattie - Canada, Community and Cinema
May 07, 2018 13:00 - 1 hour - 94.3 MBMeet Rachel E. Beattie, amazing archivist, fabulous film fan and a true asset to the archives & preservation landscape. Her passion for archival work is matched only by her undying love for social action and joy in seeing more communities benefit from media preservation. Enjoy our conversation- it covers the gamut from David Cronenberg and film festivals like TIFF and Hot Docs to lost silent films.
Episode 7: Millie De Chirico- Comin' Up With That Weird Stuff! Exhibition as access, women in programming spaces, & the joy of TCMFF
April 23, 2018 13:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBThis week I talk with one of the hardest working women in show business, Millie De Chirico, programmer of TCM, Filmstruck and TCMFF, a film festival happening THIS WEEK! Get ready for a wild ride through Joseph Losey's BOOM, a feminist critique on the current state of the film exhibition scene and watching films cuz you love 'em not to laugh at 'em. Let's celebrate this FAB rockstar Millie & hear about her hard work at the best film fest & classic film channel that has ever film fest-ed or...
Episode 6: Erica Lopez- Mexican American Home Movies, Being "Seen," and Gauging Class in Amateur Films
April 09, 2018 13:00 - 1 hour - 89.5 MBThis week I talk with the wonderful Erica Lopez who is just completing her thesis at the Moving Image Archive Program (MIAP) at NYU. Our discussion is an exciting adventure, journeying from the examination of Erica's original work on Mexican American home movies and research methodologies to how her own cultural identity and background has informed her personal character and career choices. Every point Erica raises on class, gender, economics or culture is critical and I am thrilled to...
Archivist's Alley, Episode 5: Elena Colón-Marrero, Digital Preservation, Forensics and Creating Your Own Field
March 26, 2018 13:00 - 56 minutes - 78.2 MBElena Colón-Marrero is a rockstar and one of the most important women in her field. As you will learn in this episode, she is, more or less, creating her own field. Digital preservation and archiving is still fairly new and many wonderful people are working in this area, but what Elena is doing is revolutionary. Check it out! For more info and links to her writing and a more in-depth look at Elena, please check out the piece on the Archivist's Alley site.
Episode 4: Echo Park Film Center- Community, Culture & Creativity!
March 12, 2018 13:00 - 59 minutes - 82.4 MBI have no qualms about saying that I am 100% in favor of the Echo Park Film Center in every which way possible. Therefore this episode really needs no introduction. Please listen and support this amazing this wonderful place!
Archivist's Alley, Episode 3: Snowden Becker- Home Movies, Archives and Law Enforcement
February 26, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBFor episode 3, I talk to the fabulous Snowden Becker about a whole slew of things from home movies to the feminization of certain jobs in the police force to her own very critical work on police-worn body cameras and their impact on the evidentiary process. I'll say this about every episode because all my guests are super amazing but the info here is just mind-blowing. Don't miss it!
Archivist's Alley, Episode 2: Jarrett Drake and Accountability in Archiving
February 12, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 97.2 MBThis week I talk with the wonderful Jarrett Drake about accountability in archiving, his work as an archivist and transitioning into the field of cultural anthropology. Don't miss this episode! For a full run down, links and more, go here: http://archivistsalley.com/archivists-alley-episode-2-jarrett-drake-respectability-boxes-archiving-accountability/
Archivist's Alley, Episode 1: Siobhan Hagan and MARMIA
January 28, 2018 21:54 - 54 minutes - 76.5 MBWelcome Siobhan Hagan, President and CEO of MARMIA, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Moving Image Archive to Archivist's Alley! For a full post and continued details on Siobhan and her work, go here: http://archivistsalley.com/episode-1-siobhan-hagan-and-marmia/