The Climate Imaginary: Preserving Cultural Heritage — with Charles J. Henry

On the third episode of our Below the Radar series: The Climate Imaginary, our host Am Johal is joined by Charles Henry. Charles is a scholar and current president of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). He joins Host Am Johal to discuss climate change and the works of CLIR on ensuring cultural heritage artifacts are safe and accessible within the digital space.

Charles identifies current climate conditions as a threat to cultural artifacts and archives. Charles also talks about CLIR project with African Universities to ensure the preservation of cultural resources by digitising them and making them accessible over time.

Full episode details:
https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/series/the-climate-imaginary/194-charles-henry.html

Read the transcript: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/transcripts/194-charles-henry.html

Resources:

Council on Library and Information Resources: https://www.clir.org/
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards CLIR $1.4 Million Operating Grant: https://www.clir.org/2009/12/andrew-w-mellon-foundation-awards-clir-1-4-million-operating-grant/
Charles J. Henry Receives Fulbright Senior Specialist Award for China: https://www.clir.org/2007/05/charles-j-henry-receives-fulbright-senior-specialist-award-for-china/
This Anthro Life, Charles Henry: https://www.thisanthrolife.org/guests/charles-henry/
Random Acts of Legacy, Ali Kazimi: https://alikazimi.ca/films/random-acts-of-legacy/

Bio:
Charles Henry is the president of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), a nonprofit organization that forges strategies to enhance research, teaching, and learning environments in collaboration with libraries, cultural institutions, and communities of higher learning.

Charles has written dozens of publications and has received numerous grants and awards, including from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Science Foundation, and the J. Paul Getty Trust. He received a Fulbright senior scholar grant for library sciences in New Zealand and, more recently, in China, and a Fulbright award for the study of medieval literature in Vienna, Austria. Charles has a Ph.D. in comparative literature from Columbia University, among other degrees.

Cite this Episode:
Chicago Style

Johal, Am. “The Climate Imaginary: Preserving Cultural Heritage — with Charles J. Henry.” Below the Radar, SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement. Podcast audio, November 15th, 2022. https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/series/the-climate-imaginary/194-charles-henry.html.