EP 60: Too Much Resilience

Historical Reminiscents

English - December 05, 2019 23:36 - 12 minutes - 16.6 MB - ★★ - 1 rating
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In today's episode I'm focusing on resilience. Resilience can be beautiful. It can be empowering. But it can also be co-opted and used as a systemic tool. Today I'm reflecting on how resilience is often used as a way to encourage productivity and shame those who don't overcome barriers. Can resilience be a bad thing?

Mentioned in this episode:
-Katie Aubrecht, "The New Vocabulary of Resilience and the Governance of University Student Life"
-How 'Resilience Is Misunderstood When Talking About Racism

Rapid Reads:
-CARL Digital Preservation Working Group, Final Report of the Survey on Digital Preservation Capacity and Needs at Canadian Memory Institutions, 2017-2018.