Archives in a Blade Runner age: identity & memory, evidence & accountability

Crown conferences and events, Crown Perth, Perth, Western Australia
Conference - Wednesday and Thursday, 26 - 27 September, 2018

Philip K. Dick’s novella, Do androids dream of electric sheep, first published in 1968, was at the forefront of a wave of science fiction that explored how information and technology interact. Sometimes called new wave sf, or cyber punk fiction, the genre references noire drama, detective fiction and predictions from futurists like Alvin Toffler. Situated within the genre, and something of a poster child in its own right, Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner built upon Dick’s ideas. Blade Runner asked questions about how it was possible to construct and comprehend proof of humanity within and outside, from records, memories and bodies.

The 2018 conference committee now invites proposals for papers, presentations and workshops for the Perth, 2018 conference, drawing on the broad issues in the conference theme. An educator’s forum will also be held on the Monday before the conference. 

We encourage presenters to work together to conceive of and submit proposals for full sessions. Students and non-archivists, as well as practitioners from the Asian Pacific region, are encouraged to submit.

For more details, please see the conference website - https://www.archivists.org.au/learning-publications/2018-presenter-resources

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  • Last and final call to get your abstracts and proposals in for #ASA2018.  The call for papers closes last thing on 28 February, 2018. Lacking predictive technology to anticipate what you might want to talk about, we need you to submit. This is your chance to share your successes and failures, hopes and dreams, with your peers: to burn brightly, rather than be lost in time.

    Lise Summers

    Program Chair

    #ASA2018

  • Last weekend to get your thoughts together and submit that proposal for #ASA2018 - looking for posters, papers and panels!
  • If you are still nervous about submitting a paper proposal or abstract for #Perth #ASA2018 #archives, why not join @aus_archivists on Twitter at 6pm WST (9pm AEST) next Wednesday, 14 February when Program Chair, @morethangrass, will take over the account? It's a reverse chat - you ask the questions, I'll respond. It's a different sort of Valentine :)

    https://twitter.com/search?q=%23perth
  • Just over three weeks to go until the call for papers closes. Have a look at the website for the variety of ways you can contribute to this major professional opportunity, and for some guidance on what and how to submit.

    https://www.archivists.org.au/learning-publications/2018-conference

    2018 Conference Program and Presentations - Australian Society of Archivists Inc.
  • There's been quite a bit of excitement about this on twitter, with lots of really interesting ideas and thoughts about the way in which archives and archivists are represented in science fiction, and what we can contribute to discussions about the future - see Dan Cohen's thread- https://twitter.com/dancohen/status/950085084157181952

    https://twitter.com/dancohen/status/950085084157181952
  • A gentle reminder that you have eight short weeks before the call for papers period closes. If you are nervous about submitting an abstract or not quite sure what is expected, we've created some handy hints to help you get started.

    https://www.archivists.org.au/learning-publications/2018-presenter-...

    Preparing an abstract - Australian Society of Archivists Inc.
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