Information Lives in DIY Culture
Join us at SODA (School of Digital Arts) for Information Lives in DIY Culture.
This is a day-long event about the relationship between DIY cultures (grassroots and political cultures and practices) and information, archives, libraries and heritage.
Examples of this include (by aren’t limited to!) setting up physical and/or digital grassroots libraries and archives (e.g., Salford Zine Library, Manchester Digital Music Archive), collaborations between institutions and DIY cultural organisers (e.g., People’s History Museum and Over Here Zine Fest), archives of grassroots culture and social movements), and people with a background in DIY culture working in information organisations and the information sector.
The event will be informal and different to more traditional academic conferences. Anyone is welcome to attend, including people involved in DIY cultures (for instance musicians, zine makers, organisers), people who work or volunteer in information organisations (libraries, archives, museums and more!) and people doing research (in universities or any other spaces!). This event aims to bring together people in each of these spaces so that we can learn from each other, share skills and knowledge, and make connections that help sustain our endeavours in the future.
This event is funded by Manchester Metropolitan University’s AHEAD programme.
