“Archival Innovators: Dr. Meral Ekincioglu”: I hope you enjoy reading this interview on my recent research project...
In
this installation of Archival Innovators, SAA Committee on Public Awareness
[COPA] member Rachel Seale interviews Dr. Meral Ekincioglu on her research
project and its findings in regards to diversity and underrepresented
architecture communities in archives at pioneering schools of architecture
in the United States.
As a SAA member (2019-2020), I think and believe that productive and constructive collaboration between (international) scholars and archivists in architecture might have a profound impact on more inclusive and diverse historical documentation practice, methods and strategies in (multicultural) architecture history, historiography, architecture education/its (alternative and creative) pedagogy, (inclusive) architectural design thinking/practice, and more importantly, on our peaceful/collective future in architecture. With my thanks to Rachel, all participants of my research project for their kind support and information....
Please read the following article by Meredith Evans, the President of Society of American Archivists, titled "Making Room for Everyone" on March 16th, 2020: https://offtherecord.archivists.org/2020/03/16/making-room-for-everyone/?fbclid=IwAR3gby63soceLVfjFS3NnV3ljCXRcrKGl_I4zh0k5dAH06p8hk_Eu6jp1hQ&blogsub=subscribed#blog_subscription-2, last accessed on March 18th, 2020.
https://www2.archivists.org/blogs
Thanks to Burkely Hermann for his reference to the interview with me on "how diverse and inclusive" historical documentation practice is at some pioneering schools of architecture in the US.:
https://historyhermann.substack.com/, last accessed on 7.14.2020.