Professional Development Short Course

• Online Only
• 5-day intensive
• 30 June - 4 July 2025

This intensive course introduces students to critical issues in archival practice in a rapidly evolving and expanding terrain. The course has a particular focus on archives associated with First Nations peoples and particularly on the legacy of colonial era archives.

The course will explore archive practice in the contest of repatriation and restitution, in conjunction with examining the history of archives from the sixteenth century. Students will experience archival culture firsthand: how and why archivists work and think across a broad range of institutions, and they will engage directly with diverse types of archival material including institutional records, personal papers, material culture, as well as sound and audio-visual archives.

This year the Professional Development (PD) course will be delivered online only. 
The course is designed for those interested in archive practice of repatriation and restitution, in conjunction with examining the history of archives and critical issues in archival practice.

In addition to traditional physical archives, this course will also get students to examine digital archival practice using the Return Reconcile and Renew archive as well as other online archives. This course is of interest to students of museum and heritage studies, history, anthropology, art history, music and digital humanities.

This year, the Professional Development (PD) course will be delivered online only. 

In addition to traditional physical archives, this course will also get students to examine digital archival practice using the Return Reconcile and Renew archive as well as other online archives. This course is of interest to students of museum and heritage studies, history, anthropology, art history, music and digital humanities.

Presenters
National and international repatriation experts from community organisations, museums and research institutions, many of whom are part of the Return Reconcile Renew research network (see www.returnreconcilerenew.info)

Course Fees
Professional development fees: $3,000 (Without Assessment)

Grants are available to assist with fees for Indigenous participants without organisational support. Discounts are available for organisations funding more than two participants.

Course Delivery
This course will be delivered via Zoom.

Course Convener
Professor Cressida Fforde

Contact
For further information please contact: Shane Bawden shane.bawden@anu.edu.au