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Archives & Things podcast brings to the forefront the experiences of Black people who create, work with, and care for archival materials across North America. Your host, Melissa J. Nelson, is an archivist and educator based in Toronto, Canada. In these episodes, Melissa interviews members of her network who come from diverse backgrounds. What connects them is their interest in Black cultural memory, archives, and history. These episodes amplify the significance of archival possibilities and liberatory work for creating alternative futures. Learn more: www.melissajnelson.com
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Signup to Generate a PitchArchives & Things podcast brings to the forefront the experiences of Black people who create, work with, and care for archival materials across North America. Your host, Melissa J. Nelson, is an archivist and educator based in Toronto, Canada. In these episodes, Melissa interviews members of her network who come from diverse backgrounds.
Archives & Things is hosted by Melissa J. Nelson. The show has published 30 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "30 | BONUS: Openings" (14 October 2025, 9 minutes), "29 | Petrina Jackson, Schlesinger Library, Harvard University" (29 September 2025, 43 minutes), and "28 | Shane Laptiste & Tura Cousins Wilson, SOCA" (14 August 2025, 42 minutes).
Archives & Things publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 39 minutes across 30 episodes.
Booking probability for Archives & Things is 21%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Archives & Things requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Archives & Things's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Archives & Things are Libraries, Archives & Web Portals. Archives & Things has a society audience.
Melissa J. Nelson hosts Archives & Things, a society podcast with 30 episodes published.
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Archives & Things
<p>Summary:</p><p>It's the last episode of the Archives & Things podcast. In this bonus episode, I say goodbye to the last chapter of my journey and move forward into openings. I also bring light to the current...
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<p>Summary:</p><p>In this episode, I welcome Petrina Jackson, Executive Director of the Schlesinger Library at Harvard University. Petrina joined us to speak about advocacy and navigating the politics of white...
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<p>Summary:</p><p>In this episode, I welcome Shane Laptiste and Tura Cousins Wilson, leading architects of Studio of Contemporary Architecture (SOCA). Shane and Tura joined us to speak about Black geographies and Black...
Archives & Things
<p>Summary:</p><p>In this episode, I welcome Audra A. Diptee, an Associate Professor of History at Carleton University. Audra joined us to speak about her research on the weaponization of colonial archives to rewrite...
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<p>Summary:</p><p>In this episode, I welcome Gabrielle Miller, a Program Specialist and Archaeologist for the Center for the Study of Global Slavery at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and...
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<p></p><p>Summary:</p><p>Welcome to the opener for season 4! In this episode, I welcome Camille Turner, an artist and scholar whose work combines Afrofuturism and historical research. Camille joins us to speak about her...
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<p>Summary:</p><p>It’s the last episode of the year. In this episode, I welcome Cheryl Foggo, an author, filmmaker, playwright and community historian. Cheryl joins us to speak about her work recovering Black Prairie...
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<p>Summary:</p><p>In this episode, I welcome Phil Vassell and Donna McCurvin, co-founders of Canada Black Music Archives. Phil and Donna join us to speak about this digital archive which aims to research, preserve, and...
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<p>Summary:</p> <p>In this episode, I was joined by my colleagues Désirée Rochat, Dr. Elizabeth Shaffer, and Aaron T. Francis of the Black Memory Collective. We presented virtually at the Association of Canadian...
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<p>Summary:</p><p>In this episode, I welcome Kadeem Dunn, a video game creator at Diaspora Games. Kadeem joins us to speak about his work recreating memory through historical video games. </p><p>Episode...
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<p>Summary:</p><p>In this episode, I welcome Michaëlle Sergile, an artist and independent curator completing an artist residency with McCord Stewart Museum. Michaëlle joins us to speak about her artistic practice of...
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<p>Summary:</p><p>In this episode, I welcome Dr. Meredith D. Clark, Associate Professor in the School of Journalism and the Department of Communication Studies at Northeastern University. Meredith joins us to speak...
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<p>Summary:</p><p>In this episode, I welcome Kelann Currie-Williams, lens-based artist and doctoral student in the Interdisciplinary Humanities Program at Concordia University. Kelann joins us to speak about the poetics...
<p>Summary:</p><p>Welcome to the opener for season 3! In this episode, I welcome Dr. Elizabeth Shaffer, a critical archives scholar and Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia’s School of Information...
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<p>Summary:</p><p>It's the last episode of the year. In this bonus episode, I welcome Elaine Young, Program Officer, Communication and Information at the Canadian Commission for UNESCO (CCUNESCO) and Cody Groat, Chair...
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<p><br></p><p>Summary:</p><p>In this episode, I welcome Désirée Rochat, a community educator and postdoctoral fellow with the Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling (COHDS) and the Department of History at...
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<p>Summary:</p><p>In this episode, I welcome Nana aba Duncan, Associate Professor and Carty Chair in Journalism, Diversity and Inclusion Studies at Carleton University. Nana aba joins us to speak about her plans to...
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<p>Summary:</p><p>In this episode, I welcome Dr. Funké Aladejebi, Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the University of Toronto. Funké joins us to speak about her work conducting oral histories with...
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<p><br></p><p>Summary:</p><p>In this episode, I welcome Martina Douglas from the University of Toronto Faculty of Information. Martina joins us to speak about her work as Director of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion...
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<p><br></p><p>Summary:</p><p>In this episode, I welcome Dr. Mark V. Campbell, founding director and curator of Northside Hip Hop Archive. Mark joins us to speak about this digital collection of Canadian hip-hop history...
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Program Specialist and Archaeologist, University of Tulsa
author, documentary film director, screenwriter, playwright
pediatric occupational therapist, Therapeutic Innovations International
Associate Professor, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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