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    Posted Nov 17, 2020 05:11 PM

    Greetings, all!

    Registration is still open for the Society of Mississippi Archivists' third and final Virtual Table Talk this fall entitled "My Artifact Needs an Agent: How to Celebrate and Be a Good Steward of Popular History." This talk will be given by Baldwin Chiu, Larissa Chiu, and Emily Jones.

    This talk will feature filmmakers Baldwin and Larissa Chiu, producers of the award-winning documentary, Finding Cleveland, and Emily Jones, archivist and curator for the Mississippi Delta Chinese Heritage Museum. Over the course of her career, Jones has witnessed researchers "meet" their ancestors through the materials available in the Museum's collection. For her, these encounters have had a strong impact on how she engages with the collection as well as her community of users, especially since she does not culturally or racially represent the collection for which she stewards. In this talk, attendees will observe and engage in a discussion regarding the importance of cultural awareness and the implications of serving as an advocate and steward of a cultural heritage collection.

    This event will take place on November 20, 2020 at 12:00 PM CT. If you cannot make it to the live event, a recording of the event will be made available via SMA VTT's YouTube channel. Register at https://msstate.webex.com/msstate/onstage/g.php?MTID=eb90e00b328e681484a82f830479a1c56.

    We are also looking for spring presenters! If you would like more information or are interested in giving a Virtual Table Talk, contact Carrie P. Mastley at cmastley@library.msstate.edu.



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    Carrie Mastley
    Assistant Professor/Manuscripts Librarian
    Mississippi State University Libraries
    Mississippi State MS
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