Events diary
Reanimating data: Working with archives
In this workshop I will draw on my time working with the Sussex Digital Humanities Lab to describe and demonstrate the method of Reanimating Data. My experience of working collaboratively in SHL Digital is that it allowed me to explore how digital methods could be used creatively to bring archives back to life, and to use archives as a starting point for new enquiries. I will showcase the theory, methods and ethics of reanimating, illustrating the talk with examples of innovative practice supported by SHL Digital including a sound installation exploring young men talking about love and sex in 1990s and a youth theatre collaboration with young women working with the testimonies of a previous generation. The session will include a hands-on opportunity to ‘do’ reanimation using fragments of interviews and visual archived materials.
Background reading:
Thomson, R., & McGeeney, E. (2024). Reanimating data: Working with archives to revitalise young sexualities, past and present. Health Education Journal, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/00178969241304725
Thomson, R., Peverett, A., & Holland, J. (2024). Revisiting young masculinities through a sound art installation: What really counts? The Sociological Review, 72(6), 1259-1276. https://doi.org/10.1177/00380261231222726