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SUMMARY:Seltzer Lecture: Reclaiming Black Memory\, Forging Black Possibilities
DESCRIPTION:This year’s John Seltzer and Mark Seltzer Memorial Lecture is 
 a conversation about Black memory. What does Black memory look like\, sound 
 like\, feel like? How does Black memory inhabit and reshape space?\n\nBlack 
 memory lives\, breathes\, and moves with the people. It is a rhythm that 
 beats with purpose – a sound of refusal and a spirit of disruption that 
 plants seeds for new possibilities. Black place-making is the creation and 
 holding of memories. It is a radical rupture of colonial imaginaries 
 through the re-remembering\, architecting\, and troubling of space. The 
 ways in which Black communities have\, and continue\, to occupy space offer 
 us powerful pathways to envision the futures we want to see\, starting 
 now.\n\nMelissa J. Nelson is an award-winning archivist\, educator\, and 
 community connector based in Toronto\, Canada. Her work centres Black being 
 and belonging in the archives to support collective healing and liberation 
 movements. She is guided by critical and creative praxis to reimagine the 
 Archives as sites of Black joy. Melissa has worked with notable clients 
 such as Harvard University\, Library and Archives Canada\, ARMA 
 International\, and the Association of Canadian Archivists\, among others. 
 \n\nAaron T. Francis is a community archivist\, curator and the founder of 
 Vintage Black Canada—an archive seeking to document the transnational 
 modern history of the African Diaspora in Canada\, often with specific 
 reference to Aaron’s hometown of Kitchener-Waterloo. As a PhD Candidate 
 in the Global Governance program at the Balsillie School of International 
 Affairs\, Aaron’s research examines the political economy of China’s 
 Belt and Road Initiative in the Caribbean. \n\nShane Laptiste’s 
 architectural practice focuses on community-informed design that responds 
 thoughtfully to the cultural and spatial needs of those it serves. With a 
 particular emphasis on the spatial and environmental dynamics of Black 
 communities\, Shane brings a deep commitment to fostering inclusive and 
 meaningful spaces. A licensed architect in Ontario and Quebec\, he holds 
 both a BSc(Arch) and an MArch degree from McGill University\, where he also 
 teaches as a studio instructor.\n\nTura Cousins Wilson is inspired by 
 creating uplifting spaces of beauty. He contends that architecture’s 
 power lies in its ability to transform collective imaginations and 
 narratives into reality. His design methodology leverages historical and 
 cultural research and is drawn towards the redemptive qualities of 
 reconstituting existing buildings & overlooked communities. \n\nThe John 
 Seltzer and Mark Seltzer Memorial Lecture was endowed by Dorene Seltzer in 
 memory of her husband and son. Since 1999\, this lecture series has 
 featured presentations by internationally recognized collectors\, rare book 
 dealers\, librarians\, and scholars on the various aspects of book 
 collecting.\n\nPlease register each attendee individually. If you require 
 any special accommodations\, please get in touch with us at 
 fisher.events@utoronto.ca.
LOCATION:Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library\, St. George (Downtown) Campus
ORGANIZER;CN="Friends of the Fisher Library":MAILTO:fisher.events@utoronto.ca
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