About History and Archives in Practice (HAP)
A partnership of The National Archives, Royal Historical Society, and the Institute of Historical Research, ‘History and Archives in Practice’ (HAP) is where historians and archivists come together to consider shared interests in archive collections, their interpretation and use.
HAP is an annual event, building on its partners’ long experience of bringing archivists and historians into close conversation. Since then, we have hosted a number of online events centred around archival and research ‘practice’: how we work with historical collections, what historians and archivists can achieve collectively, and how we can ensure that communities remain at the heart of what we do.
2025 History and Archives in Practice: Working with Memory: History, Storytelling and Practices of Remembrance
In 2025, people around the world will reflect on 80 years since the end of World War II, remembering this pivotal moment in global history and commemorating the lives lost during the conflict.
Those of us working with history and collections - archivists, historians, researchers and practitioners - think about memory on a daily basis. However, memory itself is an elusive and plural concept, it is both material and immaterial, and working with memory is not without its challenges. With HAP25 we want to consider these challenges, share our learnings, celebrate our successes, and delve into the possibilities that occur at the intersections of history and archives.
We seek to explore how we understand and work with memory, considering questions like: How are memory, storytelling and remembrance felt and practised? How do we decide what memories to collect, and whose stories to tell? And how can we imagine new, expansive and intersectional ways of working with memory within our practices?
HAP25 aims to explore, some of the following topics:
- Commemoration and remembrance
- Storytelling, history and archival practice
- Ethics and working with memory
- Home, personal memories and archives
- Community memory
- Institutional memory and beyond
- Beyond materiality
History and Archives in Practice 2025 | Attendee Bursaries
HAP25 is a free event and organisers are committed to making the day as accessible and inclusive as possible.
A limited number of bursaries, are available to support travel (for attendees based outside of London), or to help with other costs (such as childcare) to enable attendance. If you wish to be considered for a bursary, then please complete the bursary application form, by Friday 7th February 2025.
Applicants for bursaries will be notified as soon as possible.
#HAP25 is a space in which colleagues at any career stage and from diverse specialisms can share, learn and network, embracing new ways to exchange knowledge and exploring unique and varied ways of working with collections. We are dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of sex, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, or religion (or lack thereof).
If you have any questions about the Bursary scheme, please email ihr.events@sas.ac.uk.
All welcome- This event is free to attend, but booking is required.
Please note that there are limited tickets available to attend HAP25, so register early to avoid disappointment.
Bookings will close on the 23 February 2025
Provisional HAP25 Programme
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