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Keynote speaker: Dr Buhle Mbambo-Thata, University of Lesotho<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n It is well known that the African continent has the youngest population in the world, and is sometimes described as the \u2018continent of the future\u2019. What impact does this have on the role of archives and libraries that document the continent\u2019s past?<\/p>\n This conference will explore the role of library and archive materials in African Studies in understanding generational change and in meeting the opportunities and challenges that it brings. How have generational change and the experiences of different generations been understood and recorded in the past? How do shifts in technological expectations shape how different generations expect to \u2018access\u2019 the past? How do digital technologies change the balances between written records and oral tradition and how can collecting practices adjust accordingly? How can archive or library materials be mobilised to be useful in schools and education for different age groups?<\/p>\n We welcome papers from librarians, archivists and researchers in a number of disciplines, including African Studies, Youth and Ageing Studies, History, Geography, Education, Heritage, and Refugee and Migration Studies. Papers may address a range of media including documents and manuscripts, photographs, newspapers, historical printed collections, audio-visual material and born-digital material. Equally they may describe projects that explore new methods or technologies focused on engaging different generations with archival and library collections.<\/p>\n Subjects may include, but are not limited to:<\/p>\n The conference will be in-person.<\/p>\n With agreement from the speakers the papers will be recorded and made available online after the event.<\/p>\n\n