The Keepers: Who Holds Our History?
From The Ear by The Columbia Daily Spectator
April 12, 2025 · 19 min
About this episode
This episode explores the critical role of archivists in shaping historical memory and the ethical challenges they face.
Welcome to “The Keepers: Who Holds Our History?”—an episode of The Ear exploring the critical and often overlooked role that archivists play in shaping historical memory. In this episode, reporters Ellie Carver-Horner and Shay Stulman interview Olivia Newsome, Barnard’s records coordination and processing archivist and coordinator at the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Join us as we delve into the ethical challenges that influence how history is established, examine who controls the past, and question who gets to tell the stories that define us. Credits • Edited by Sophia Cordoba and Lara-Nour Walton • Produced by Eesha Ramanathan • Music by Murat Gulcelik, Matthew Lucia, and Eva Scholz-Carlson • Illustration by Ruth Weaver Follow us on Instagram @SpectatorPodcasts and check out our other episodes !
People in this episode
Hosts: Ellie Carver-Horner, Shay Stulman
Guest: Olivia Newsome
Topics covered
- archivists
- historical memory
- ethical challenges
- storytelling
- history control
Keywords
- archivists
- history
- memory
- ethical challenges
- storytelling
- Lesbian Herstory Archives
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Barnard, Lesbian Herstory Archives, The Columbia Daily Spectator
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