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SUMMARY:Gatherings Partnership Archive Salon
DESCRIPTION:Gatherings—Archival and Oral Histories of Performance\\nThe
  Performing Archives Cluster is thrilled to invite you to our first Archi
 ve Salon! Please join us virtually on Monday\\, November 23rd from 1:00p
 m to 2:30pm EST for a conversation with Nishi Bassi (Bata Shoe Museum) a
 nd Raegan Swanson (ArQuives). This informal salon series will be an oppor
 tunity to discuss all things archiving\\, from animating archives to the 
 ethics of public sharing!\\nAbout our presenters:\\nNishi Bassi\\nNishi B
 assi is the Curator and Manager of Exhibitions at the Bata Shoe Museum\\,
  where she has worked for over 10 years. With an academic background in B
 ritish history\\, her current research explores footwear and fashion thro
 ugh the lens of consumer culture\\, post-colonialism\\, and gender. Her d
 istinct lens shapes her perspective on how footwear is a deeply meaningfu
 l reflection of identity\\, status\\, and contemporary society. She curat
 ed her first solo exhibition in 2023 titled Dressed To Impress: Footwear 
 and Consumerism In The 1980s and presented Andre Perugia: a Design Legen
 d Unveiled in 2025. A committed EDI advocate\\, Nishi leads the BSM Dive
 rsity committee to ensure that accessibility is a core priority across th
 e Museum&#8217\\;s practices\\, projects\\, and programming. In addition 
 to publishing numerous articles\\, Nishi has authored one book and is cur
 rently working on her second\\, to be released in 2027. She has been a gu
 est lecturer and speaker for multiple engagements across Canada and the U
 K\\, and also serves on the Board of Directors for ICOM Canada\\, where s
 he supports the global advancement of the professional museum community.\
 \nRaegan Swanson\\nRaegan has been the Executive Director of The ArQuives
  since 2016. She holds a BA from Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface
  and a Masters of Information from the University of Toronto iSchool\\, a
 nd a PhD in Archives and Records Management from the University of Dundee
 . She has worked as an archivist at Library and Archives Canada\\, the Tr
 uth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada\\, Aanischaaukamikw Cree Cult
 ural Institute and as the Archival Advisor for the Council of Archives Ne
 w Brunswick. She was a member of the Steering Committee on Canada’s Arc
 hives Taskforce to respond to the “Calls to Action” Report from the T
 ruth and Reconciliation Commission.\\nIf you have any questions\\, please
  reach out to Martha Currie (martha.currie@queensu.ca).\\nhttps://www.gay
 out.com/usa-canada/canada/toronto/events/gatherings-partnership-archive-s
 alon-2026-11-23
LOCATION:arquives.ca
URL:https://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/canada/toronto/events/gatherings-partnership-archive-salon-2026-11-23
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