Who gets remembered?

Join the Institute for Advanced Study for the final event of the (In)Justice Series on Data & Power as we explore the relationship between archives, memory, and power through the lens of diaspora. As libraries, museums, universities, and governments increasingly digitize collections and artificial intelligence transforms how information is organized, searched, and interpreted, new questions emerge about who controls cultural memory and owns data in the digital age. How do oral traditions, stories, artistic practices, and community archives challenge institutional narratives? And what responsibilities do universities have towards ethical and collaborative preservation?

Drawing from the experiences of diasporic communities that have found a home in Minnesota, our panelists will examine how archives—institutional, community-led, and community-owned—can challenge the historical record and preserve histories that might otherwise be lost. We will ask how communities resist erasure, reclaim their histories, and imagine more inclusive archives that honor the complexity of memory, identity, and belonging.