Queer and Lesbian Archive (GALA)
About
Gala is a centre for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer (LGBTIQ) culture and education in South Africa. Our mission is to act as a catalyst for the production, preservation and dissemination of knowledge on the history, culture and contemporary experiences of LGBTIQ people.
- See GLAM’s intro here
Challenges:
Awareness of the institution and its archive, education of staff to actively take steps towards digitisation, problems of privacy and safety around digitization and open access, policy for the digital transformation of the archive, Implementing digital transformation
Data set available:
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Problem statement
We are looking for interesting content outputs that can share more education around GALA and its collection/archive. A key audience for the content is youth in school and universities.