Kenneth Karmiole Lecture in Archival Studies 2015: Verne Harris

Verne Harris, Director of Research and Archive at the Nelson Madela Foundation, spoke at the UCLA Information Studies Department annual Kenneth Karmiole Lecture in Archival Studies about "Archive Banditry and the Ghosts of Zapiro and Derrida."

Verne is an honorary research fellow with the University of Cape Town, participated in a range of structures which transformed South Africa's apartheid archival landscape, including the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and is a former Deputy Director of the National Archives. Widely published, he is probably best known for leading the editorial team on the best-seller "Nelson Mandela: Conversations with Myself." He has served on the Boards of Archival Science, The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, The Freedom of Expression Institute, and the South African History Archive.