I am pleased to announce that Andrew Sandock has been awarded the 2024 Dodds Prize for his paper "In Search of a Liberatory Appraisal for Palestinian Archives.”

Andrew graduated from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information this past spring. He also holds a Joint Honours Bachelor of Arts from McGill University, focusing on World Islamic and Middle East Studies & International Development. While completing his degree, Andrew worked at OISE Library where he provides reference services and research consultations for students and researchers using historical and special collections. His paper was submitted by Fiorella Foscarini.

Instituted in 2011, the Dodds Prize recognizes superior research and writing on an archival topic by a student enrolled in a Master's level archival studies program at a Canadian university. The award honours Gordon Dodds (1941–2010), first President of the ACA, and Archivaria's longest-serving general editor. Submissions received for the 2023-24 academic year were reviewed by adjudication committee members Amy Marshall Furness, Shyla Seller, Anna Gibson Hollow, and Heather Home. I thank the committee for their service.

Andrew’s paper will be published in the Spring 2025 issue of Archivaria. The citation reads:

In the examination of past (and present) colonial actions, decolonization efforts and liberatory futures, the author brings the complexities of the archival endeavour to the fore through the lens and application of contemporary theoretical propositions. Weaving together contemporary news, official reports, classic and contemporary archival theory, and heavyweight cultural theory this paper pulls the reader headlong into the abyss of genocide and epistemicide and guides us towards a way of thinking about how to constitute archives in apocalyptic times.

Congratulations, Andrew, on your excellent work.

Rebecka Taves Sheffield

Managing Editor

Archivaria