Personal profile
Key Responsibilities
Archivist for the British Archive for Contemporary Writing and actively engaged in research into the challenges associated with preserving the creative process in the born digital archives of contemporary writers. She has worked in institutional libraries and archives for more than 25 years and has worked as part of the BACW since its inception in 2015.
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Social Science, PGT Certificate in Careers Information and Guidance (distance learning), University of Warwick
1 Sept 2013 → 1 Jul 2014
Award Date: 2 Feb 2015
Master of Arts, Creative Writing (Prose Fiction), University of East Anglia
1 Oct 2007 → 30 Nov 2008
Award Date: 1 Oct 2008
Master in Science, Information Science, City, University of London
1 Oct 1997 → 31 Oct 2030
Award Date: 30 Oct 1998
Bachelor of Arts, English Literature, St Martin's College, Lancaster
23 Sept 1993 → 30 Jun 1996
Award Date: 30 Jun 1996
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Exploring community led collection development as a means of addressing underrepresentation
Mann, J. (Principal Investigator)
Arts and Humanities Research Council
1/12/23 → 31/05/24
Project: Fellowship
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New directions in collection, collaboration and curatorship: Towards a centre for contemporary poetry in the archive
Noel-Tod, J. (Principal Investigator) & Mann, J. (Co-Investigator)
1/01/22 → 30/11/23
Project: Research
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Capturing, Collaborating and Curating: A Community-Led Approach to Contemporary Born-Digital Literary Archives
Mann, J., 30 Sept 2024, Cultural Heritage and the Literary Archive: Objects, Institutions, and Practices Between the Analogue and the Digital. Sommer, T. (ed.). New York: Routledge, p. 207-225 19 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Lessing's legacy explored through her personal archive
Mann, J., Oct 2023, In: Critical Quarterly. 65, 3, p. 56-61 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile10 Downloads (Pure) -
Uncollected: Towards a Centre for Contemporary Poetry in the Archive: Project Team Reflections and Recommendations
Noel-Tod, J., Mann, J., Harris, W., Colby, G. & Parmar, S., Nov 2023, University of East Anglia, 72 p.Research output: Working paper
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Drafts as Archival Sources: The British Archive for Contemporary Writing at the University of East Anglia
Mann, J., 29 Aug 2020, Creative Writing: Drafting, Revising and Editing. Harper, G. & Kroll, J. (eds.). UK: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 68-80 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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The forensic imagination: Interdisciplinary approaches to tracing creativity in writers’ born-digital archives
Gooding, P., Smith, J. & Mann, J., 2019, In: Archives and Manuscripts. 47, 3, p. 374-390 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile11 Citations (Scopus)51 Downloads (Pure)
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Future and Form Legacy Coordinator
Kenrick, A. (Organiser), Sutton, H. (UEA Lead) & Mann, J. (Supervisor)
Jun 2021 → Jan 2022Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Doris Lessing 100
Mann, J. (Organiser)
12 Sept 2019 → 9 Feb 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Festival/Exhibition/Performance
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Doris Lessing at 100: The Writer's Quest
Kenrick, A. (Organiser), Williams, N. (Organiser), Taunton, M. (Organiser), Mann, J. (Organiser) & Cooper, P. (Organiser)
12 Sept 2019 → 14 Sept 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference