PUBLICATIONS
PSi Archives
The PSi Archive provides a representation of the history of the organisation. The physical archive is held at Fales Library, New York, NY, USA. The following webpages offer a curated guide through sections of the physical and digital archive.
New York University archive
The following two documents record the deposits made to the archive:
Governance Archive (forthcoming)
History
Presidents
Richard Gough
1997–2001
Peggy Phelan
2001–2004
Adrian Heathfield
2004–2007
Edward Scheer
2007–2011
Maaike Bleeker
2011–2016
Sean Metzger
2016–2020
Pil Hansen
2020–2023
Jazmin Llana
2023–
Performance Studies international (PSi) Archiving Policy
1. Purpose
This policy ensures that all materials generated by PSi—which document conferences, performances, workshops, and academic or artistic activities—are systematically collected, preserved, and made accessible for future use. This primarily includes digital materials and, when possible, physical materials such as papers, photographs, and videos.
2. Scope
This policy applies to:
- PSi staff, researchers, students, and collaborators.
- External contributors providing materials from PSi events.
- All types of materials, both digital and physical.
3. Archiving Principles
Centralization: All materials are submitted to a single, secure location to create a coherent archive. A dedicated email address should be available on the website for information and submissions.
Standardization: A minimum list of materials to be archived includes materials from conferences, events, and board meetings, as well as special items such as lists of award winners.
Preservation: Materials are stored securely and backed up regularly.
Accessibility: Archived materials should be as accessible as possible to everyone, while respecting intellectual property and privacy where necessary.
Selection: Materials submitted for archiving should be reviewed by the archivist, who will advise whether they should be archived.
Efficiency: Simple submission methods allow anyone, anywhere, to contribute archival materials quickly.
4. Archiving Workflow
Submission to Central Archive
All materials from PSi events, including papers, presentations, videos, photographs, and recordings, must be sent to the central archive via the dedicated email address or the form provided on the website.
Metadata
Every submission must include metadata: event name, date, creator, type of material, and any permissions or copyright information. If this information is not available, the archivist must follow up with the submitter to obtain it.
Collection at Conferences and Events
All recorded content and documentation from conferences (such as invitations, programs, books of abstracts, and keynote speakers’ biographies) or other events must be sent to the central archive email address within 7 days of the event. This ensures materials are captured and preserved promptly.
Cataloguing and Storage
The archivist manages the archive, ensuring materials are properly catalogued, organized, and stored using standard file formats. Digital materials are backed up in secure cloud storage. Physical materials, if any, are stored in designated storage facilities. The archivist reviews new material at least four times a year.
5. Review
The archivist will review the archive system annually to ensure completeness, security, and accessibility.
If you are interested in being interviewed, or if you would like to join us as a volunteer interviewer, or if you have any suggestions for extending this project, or if you have any materials from previous conferences, please contact us at archive@psi-web.org. Any material will be of interest – from actual pieces of documentation to vague memories of events caught out of the corner of your eye. The archive is under development. Please check back in as content is added.