![]() ![]() Or three, take the more contemplative approach and explain what an archivist is and why the comparison to Indiana Jones isn’t accurate. Two, internalize their ignorance and drive it deep down into the void that was once your soul before everyone started making that same statement. One, flip every table you can find and drop to your knees shouting at superhero-level “NO!” before setting fire to an expensive coat and leaving a you-shaped Bugs Bunny-esque hole in the wall as you disappear into the wilderness. They ask you what you do for a living, and you reply with, “I’m an archivist.” Their response, “Oh, like in Indiana Jones?” Now, there are a few ways to handle this situation. ![]() Tell me if this sounds familiar: you’re chatting with friends, family members, maybe complete strangers and the subject of professions pops up. Reviewed by Samantha Cross, CallisonRTKL, Inc. You can follow her check out POP Archives, and listen to That Girl with the Curls. Currently, she works as the Assistant Archivist for CallisonRTKL in Seattle. Whether it’s interviewing writers and artists about the latest comic book, critiquing box office blockbusters, or examining how archives and archivists are depicted in pop culture, Sam lets her passion for geekdom run rampant. Samantha Cross is a geek and scholar, so luckily she found a way to combine the two in the form of the POP Archives blog and That Girl with the Curls podcast. If you have any ideas for pop culture reviews, or if you’re interested in writing one, please contact the Reviews Portal Coordinator. Here is another piece in our series on archives and popular culture written by Samantha Cross.
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