Bianca Finley Alper

Bianca Finley Alper is an Instructor in the College of Information Science at the University of Arizona. She specializes in archives, museum studies, and cultural heritage with a focus on decolonial practices, queer archiving, and access for marginalized communities. Her research examines documentation, storytelling, and ethical representation in archives and cultural institutions.

• Education: MLIS (University of Arizona), MA in Museum Studies (San Francisco State University), BA in Art History (San Francisco State University)

Her current project, Reclaiming the Border Narrative, funded by the Ford Foundation, collaborates with borderlands artists to create community-focused archives advancing migrant justice. She teaches Social Justice in Information Services (INFO/LIS 558).

Her publications address community-based archives, queer methodologies, and curatorial responsibility. She previously worked as a curator, focusing on transculturation and transnationalism in art and museum collections.