This long read on the pathways and trails found in and through collections is based on my recent keynote presentation at the 2019 Research Applications in Information and Library Studies (RAILS) Conference, Towards Critical Information Research, Education & Practice, hosted by the School of Information Studies at Charles Sturt University (28-29 October 2019).
When considering the power of the archive, the term ‘power’ can have numerous meanings: political power; the power to change or affect a situation; emotive or affective power; or even potential, unrealised power. On the latter, there may be a document (or documents) in an archive with the potential to bring down a government. If this hasn’t happened yet, does that record have power?
© 2024 Context Junky — Powered by WordPress
Theme by Anders Noren — Up ↑