ISBN:
9780838937150
Language:
English
Pages:
xix, 86 Seiten
Keywords:
Postkolonialismus
;
Archiv
;
USA
;
Kanada
;
Australien
;
Neuseeland
;
Decolonization
;
Archives
;
Archives
;
Decolonization
;
Australien
;
Kanada
;
Neuseeland
;
USA
;
Archiv
;
Postkolonialismus
Abstract:
Providing examples of successful approaches to unsettling Western archival paradigms from Canada, the United States, New Zealand, and Australia, this book showcases vital community archival work that will illuminate decolonial archival practices for archivists, curators, heritage practitioners, and others responsible for the stewardship of materials by and about Indigenous communities.0 Simply put, decolonial archival practices involve thinking about and consciously changing how historical knowledge is produced, communicated, and preserved. And though it is especially critical that scholars and archivists who work with records by and about Indigenous people critically consider the implications of their work, this perspective is an essential one for all members of the profession.
Abstract:
By examining archival practices that push against and actively counter settler colonialism, this book challenges non-Indigenous practitioners to consider constructs of knowledge, which histories we tell, and how the past is presented.
Abstract:
Guided by the authors' incisive synthesis of theory and current practice, readers will learn0where Western archival practice is situated in relation to the colonial histories of Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand, and the ways in which archival structures have reinforced colonial relationships;0a working definition of decolonial archival practice, which is rooted in concepts of community, reciprocity, and a desire to actively resist colonial recordkeeping practices;0the implications of this approach for policy making, collection development, and arrangement and description;0methods for reframing or reworking original order and provenance using digital technology, community participation, and removing hierarchical structures in order to meet the needs of Indigenous communities;0examples of community-driven descriptive practices,
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