Archives power, truth, and fiction

"Archives have never been more complex, expansive, or ubiquitous. Gargantuan in scale and conception yet never sufficient or complete, the archive is on the one hand a space for empowerment and expression and on the other an instrument of constraint and repression. The way in which the archive...

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Weitere Verfasser: Prescott, Andrew (HerausgeberIn), Wiggins, Alison (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York Oxford University Press 2023
Schriftenreihe:Oxford twenty-first century approaches to literature
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Zusammenfassung:"Archives have never been more complex, expansive, or ubiquitous. Gargantuan in scale and conception yet never sufficient or complete, the archive is on the one hand a space for empowerment and expression and on the other an instrument of constraint and repression. The way in which the archive is structured, made available, and developed plays a central role in how societies define their values and ethics. This wide-ranging and innovative volume highlights the vibrancy and urgency of the field by bringing together contributors from many different disciplines and backgrounds, including archivists, historians, literary scholars, digital researchers, and creative practitioners. The archive of the twenty-first century is a fluid and multi-vocal space that challenges at every point the hegemonic and positivistic assumptions which shaped traditional ideas of the archive"--
Beschreibung:xxx, 506 Seiten
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26 cm
ISBN:9780198829324
978-0-19-882932-4
9780191980145