Harris, V. (2004). The Cultured Archive: An Interrogation of the Nexus Between Archive and Culture from a South African Perspective. ESARBICA Journal: Journal of the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives, 22(1), 16–24. https://doi.org/10.4314/esarjo.v22i1.30951
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The Cultured Archive: An Interrogation of the Nexus Between Archive and Culture from a South African Perspective
Verne Harris
Nelson Mandela Foundation
Abstract
Using the South African experience of Apartheid as his reference point, the author dismisses the term "multicultural" as one having no meaningful application. The author then proceeds to problematise the terms "culture" and "archive". The analysis forms the basis for an extended engagement with the question: "what responsibilities do culture and culturing place on those of us who work with archive?"
ESARBICA Journal Vol.22 2003: 16-24
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