Toward slow archives

This article examines the structures, practices, and processes of collection, cataloging, and curation to expose where current cultural authority is placed, valued, and organized within archival workflows. The long arc of collecting is not just rooted in colonial paradigms; it relies on and continua...

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Published in:Archival science Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 87 - 116
Main Authors: Christen, Kimberly, Anderson, Jane
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.06.2019
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Anthropology
Archival studies
Archives & records
Attribution
Cataloging
Collaboration
Collections
Colonialism
Computer Appl. in Arts and Humanities
Cultural and Media Studies
Cultural Heritage
Curators
Decolonization
Ethical standards
Ethics
Information Storage and Retrieval
Library cataloging
Library Science
Literature
Native peoples
Original Paper
Technology
Indigenous collaborations
Access
Ethical curation
Technology
ISSN:1389-0166, 1573-7500, 1573-7519
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Summary:This article examines the structures, practices, and processes of collection, cataloging, and curation to expose where current cultural authority is placed, valued, and organized within archival workflows. The long arc of collecting is not just rooted in colonial paradigms; it relies on and continually remakes those structures of injustice through the seemingly benign practices and processes of the profession. Our emphasis is on one mode of decolonizing processes that insist on a different temporal framework: the slow archives. Slowing down creates a necessary space for emphasizing how knowledge is produced, circulated, and exchanged through a series of relationships. Slowing down is about focusing differently, listening carefully, and acting ethically. It opens the possibility of seeing the intricate web of relationships formed and forged through attention to collaborative curation processes that do not default to normative structures of attribution, access, or scale.
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ISSN:1389-0166
1573-7500
1573-7519
DOI:10.1007/s10502-019-09307-x