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Archiving Caribbean Identity highlights the Caribbeanization of archives in the region, considering what those archives could include in the future and exploring the potential for new records in new formats.

Interpreting records in the broadest sense, the 15 chapters in this volume explore a wide variety of records that represent new archival interpretations. The book is split into two parts, with the first part focusing on record forms that are not generally considered archival in traditional Western practice. The second part explores more traditional archival collections and demonstrates how these collections are analysed and presented from the perspective of Caribbean peoples. As a whole, the volume suggests how colonial records can be repurposed to surface Caribbean narratives. Reflecting on the unique challenges faced by developing countries as they approach their archives, the volume considers how to identify and archive records in the forms and formats that re

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      Publisher Taylor & Francis
      Published 5/27/2024
      ISBN-13 9780367615116
      978-0367615116
      ISBN-10 0367615118
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      Library and information sciences

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Archiving Caribbean Identity highlights the Caribbeanization of archives in the region, considering what those archives could include in the future and exploring the potential for new records in new formats.

      Interpreting records in the broadest sense, the 15 chapters in this volume explore a wide variety of records that represent new archival interpretations. The book is split into two parts, with the first part focusing on record forms that are not generally considered archival in traditional Western practice. The second part explores more traditional archival collections and demonstrates how these collections are analysed and presented from the perspective of Caribbean peoples. As a whole, the volume suggests how colonial records can be repurposed to surface Caribbean narratives. Reflecting on the unique challenges faced by developing countries as they approach their archives, the volume considers how to identify and archive records in the forms and formats that re

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