{"product_id":"indigenous-archives-in-postcolonial-contexts-9781032235028","title":"Indigenous Archives in Postcolonial Contexts","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndigenous Archives in Postcolonial Contexts\u003c\/i\u003e revisits the definition of a record and extends it to include memory, murals, rock art paintings and other objects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on five years of research and examples from Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa, the authors analyse archives in the African context. Considering issues such as authentication, ownership and copyright, the book considers how murals and their like can be used as extended or counter archives. Arguing that extended archives can reach people in a way that traditional archives cannot and that such archives can be used to bridge the gaps identified within archival repositories, the authors also examine how such archives are managed and authenticated using traditional archival principles. Presenting case studies from organisations such as Gay and Lesbian Memory in Action Archives (GALA) and heritage projects such as the Makgabeng Open Cultural Museum, the authors also analyse Indigenous family praises and songs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDraws on five years of research and examples from Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa to analyze in the African context.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy considering issues such as authentication, ownership and copyright, it considers how murals and their like can be used as extended or counter-archives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eargues that extended archives can reach people in a way that traditional archives cannot and that such archives can be used to bridge the gaps identified within archival repositories. The authors also examine how such archives are managed and authenticated using traditional archival principles.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy presenting case studies from organisations such as Gay and Lesbian Memory in Action Archives (GALA) and heritage projects such as the Makgabeng Open Cultural Museum, the authors also analyse Indigenous family praises and songs and explore how such records are preserved and transmitted to the next generation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edemonstrates how the voices of the marginalised can be incorporated into archives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewill be essential reading for academics and students working in archival studies, library and information science, Indigenous studies, African studies, cultural heritage, history and anthropology.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrologue: Reimagining Indigenous Archives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Conceptualisation and recontextualisation of indigenous archival constructs \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Decolonisation or (re)Africanisation of archives?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Authentication of indigenous archives \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Ownership, copyright, and 'copyleft' of indigenous archives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Decolonisation and (re)Africanisation in action: a case study of community memory practices\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Sustainable structures for indigenous archives in the postcolonial context\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpilogue: Reflections and reflexivity\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018916856151,"sku":"9781032235028","price":49.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032235028.jpg?v=1750778651","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/indigenous-archives-in-postcolonial-contexts-9781032235028","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}