Remaking of Archival Values

The Remaking of Archival Values posits that archival theory and practice are fields in flux, and that recent critical archival discourse that addresses neoliberalism, racism, the legacies of colonialism and patriarchy represents a disruption not only to established principles but to the values that underpin them.

List of contents

1. Archives, Values, People, Public Histories; 2. The Evidential Orthodoxy; 3. The Affective Alternative; 4. Authorised Archival Discourse in Action; 5. Managing Discourse in Practice; 6. Remaking Archival Values; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Victoria Hoyle is Lecturer in Public History and Director of the Institute for the Public Understanding of the Past at the University of York. She formerly worked as an archivist in local government.

Summary

The Remaking of Archival Values posits that archival theory and practice are fields in flux, and that recent critical archival discourse that addresses neoliberalism, racism, the legacies of colonialism and patriarchy represents a disruption not only to established principles but to the values that underpin them.

Product details

• Authors: Victoria Hoyle
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9780367478674
• ISBN: 978-0-367-47867-4
• No. of pages: 226
• Series: Routledge Studies in Archives
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system; HISTORY / General, Archiving, preservation & digitisation, Archiving, preservation and digitization