Indigenous Archives in Postcolonial Contexts - Recalling the Past in Africa

Indigenous Archives in Postcolonial Contexts revisits the definition of a record and extends it to include memory, murals, rock art paintings and other objects.

List of contents

Prologue: Reimagining Indigenous Archives
1 Conceptualisation and recontextualisation of indigenous archival constructs
2 Decolonisation or (re)Africanisation of archives?
3 Authentication of indigenous archives
4 Ownership, copyright, and 'copyleft' of indigenous archives
5 Decolonisation and (re)Africanisation in action: a case study of community memory practices
6 Sustainable structures for indigenous archives in the postcolonial context
Epilogue: Reflections and reflexivity

About the author

Mpho Ngoepe is a professor of information science and the Executive Director of Library and Information Services at the University of South Africa (Unisa). He was previously the Head of Information Science at the same institution. He worked for several organisations, including the National Archives of South Africa and the Auditor-General of South Africa. His research interests include archives, libraries, records management, indigenous archives, authentication, oral history, literature, and archival theories.
Sindiso Bhebhe is a post doctoral research fellow at the University of South Africa (Unisa). He holds a PhD in Information Science from Unisa. He has previously worked for the National Archives of Zimbabwe, and the National University of Science and Technology in Zimbabwe. His research interests include oral history, indigenous archives, and digital records management.

Product details

• Authors: Sindiso Bhebhe, Mpho Ngoepe, Mpho (University of South Africa) Bhebhe Ngoepe
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2025
• EAN: 9781032235035
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3223503-5
• No. of pages: 150
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Ethnic Studies, Sociology, Cultural Studies, Africa, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies, Colonialism & imperialism, Regional Studies, Colonialism and imperialism, Regional / International studies, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, Library & Information Sciences, National liberation and independence, Library and information sciences / Museology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity