General Information

Author/Creator

Harris, V. S., author.

Language

English.

Published

London ; New York : Routledge, 2021.

Physical Description

x, 155 p. ; 24 cm.

Contents/Summary

Summary

" 'Ghosts of Archive' draws on the discourses of deconstruction, intersectionality and archetypal psychology to mount an argument that archive is fundamentally and structurally spectral and that the work of archive is justice. Drawing on more than twenty years of the author's research on deconstruction and archive, the book posits archive as an essential resource for social justice activism and as a source, or location, of soul for individuals and communities. Through explorations of what Jacques Derrida termed 'hauntology', Harris invites a listening to the call for justice in conceptual spaces that are non-disciplinary. He argues that archive is both constructed in relation to and beset by ghosts--ghosts of the living, of the dead and of those not yet born--and that attention should be paid to them. Establishing a unique nexus between a deconstructive intersectionality and traditions of 'memory for justice' in struggles against oppression from South Africa and elsewhere, the book makes a case for a deconstructive praxis in today's archive. Offering new ideas about spectrality, banditry, and archival activism, 'Ghosts of Archive' should appeal to those working in the disciplines of archival science, information studies and psychology. It should also be essential reading for those with an interest in social justice issues, transitional justice, history, philosophy, memory studies and postcolonial studies"--

Subjects

Subject

Archives > Political aspects > South Africa.

Archives > Social aspects > South Africa.

Archives > South Africa > Philosophy.

Social justice > South Africa.

Collective memory > South Africa.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility

Verne Harris.

Series

Routledge studies in archive

Content

Introduction: A Framing -- The Trouble with Archive -- Elements of Haunting -- Spectral Archive -- Reckoning with Pasts -- A Time to Forget -- Cixous Insist(er)ing -- Praxis -- Epilogue: Reframing.

ISBN

9780367361075

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
Book	OSA Archivum Library	Archival, library and information sciences collection	027.068 HAR		Reference	-

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