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Ghosts of Archive

Verne Harris
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      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 20 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.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Verne Harris EAN: 9780367361075 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 467 g HEIGHT: 234 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 2020-12-22 CITY: GENRE: EDUCATION / Teaching Methods & Materials / Arts & Humanities, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / Archives & Special Libraries WIDTH: 156 cm SPINE:

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      Library and information sciences / Museology, Ethnic studies, Social and cultural anthropology, History, African history, Colonialism and imperialism, National liberation and independence

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      Verne Harris is an adjunct professor at the Nelson Mandela University. He served in South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission and was Nelson Mandela’s archivist between 2004 and 2013.
      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 20 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.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Verne Harris EAN: 9780367361075 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 467 g HEIGHT: 234 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 2020-12-22 CITY: GENRE: EDUCATION / Teaching Methods & Materials / Arts & Humanities, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / Archives & Special Libraries WIDTH: 156 cm SPINE:

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      Library and information sciences / Museology, Ethnic studies, Social and cultural anthropology, History, African history, Colonialism and imperialism, National liberation and independence

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      Verne Harris is an adjunct professor at the Nelson Mandela University. He served in South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission and was Nelson Mandela’s archivist between 2004 and 2013.

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