{"product_id":"urgent-archives-enacting-liberatory-memory-work-9781032000275","title":"Urgent Archives: Enacting Liberatory Memory Work","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThis book explores how dominant western archival theories and practices are oppressive and proposes community archives as a liberatory alternative. It emphasizes the role of minoritized communities in activating records to build solidarities, challenge linear progress narratives, and disrupt cycles of oppression. It also explores the temporal, representational, and material aspects of liberatory memory work. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 130 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 09 January 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book delves into the oppressive nature of dominant Western archival theories and practices, while also exploring the radical politics of community archives to envision new liberatory theories and practices. It examines how members of marginalized communities utilize records to foster solidarity both within and across communities, challenge linear progress narratives, and disrupt cycles of oppression. Caswell delves into the temporal, representational, and material aspects of liberatory memory work, arguing that archival disruptions should focus on the liberatory affects and effects of memory work in the present rather than solely on the past or the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFurthermore, the book advocates for the recognition of community archives as sites of resistance and empowerment, highlighting their role in challenging the power structures that perpetuate inequality and discrimination. It encourages readers to engage with community archives as active participants in the struggle for social justice and equality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 263g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 234 x 156 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781032000275\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MichelleCaswell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44105120776442,"sku":"9781032000275","price":39.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1676038962902_book.jpg?v=1676566788","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/urgent-archives-enacting-liberatory-memory-work-9781032000275","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}