Archives and Post-Colonial State-Sponsored History: A Dual State Approach Using the Case of the “Migrated Archives”

Karabinos, Michael

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“…An analysis of the public disclosure of vision statements therefore reveals the prominence and influence of national archives as State bodies with a substantial say in the construction of countries' history. Karabinos (2018) contends that such influence is revealed by their position on access to and selection and description of their collections. The underlying principles determine the propagation of certain historic narratives over others.…”

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“…That historicist conceptualisation of archives as instruments for State building, with roots reaching back to the French Revolution, remains in place today as a rule. In many countries, however, national archives cannot or cannot yet be instituted for reasons either of destruction or dispersal, generally across former colonial agencies (Franks and Bernier 2018;Karabinos 2018). Although all national archives systematically select and conserve documents, their social and economic environments as well as their historical and archival traditions differ substantially.…”

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National archives’ priorities: an international overview

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Pacios

2021

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This discussion of national archives’ present priorities affords an overview of the areas meriting their greatest attention. It is based on an analysis of 18 strategic plans and 41 vision statements found for the 159 national archives affiliated with the International Council on Archives’ regional branches that provide public access to these documents on their websites. Improvement in access to and conservation and digitisation of the respective collections are convergent items in such plans and statements. Other strategies including protection for the national heritage and collective memory are also identified in some developing countries where the national archive is the mainstay of cultural and intellectual life. Strengthening national archive authority as the governing institution that guides a country’s archival policy, another issue found in both plans and statements, infers the need to heighten archives’ social and institutional role in their respective countries. The article identifies what is deemed good practice in cultural institution transparency management by describing what these institutions do and how. The scant presence of strategic plans on national archives’ websites is regretted, however, for it deprives citizens of information on the action planned for the years to come and precludes any international extrapolation of the present findings.

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National archives’ priorities: an international overview

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Pacios

2021

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“…Organizations or individuals assign historical, cultural and significance value to archive materials created or received. Political power and politics influence the type of records collected and preserved by an organization (Karabinos, 2018). Similarly, the appraisal of liberation movement archives is influenced by a political environment.…”

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“…Furthermore, archives selection and identification are the result of power and political contestations with the ruling elite constantly dealing with discourse that deals with the constraints and opportunities around archives preservation. Karabinos (2018) argued that postcolonial criticism bears witness to the unequal and uneven forces of cultural representation involved in the contest for political and social authority. The influential discourse within political powers and politics has a direct connection to the selection and preservation of archives.…”

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Political power and politics: selecting, creating, and preserving liberation movement archives in South Africa

Netshakhuma

2023

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Purpose The purpose of the study is to assess the role of political power and politics in selecting, creating and preserving Liberation Movement archives in South Africa. Design/methodology/approach A review of literature focusing on liberations archives was carried out. Findings Politics and the associated power play an essential role in the selection, creation and preservation of liberation movement archives. The study found out that the African National Congress (ANC) selected the University of Fort Hare as the center to preserve liberation movements repatriated from all over the world to South Africa. The National Archives of South Africa did not play a role in the preservation of liberation movement archives. The study also noted that there existed an ineffective collaboration between the ANC and the National Archives of South Africa regarding the preservation of liberation movements archives. Research limitations/implications The study focused on the liberation movement archives created by the ANC of South Africa only. Social implications The establishment of liberation archives may promote social cohesion. Originality/value The liberation movement archives are a part of the history of South Africa and present perspectives on the history of the liberation of South Africa. This study, which builds on the post-colonial scholarship on liberation movement archives, discussed the significance of liberation archives.

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In the shadows of the continuum: testing the records continuum model through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office ‘Migrated Archives’

Karabinos¹

2018

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Archives and Post-Colonial State-Sponsored History: A Dual State Approach Using the Case of the “Migrated Archives”

Cited by 4 publications

References 18 publications

National archives’ priorities: an international overview

National archives’ priorities: an international overview

Political power and politics: selecting, creating, and preserving liberation movement archives in South Africa

In the shadows of the continuum: testing the records continuum model through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office ‘Migrated Archives’

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