How Colonisation Affects Archives/Participatory archives
Global Sonic Cultures 08 – Archives
”… the archive is neither merely a repository of historical sources; nor is it a representation of history. Rather, it is a site of contradicting efforts to order and create knowledges about the constructed Other and the Self. Thus, universalising global historical narratives are ultimately colonial historiographic enterprises.” (yamomo and Titus 2021: 42)
In the 20th century Collectors believed sounds were ‘things’ tho be collected. That they’re free from the collectors influence. And that after ‘collecting’ them they would keep the qualities they had before they were collected. Even after they had been striped of context and alienated from the creator
(García 2017: 14)
Archives in South Africa Reveal its history of Apartheid colonisation and Racism. This was because Archives were part of the broader system that denied and discredited the experience of black South Africans.
Participatory archives decentralise curation so that all parties involved have equal authority and curation. Archives are contextualised and all parties are recognised as immediate parties with access to rights and responsibilities in relation to ownership access and privacy.
Ngoepe 2019: 161–162)
Global Sonic Cultures 08 – Archives
”If power asymmetries cannot be overcome by simply changing one’s behavior, as they are indeed systemic, then it is perhaps necessary to acknowledge their existence by making differences in positions visible (and audible) as part of art and music productions.” (Aubry 2023: 118–123)
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