Archives and justice : a South African perspective [2007]
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Original Title
Archives and justice : a South African perspective / by Verne Harris ; with a foreword by Terry Cook.
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Language
English
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Published
Chicago : Society of Amercian Archivists, c2007.
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Physical Description
447 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
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Archives -> Political aspects -> South Africa
Archives -> Social aspects -> South Africa
Archives -> South Africa -> Philosophy
Social justice -> South Africa
South Africa -> Politics and government -> 1989-1994
South Africa -> Politics and government -> 1994-
South Africa -> Social conditions -> 1961-1994
South Africa -> Social conditions -> 1994-
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Includes bibliographical references and index, p. 429-447.Contents: Foreword: Archival music - Verne Harris and the cracks of memory / Terry Cook -- Introduction: Reaching for hospitality / Verne Harris -- Claiming less, delivering more : a critique of positivist formulations on archives in South Africa -- On (archival) odyssey(s) -- A shaft of darkness : Derrida in the archive -- Concerned with the writings of others : archival canons, discourses, and voices -- "Something is happening here and you don’t know what it is" : Jacques Derrida unplugged -- Exploratory thoughts on current state archives service appraisal policy and the conceptual foundations of macro-appraisal -- Postmodernism and archival appraisal : seven theses -- Law, evidence, and electronic records : a strategic perspective from the global periphery -- Stories and names : archival description as narrating records and constructing meanings, with Wendy Duff -- The record, the archive, and electronic technologies in South Africa -- Redefining archives in South Africa : public archives and society in transition, 1990-1996 -- Knowing right from wrong : the archivist and the protection of people’s rights -- Archives, identity, and place : a dialogue on what it (might) mean(s) to be an African archivist -- The archive is politics -- "A world whose horizon can only be justice" : toward a politics of recordmaking -- Toward a culture of transparency : public rights of access to official records in South Africa, with Christopher Merrett -- Contesting remembering and forgetting : the archive of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission -- "They should have destroyed more" : the destruction of public records by the South African state in the final years of apartheid, 1990-1994 -- Using the Promotion of access to information act (PAIA) : the case of the South African History Archive -- Unveiling South Africa’s nuclear past -- Actualities : telling truths about the TRC archive.
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ISBN
1931666180 (alk. paper)
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Collection | Call Number | Volume Info | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | OSA Archivum Library | Archival, library and information sciences collection | 027.0968 22 HAR | - | - | - |
Archives and justice : a South African perspective [2007]
In Research Room
BookGeneral Information
Author
General Information
Original Title
Archives and justice : a South African perspective / by Verne Harris ; with a foreword by Terry Cook.
General Information
Language
English
General Information
Published
Chicago : Society of Amercian Archivists, c2007.
General Information
Physical Description
447 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Subject Terms
Archives -> Political aspects -> South Africa
Archives -> Social aspects -> South Africa
Archives -> South Africa -> Philosophy
Social justice -> South Africa
South Africa -> Politics and government -> 1989-1994
South Africa -> Politics and government -> 1994-
South Africa -> Social conditions -> 1961-1994
South Africa -> Social conditions -> 1994-
Bibliographic Information
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index, p. 429-447.Contents: Foreword: Archival music - Verne Harris and the cracks of memory / Terry Cook -- Introduction: Reaching for hospitality / Verne Harris -- Claiming less, delivering more : a critique of positivist formulations on archives in South Africa -- On (archival) odyssey(s) -- A shaft of darkness : Derrida in the archive -- Concerned with the writings of others : archival canons, discourses, and voices -- "Something is happening here and you don’t know what it is" : Jacques Derrida unplugged -- Exploratory thoughts on current state archives service appraisal policy and the conceptual foundations of macro-appraisal -- Postmodernism and archival appraisal : seven theses -- Law, evidence, and electronic records : a strategic perspective from the global periphery -- Stories and names : archival description as narrating records and constructing meanings, with Wendy Duff -- The record, the archive, and electronic technologies in South Africa -- Redefining archives in South Africa : public archives and society in transition, 1990-1996 -- Knowing right from wrong : the archivist and the protection of people’s rights -- Archives, identity, and place : a dialogue on what it (might) mean(s) to be an African archivist -- The archive is politics -- "A world whose horizon can only be justice" : toward a politics of recordmaking -- Toward a culture of transparency : public rights of access to official records in South Africa, with Christopher Merrett -- Contesting remembering and forgetting : the archive of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission -- "They should have destroyed more" : the destruction of public records by the South African state in the final years of apartheid, 1990-1994 -- Using the Promotion of access to information act (PAIA) : the case of the South African History Archive -- Unveiling South Africa’s nuclear past -- Actualities : telling truths about the TRC archive.
Bibliographic Information
ISBN
1931666180 (alk. paper)
Holdings
Book - 027.0968 22 HAR
Item Type
Book
Current Location
OSA Archivum Library
Current Location
OSA Archivum Library
Call Number
027.0968 22 HAR
Volume Info
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Shelving Location
-
Public Note
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