The Archive Project: Archival Research in the Social Sciences

ISBN-13: 9780367596224 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 198 str.

Niamh Moore; Andrea Salter; Liz Stanley

Opis

Recent scholarship on archival research has raised questions concerning the character and impact of 'the archive' on how the traces of the past are researched, the use and analysis of different kinds of archived data, methodological approaches to the practicalities involved, and what kind of theory is drawn on and contributed to by such research. <

Recenzje

'Social science researchers have been turning to archival work but there has been little in the way of discussion about what they are doing and why. This excellent book fills that gap. It combines intellectual engagement with accessibility, and practical discussion of working in archives, by four authors who convey their grasp of and enthusiasm for the endeavour. Whether you are experienced at archival research or new to it, you will gain a lot from reading The Archive Project.'
Rosalind Edwards, University of Southampton, UK

Spis treści

About the Authors

Prologue

1. In Other Archives and Beyond

Interlude

2. Archival Methodology Inside the Black Box: Noise in the Archive! (Liz Stanley)

Interlude

3. Archival Rhythms: Narrativity in the Archive (Maria Tamboukou)

Interlude

4. Reading Time Backwards? Archival Research and Temporal Order, (Andrea Salter)

Interlude

5. Weaving Archival Imaginaries: Researching Community Archives, (Niamh Moore)

Interlude

6. The Beginning in the Ending: Reassembling Archival Practices

Epilogue

References

Index

O autorze

Niamh Moore is a Chancellor's Fellow in Sociology at the University of Edinburgh, UK, with a background in interdisciplinary feminist studies. Her research includes work on ecofeminist activism (The Changing Nature of Ecofeminism: Telling Stories from Clayoquot Sound, UBC Press, 2015), the archiving and reuse of data, and community-based participatory research, including with community-food growing projects.

Andrea Salter is Research Facilitator for the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Cambridge, UK, and has held postdoctoral positions at UCL and the Universities of Cambridge and Edinburgh. With a　background in sociology and human geography, she continues to research ‘documents of life’. Publications include articles and also The World’s Great Question: Olive Schreiner’s South African Letters (Cape Town: VRS, 2014, with Liz Stanley).

Liz Stanley is Professor of Sociology and ESRC Professorial Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, UK. Her work focuses around conjunctions of theory, methodology and the past. Books include Breaking Out Again (with Sue Wise), The Auto/Biographical I, Mourning Becomes, Documents of Life Revisited, and The World's Great Question (with Andrea Salter). See http://www.sociology.ed.ac.uk/people/staff/stanley_liz

Maria Tamboukou is Professor of Feminist Studies at the University of East London, UK. Her research activity is in the areas of critical feminisms, auto/biographical narratives and studies in neo-materialism. Writing feminist genealogies is the central focus of her work. Recent publications include the monograph Sewing, Writing and Fighting: Radical Practices in Work, Politics and Culture.