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Towards a new archival science. Anthropologising the archive and the archival materials

Publication date: 28.09.2023

Archeion, 2023, 124, pp. 255 - 270

https://doi.org/10.4467/26581264ARC.23.008.17868

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Wojciech Piasek
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5997-5844 Orcid
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Towards a new archival science. Anthropologising the archive and the archival materials

Abstract

The article puts forward a proposal of new archival science – anthropologised archival science. The new archival science is discussed in the context of changes in the understanding of archives as the practice of collecting, storing and providing access to archival collections. The modern understanding of the archives has been grounded in the naturalistic approach to thinking about the world and people. The key factor shaping the naturalistic understanding of archives was the socio-cultural context, specifically the emergence of nation states and bureaucracy. In the 19th century, the archive, just like other elements of bureaucracy, came to be understood as free from context, discussion, ideology, or in a broader sense, culture. The 20th century has changed but little in such an approach to archival science. Only slight adjustments were made. The proposal for a new archival science goes beyond these adjustments. It is a shift towards its cultural understanding, on the grounds of anthropological understanding of culture.

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Information: Archeion, 2023, 124, pp. 255 - 270

Article type: Original article

Titles:

English:

Towards a new archival science. Anthropologising the archive and the archival materials

Polish:

W stronę nowej archiwistyki. Antropologizowanie archiwum i archiwaliów

Authors

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5997-5844

Wojciech Piasek
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5997-5844 Orcid
All publications →

Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
Poland

Published at: 28.09.2023

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Wojciech, Piasek. "Towards a new archival science. Anthropologising the archive and the archival materials" Archeion. Sep 28, 2023. https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/archeion/article/towards-a-new-archival-science-anthropologising-the-archive-and-the-archival-materials