![]() ![]() 3 Identifying tensions behind instances of symbolic annihilation 4 in community-based archives adds to the discourse of archival representation and further underlines the harmful effects of oppressive power structures that control the historical record and challenge dominant archival praxis aimed at diversifying collections. It considers the concept of symbolic annihilation, which emerges when members of minoritized groups are underrepresented, maligned, trivialized, or erased in archives. ![]() It builds on work of archival studies scholarship, activist reflections, and insider knowledge around representation and visibility. ![]() Through discussions with users of community-based archives in Southern California and with LGBTQ+ 1 Asian Americans 2 in Texas, this article considers the embedded power structures that impact representation in community-based archives. I can't begin to imagine what that would be like. The idea of having that sort of representation and then archive space where someone is not trying to sell me something-where that identity is being celebrated-is overwhelming. Thinking about the fact that commercials for things that I don't even want, that that representation is so meaningful to me. It could be for hemorrhoid ointment, it doesn't matter. And especially if it's a fat Asian woman or a fat femme person, fat Asian femme. It could be for anything, but it's so underrepresented. I know there's one eczema commercial that has a fat Asian guy. Even if I see a fat Asian person on TV, I will pay attention. Like, there's a handful of times where I've seen someone who looks like me, or is queer in the way that I'm queer. I very rarely see myself represented in media. ![]() In explicating four tensions that mark representational subversion, the authors acknowledge a minoritized community's rights to be forgotten/forget (alongside their right to be remembered), to self-preservation, and to self-determination, and demonstrate the reach and perpetual threat of white supremacy in archives. Representational subversion emerges among minoritized people/communities when they use their agency to protect themselves and the communities in which they find a sense of belonging. The authors introduce the concept of representational subversion, which they define as the ways in which historically minoritized communities balance and respect both their representation and erasure in society and archives, working through the tensions of honor, cultural nuance, individual value, and community protection. Together, these tensions illustrate the nuances of representation in archives: how members of minoritized communities navigate complex, often conflicting, affects within archival materials and how they protect themselves and future generations through visibility and invisibility. Through analyzing focus groups and interviews with members of minoritized communities about community archives, this article outlines four key tensions that exist around representation: holding conflicting desires of how to honor older generations navigating methods of respecting privacy and cultural values acknowledging the importance of preserving community history versus individual histories and developing strategies for protecting the community. © 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc.This article contributes to ongoing discourse that highlights oppressive institutional attitudes and approaches toward archiving materials that document the lived experiences of historically marginalized and minoritized people and communities. “As a result, we are suspending the campaign, but your thoughts and support are always welcome.” “We are saddened to report that Dave passed away today, after battling illness for several years,” she wrote on Wednesday. His health had declined over the past few years, leading Magnusson to start a GoFundMe campaign to help support his medical bills. The jazz musician, an accomplished singer and pianist, had a long career writing silly, witty songs. “Schoolhouse Rock!” songwriter and musician Dave Frishberg, who penned the iconic tune “I’m Just a Bill” that has been taught to generations of American students, died at the age of 88 on Wednesday.įrishberg died peacefully at his home in Portland Oregon, his wife April Magnusson confirmed on Thursday. How ‘Saturday Night Live’ honored Matthew Perry hours after his death ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry once said it ‘wouldn’t surprise anybody’ if he diedĬanada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reacts to former classmate Matthew Perry’s ‘shocking’ death Matthew Perry’s 911 audio dispatch released as distraught parents seen arriving at LA home after his death ![]()
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