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2012 is the year of heritage! Could 2013 be the year of the archive?
Jo-Anne Duggan reflects on the Minister of Arts and Culture’s Budget Vote Speech and poses a couple of questions about the state of the archive.
Field brat’s blog from the bundu: creative archival practice
Brenton Maart, our Field Brat from the Bundu peers into contemporary South African scholarship of creative archival practice through art programmes and exhibitions
Should your GLAM be on Pinterest?
Harriet Deacon looks at the opportunities and possible pitfalls for cultural institutions (GLAMs) using the new interface provided by Pinterest.
“Somewhere on the Border”: report on the panel discussion
Theresa Edlmann and Wesley Anderson report on a panel discussion co-hosted by the Archival Platform and the Legacies of Apartheid Wars project which brought men and women from the SADF and liberation groups together to reflect on their experiences and the legacies of the apartheid era wars.
Field brat’s blog from the bundu: the Mthatha archives
Brenton Maart describes the irony of the displacement of the Mthatha archives – an invaluable collection spanning more than one hundred years of South African history – from its historic home in the Bhunga Building (today the premises of the Nelson Mandela Museum) into a ‘temporary’ structure where its records rapidly disintegrate into tatters and ruins.
Opportunities in the digital age: what the National Development Plan means for cultural institutions
Harriet Deacon reflects on the challenges and opportunities facing cultural institutions in South Africa in planning for a digital future under the new National Development Plan’s Vision for 2030.
Field brat’s blog from the bundu
The first in a series by Brenton Maart, on his research into the archives of the former ‘homelands’.
What’s in a (street) name?
Jo-Anne Duggan looks into the issues of naming, renaming and the politics of history and memory.
Opening ‘Pandora’s box’: archives as sites of hurt and hope
Jo-Anne Duggan reflects on the power of archives tounleash secrets, lies and uncomfortable truths - but also to bring hope.
Silences, secrets and memory
Jo-Anne Duggan considers some of the hotly debated issues of 2011.
The 6th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Heritage
Harriet Deacon reports on this important gathering held in Bali from 22 to 29 November 2011.
DISH 2011 conference: Thinking about digital strategies for heritage
Harriet Deacon reports on DISH 2011, an international conference on digital strategies for heritage.
‘The Visual Century’ Johannesburg launch
A few weeks ago, Thokozani Mhlambi attended a seminar held at Wits to launch Visual Century, a four-volume publication that revises the history of visual art from a post-apartheid point of view.
What does the Protection of State Information Act mean for archives?
Jo-Anne Duggan reflects on the implications of this contentious Bill.
Am I my Children’s Hair?
Xolelwa Kashe-Katiya writes about her personal experiences of having to deal with the politics of hair with her children.
