Archives and/as Parasites: Reading Ethnographic Archives

What are the affects of engaging with this archive?

Submitted by Kim Fortun on June 8, 2021 - 7:59pm
What was the original purpose of this archive and how has its purpose shifted over time? What social discursive ecologies is the archive situated within?

Submitted by Kim Fortun on June 8, 2021 - 7:52pm
Does this archive aspire to create a public (following John Dewey’s arguments about the need to provoke publics into existence)?

Submitted by Kim Fortun on June 8, 2021 - 7:55pm
What forms of participation (Kelty) does this archive aspire to -- and actually -- support? Where in the archive’s architecture and workflows is participation supported and encouraged?

Submitted by Kim Fortun on June 8, 2021 - 7:57pm
What types of data does the archive include and why? How is data presented and how are users encouraged to interact with the data?

Submitted by Kim Fortun on June 8, 2021 - 7:56pm

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