Theories of the Archive from Across the Disciplines - DSpace@MIT
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Derrida and Foucault meet information science — this cross-disciplinary MIT survey reveals how the very concept of "the archive" reshapes power, memory, and knowledge across every field.
Archive TheoryFoucauldian Discourse AnalysisDeconstructionEpistemology
Theory Briefing
- MIT's DSpace hosts a cross-disciplinary survey showing that archives are not neutral storage but active shapers of knowledge and power.
- Derrida's Archive Fever and Foucault's archaeological method anchor the theoretical debate, linking record-keeping to institutional control.
- Scholars from over a dozen disciplines have reframed the archive in the last decade, challenging who gets to preserve — and erase — history.