On Archivy
occasional writings about the archive
Avoiding the Archive
Avoiding the Archive
During my time as an archives student I made a studious practice of avoiding being a part of any archive. At conferences and events I…avoided being photographed as if it were stealing my soul. I had the sixth sense to know when a photographer was nearby, and at just the right moment I would step out of frame or shift positions to be behind someone else in the picture. ¶ When we were asked to submit our classwork to the department repository, I did my best Bartleby and conveniently forgot to send things in. Repeatedly. ¶ Why did I do this?Joshua Ranger3 days ago
