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Cultural–Historical Geographies of the Archive: Fragments, Objects and Ghosts

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: This article reviews the increasingly diverse ways in which geographers are engaging with archives. Although traditionally associated with historical geography, cultural–historical geographers have recently ‘animated’ the archive and its collections of fragments, objects and ghosts. Through this article, I provide an overview of the central characteristics of work in this field, as well as considering the discipline's wider relationship with archival material. Overall, I reflect on the key challenges for geographers in animating and ‘bringing to life’ the archive – and by extension – the past.

Source: Geography Compass

DOI: 10.1111/gec3.12071

Author: Sarah Mills

Institution: Loughborough University

Language: English

Topic: Historical Geography and Geographical Thought

Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: Economic and Social Research Council

Award: G1991047402