Publication
Title
Expanding dance archives : access, legibility, and archival participation
Author
Abstract
The ample attention the archivisation of dance has received in recent years primarily focused on new archival formats that often rely on digital technologies or which relocate the archive into choreography and the dancing body. Even though these more experimental approaches are vital in broaching new avenues for dance archivisation, this article takes a step back by considering how existing archival structures can be expanded in order to increase both the accessibility and legibility of archive materials. Interweaving a personal account of doing archival research with a discussion of recent debates within both dance studies and archival science, the aim is to set up an interdisciplinary dialogue between two domains that have been operating in a remarkably isolated manner despite their mutual interests. Taking my cue from how the notion of ‘participatory archives’ is gaining prominence in archival practice and scholarship, I argue that enlarging the input of archival information may lead to a greater output with regard to both archival research and community outreach.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Dance research / Society for Dance Research. - Edinburgh, 1983, currens
Publication
Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press , 2020
ISSN
0264-2875 [print]
1750-0095 [online]
DOI
10.3366/DRS.2020.0309
Volume/pages
38 :2 (2020) , p. 206-229
ISI
000591185000007
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UAntwerpen
Faculty/Department
Research group
Project info
CoDa | Cultures of Dance - Research Network for Dance Studies
Publication type
Subject
Art 
Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
Web of Science
Record
Identifier
Creation 16.11.2020
Last edited 02.10.2024
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