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Finding meaning in the archive through the performance of the private collector /

The following case method draws from a media practice-led doctoral research project of a private collector and his collection which focused on exploring alternative methods of conceptualising the idea of the archive and archival knowledge, and outlines how a unique methodological approach (framed wi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Olney, Eve (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Los Angeles, California] : SAGE, 2014.
Series:SAGE research methods. Cases.
Subjects:
Ethnology > Fieldwork > Case studies.
Archives > Research > Case studies.
Ethnologie > Recherche sur le terrain > Études de cas.
Archives > Recherche > Études de cas.
Archives > Research
Ethnology > Fieldwork
Electronic books.
Case studies
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The following case method draws from a media practice-led doctoral research project of a private collector and his collection which focused on exploring alternative methods of conceptualising the idea of the archive and archival knowledge, and outlines how a unique methodological approach (framed within an ethnographic study) was used in response to problems experienced in the archival field site.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781473947009
1473947006