We Are What We Keep
The “Family Archive”, Identity and Public/Private Heritage
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19003657 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adrine Woodham (0000-0001-8096-3293, King's College London, corresponding author), L King (0000-0003-2574-704X, University of Leeds), Liz Gloyn (0000-0002-6914-6687, University of London), Vicky Crewe (Cardiff University), Fiona Blair (0000-0001-6626-252X, University of Leeds) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 203-220 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Heritage & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2159-032X • E-ISSN: 2159-0338 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/2159032x.2018.1554405 |
| OpenAlex | W2884052391 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 28 |
What do our possessions say about us? More specifically what do they say about our past, present and our future? Many families possess a “family archive”; documents, photographs, heirlooms, scrapbooks, recipes and a whole range of other items that “reveal insights” into past generations, and preserve family stories. They may never have thought of these assemblages as “archives”, but by retaining and preserving possessions these items mold a sense of family identity either consciously or unconsciously. This article explores the initial findings of a series of focus groups conducted in the UK, which considers the “family archive” as an important and undervalued site of meaning and identity construction. The article also highlights the relationship between the “official” or publicly recognized heritage and “unofficial” or everyday/private heritage, locating the “family archive” across these domains. We argue for greater recognition and promotion of this “behind the scenes” heritage and for museums and archives to explore the potential opportunities that the engagement with the “family archive” offers for wider audience engagement
Aesthetics · Art · Genealogy · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Digital and Traditional Archives Management · History · Law · Museums and Cultural Heritage · Psychology
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This is where we do it!”. Materiality, family, and musealization in second homes
Engaging the everyday
Exploring the Potentials of Rural Tactical Action for Co-Creating Heritage
Documenting Families
Theatres of memory
The Meaning of Things
Heritage
We Are What We Collect, We Collect What We Are
Introduction
Focus group methodology
Collecting in Contemporary Practice
The use of memory and material culture in the history of the family in colonial Australia
The records of memory, the archives of identity
The power of a family archive
The seductions of the archive
Collecting in a Consumer Society
Using thematic analysis in psychology
The Ties That Bind
Quilts
The construction of heritage
Developing Focus Group Research
Printing, Writing and a Family Archive
The Generation of Postmemory
History on the Move
My Own Island Home
Making Time for Family
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |