“Most human constructs are these kinds of ‘things’ that are not things” (Vidali and Phillips 2020, 69). Vidali and Phillips compel the reader to think of an archival exhibit as a kind of living body with centripetal and centrifugal modes of movement; the archival exhibit then becomes an immersive site of encounter for its listeners, readers, and participants. Their work contributes to practices toward decolonizing archival ethnography – through using multimodal media and through considering the archival exhibit as ever-changing and as a practice designed for human, and community, engagement. The authors emphasize the importance of “hoarding” – letters, recordings, artifacts, and more, as a practice of preservation and as an opportunity to provide an immersive connection for the exhibit’s participants.
“Most human constructs are these kinds of ‘things’ that are not things” (Vidali and Phillips 2020, 69). Vidali and Phillips compel the reader to think of an archival exhibit as a kind of living body with centripetal and centrifugal modes of movement; the archival exhibit then becomes an immersive site of encounter for its listeners, readers, and participants. Their work contributes to practices toward decolonizing archival ethnography – through using multimodal media and through considering the archival exhibit as ever-changing and as a practice designed for human, and community, engagement. The authors emphasize the importance of “hoarding” – letters, recordings, artifacts, and more, as a practice of preservation and as an opportunity to provide an immersive connection for the exhibit’s participants.