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Arkiv är ju till för att användas! :En studie av arkivpedagogik med fokus på materialitet, översättning och förmedling

Lyons, Claire LU (2024) ABMM34 20241
Division of ALM and Digital Cultures
Abstract
This thesis is about materiality in archival pedagogy. More specifically, it is about how the archival educator composes educational material from the sources stored in the archives. The study focuses on the different ways and methods used by archival educators to translate the sources, making them comprehensible and interesting to a wider audience. The empirical data has been gathered using three individual interviews with archival educators, within both municipal and organizational archives in the south of Sweden. The thesis also includes a closer look at the archive’s educational material, with the sole purpose of emphasizing the use of different kinds of materials and sources, as well as to draw attention to the creativity required to... (More)
This thesis is about materiality in archival pedagogy. More specifically, it is about how the archival educator composes educational material from the sources stored in the archives. The study focuses on the different ways and methods used by archival educators to translate the sources, making them comprehensible and interesting to a wider audience. The empirical data has been gathered using three individual interviews with archival educators, within both municipal and organizational archives in the south of Sweden. The thesis also includes a closer look at the archive’s educational material, with the sole purpose of emphasizing the use of different kinds of materials and sources, as well as to draw attention to the creativity required to create and convey educational materials.
To understand how the practice of translation is carried out, the thesis highlights the social relations within the process. By using theoretical concepts such as translation, social and actor-network from Actor-network theory and the philosopher John Dewey’s theories on education and pedagogy, the thesis shows the development of educational material, highlighting how different materials collaborate and how human actors contribute, thus elevating archival sources into a comprehensive presentation of historical, social, or cultural material. Furthermore, the thesis shows that the selection process of archival sources for educational material is often based on personal preferences. This, however, does not exclude the source as an important actor since the end result depends on what has been deposited in the archives.
In conclusion, this thesis demonstrates that elements such as collaboration between archival institutions, an integral understanding of the materials in the archival deposits, as well as upholding good communication with the user, are all important factors in creating and mediating educational material. (Less)
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author
Lyons, Claire LU
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alternative title
Archives are meant to be used! : a study of archival pedagogy focusing on materiality, translation, and intermediation
course
ABMM34 20241
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
actor-network theory, archival pedagogy, communication, education, history, intermediation, materiality, memory, translation
language
Swedish
id
9155021
date added to LUP
2024-06-19 11:19:45
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2024-06-19 11:19:45
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  abstract     = {{This thesis is about materiality in archival pedagogy. More specifically, it is about how the archival educator composes educational material from the sources stored in the archives. The study focuses on the different ways and methods used by archival educators to translate the sources, making them comprehensible and interesting to a wider audience. The empirical data has been gathered using three individual interviews with archival educators, within both municipal and organizational archives in the south of Sweden. The thesis also includes a closer look at the archive’s educational material, with the sole purpose of emphasizing the use of different kinds of materials and sources, as well as to draw attention to the creativity required to create and convey educational materials. 
To understand how the practice of translation is carried out, the thesis highlights the social relations within the process. By using theoretical concepts such as translation, social and actor-network from Actor-network theory and the philosopher John Dewey’s theories on education and pedagogy, the thesis shows the development of educational material, highlighting how different materials collaborate and how human actors contribute, thus elevating archival sources into a comprehensive presentation of historical, social, or cultural material. Furthermore, the thesis shows that the selection process of archival sources for educational material is often based on personal preferences. This, however, does not exclude the source as an important actor since the end result depends on what has been deposited in the archives. 
In conclusion, this thesis demonstrates that elements such as collaboration between archival institutions, an integral understanding of the materials in the archival deposits, as well as upholding good communication with the user, are all important factors in creating and mediating educational material.}},
  author       = {{Lyons, Claire}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Arkiv är ju till för att användas! :En studie av arkivpedagogik med fokus på materialitet, översättning och förmedling}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}