Digital LGBTQ Archives as Sites of Public Memory and Pedagogy

Rhetoric & Public Affairs Jun 2019

Digital LGBTQ Archives as Sites of Public Memory and Pedagogy

Pamela VanHaitsma

Abstract

AbstractWhile scholars rightly question exaggerated claims for the democratizing potential of digital archives, this essay argues they facilitate civic participation that rhetoricians should encourage further via our pedagogies of public memory. I advance this argument through analysis of four LGBTQ sites: the ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, ACT UP New York Records, Arizona Queer Archives, and Digital Transgender Archive. Engagement with these sites is fruitful for exploring archival participation with respect to preserving the past and advancing claims about LGBTQ lives in the present and future.

Journal: Rhetoric & Public Affairs
Published: 2019-06-01
DOI: 10.14321/rhetpublaffa.22.2.0253
Open Access: Closed
Topics: gender and writing

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