Gloyn, E., Crewe, V.A., King, L. et al. (1 more author) (2018) The Ties That Bind: Materiality, Identity and the Life Course in the "Things" Families Keep. Journal of Family History, 43 (2). pp. 157-176. ISSN 0363-1990
Abstract
Using an interdisciplinary research methodology across three archaeological and historical case studies, this article explores “family archives.” Four themes illustrate how objects held in family archives, curation practices, and intergenerational narratives reinforce a family’s sense of itself: people–object interactions, gender, socialization and identity formation, and the “life course.” These themes provide a framework for professional archivists to assist communities and individuals working with their own family archives. We argue that the family archive, broadly defined, encourages a more egalitarian approach to history. We suggest a multiperiod analysis draws attention to historical forms of knowledge and meaning-making practices over time.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 The Author(s). This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
Keywords: | family archive; identity formation; archives; material culture; family; history; gender; people–object interactions; socialization |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Student Services (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 05 Jan 2018 16:21 |
Last Modified: | 03 May 2018 14:59 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1177/0363199017746451 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/0363199017746451 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:125833 |