Archiving social movement memories amidst autocratization: a case study of Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement Visual Archive.
There has been a rise in archival activism, including the birth of social movement archives, leveraging marginalised communities' voices, and challenging mainstream discourses. Through a case study of the Umbrella Movement Visual Archive (UMVA) in Hong Kong, this paper explores the risks faced by an...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Heritage Studies Vol. 28; no. 6; pp. 733 - 752 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jun2022
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