Wallace, DA; Duff, WM; Flinn, A; (2020) Conclusion. In: Archives, Recordkeeping and Social Justice. (pp. 242-246).

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David A. Wallace, Wendy M. Duff, and Andrew Flinn restate and re-examine the central assertion and organising principle posed by this volume: that recordmaking, recordkeeping, and archiving help shape and reflect social relations and, as a result, become agents of varying impact on social justice struggles. Framed by the case study chapters, they reiterate that these issues play out in contests over what gets recorded and how what gets recorded is controlled, preserved, made accessible, and activated. The past and how it is constructed, understood, and relayed remains a potent force in the present and offers a signpost to alternative futures. They suggest that voices of people and communities that have suffered injustices should be at the forefront of any study of social justice impact and highlight that roles of researcher/activist/archivists and community members are merging. The analytical lenses and tangible lessons and cautions discussed throughout the volume offer new insights on how to better understand, articulate, and enhance social justice impact through recordmaking, recordkeeping, and archiving.

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