Memory, Heritage and the Public Interest

Memory, heritage and the Public Interest reports on a conference aimed at exploring the refiguration, utilisation and improved accessibility of archives in South Africa.

Hosted by SAHA in association with the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation on 16 – 17 November 2006, the conference brought together heritage, museum, archival and educational practitioners to discuss what work is taken place to promote access to historical information and facilitate the emergence of new historiographies. Available in print and PDF from SAHA.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTORY ADDRESS: Public Deliberation and Political Culture: Freeing Up The South African Archive

SESSION ONE
Repackaging Historical Material: Exhibitions, Tours and Physical Spaces

SESSION TWO
Repackaging Historical Material: Print and Audio-Visual Media

SESSION THREE
Educational Efforts Using Archival Material

SESSION FOUR
Digitisation and the Web

SESSION FIVE
Oral History Approaches

WORKSHOP IN REVIEW
Emerging Themes and Trends, Opportunities and Challenges