Abstract
This is an introductory piece to a special section based on a 2013 cross-disciplinary conference on the lived experience of Canberra.
Highlights
Archive, Memory and Space from the Perspective of CanberraMARY HUTCHISON AND JOANNA SASSOONArchives, memory and place are conceptually and practically distinct and yet deeply interconnected with each other, and with history
Specific disciplinary focal points were provided through workshops such as ‘building an archival memory of Canberra’ convened by Joanna Sassoon
The three papers presented here were part of a discussion that included, amongst others, historical documentation of the Australian National University’s sculpture collection; a research project on archiving material created by a local theatre company known for its staging of dramatic events in public spaces; an investigation of local archaeological sites as archives; a discussion of archival material that provides clues to Canberra’s homosexual history; discussion of material that tells the story of community activism in Canberra in the 1970s; and the exploration of a building as an archive and memory of Canberra’s development as a community.[2]
Summary
Memory and Space from the Perspective of CanberraMARY HUTCHISON AND JOANNA SASSOONArchives, memory and place are conceptually and practically distinct and yet deeply interconnected with each other, and with history. This understanding of the dynamic relationship between archives, memory, place and history was one of the central premises of a 2013 conference on the lived experience of Canberra[1] where the papers in this special section of Public History 2014 were first presented.
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