Abstract

Removing Knowledge

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  • You might think that the guarded annals of classified information largely consist of that rare document, a small, tightly guarded annex to the vast sum of human writing and learning

  • No one did before the digital transformation of the late twentieth century, and —at least after 2001—even the old sampling methods are recognized to be nonsense in an age where documents multiply across secure networks like virtual weeds

  • We biblio-owls of Minerva are counting sheets just as the very concept of the classified printed page fades into its evening hours

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Galison, Peter. 2004. Removing knowledge. Critical Inquiry 31(1): 229-243. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/427309 http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:2580255 This article was downloaded from Harvard University’s DASH repository, and is made available under the terms and conditions applicable to Other Posted Material, as set forth at http:// nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:dash.current.terms-ofuse#LAA

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