Archival stereotypes in animation
Research Mentor(s)
Jimerson, Randall C.
Description
Like many professions, archives and archivists have an enduring set of stereotypes associated with our instututions and practices, complicated by a lack of clear communication by archivists to the public about who archivists are and what they do. This presentation will briefly go over the more common and long-lived stereotypes of archives and archivists seen in media, explain where they come from in archival practice and why they have remained with the profession for so long, and then branch out into new examples from animated media (anime, cartoons, etc.) to show how creators perpetuate and address these stereotypes in a medium that has yet to be explored by archival theorists.
Document Type
Event
Start Date
15-5-2019 9:00 AM
End Date
15-5-2019 5:00 PM
Location
Carver Gym (Bellingham, Wash.)
Department
History
Genre/Form
student projects, posters
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Stereotypes (Social psychology); Archivists; Archives
Type
Image
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Archival stereotypes in animation
Carver Gym (Bellingham, Wash.)
Like many professions, archives and archivists have an enduring set of stereotypes associated with our instututions and practices, complicated by a lack of clear communication by archivists to the public about who archivists are and what they do. This presentation will briefly go over the more common and long-lived stereotypes of archives and archivists seen in media, explain where they come from in archival practice and why they have remained with the profession for so long, and then branch out into new examples from animated media (anime, cartoons, etc.) to show how creators perpetuate and address these stereotypes in a medium that has yet to be explored by archival theorists.