Archives, Recordkeeping and Social Justice

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This volume expands the literature on archival social justice and impact, exploring how various factors influence the relationship between archives, recordkeeping systems, and their keepers in the context of social justice struggles. While discussions about social justice are prevalent across numerous disciplines and sectors, the specific role of recordkeeping and archiving has often been overlooked. This book rigorously examines the engagement of archives and records in social justice movements, drawing on multidisciplinary scholarship and praxis. Contributors analyze social justice from both historical and contemporary perspectives, advocating for methodologies that align with culturally responsive, democratic, Indigenous, and transformative assessments. Highlighting the diverse transformative impacts of record-making and archiving, the book includes nine global case studies that connect historical contexts to present challenges, offering pathways toward a more equitable future. This work is essential for researchers and students studying archives, truth and reconciliation, social justice, and human rights, and will also interest archivists, records managers, and information professionals.