This thesis considers the problem of the representation of individual institutional textual records in archival research tools. While document studies in academic journals point to the value of focussed consideration of various types of records, archives do not have the resources to apply such focus to every item in their holdings, even though these convey the information sought by many researchers. Over the last century, archivists have emphasized description of groups of records, because this provides insight into the context in which documents exist and immense quantities involved left little choice. Recent developments, however, suggest the individual document should be re-visited. This thesis focuses on how formal descriptive systems might be enhanced to allow closer consideration of individual institutional textual records. It reviews the history of description, explores benefits to researchers seeking information from particular documents (e.g. the will) and explores tools created in response, such as contextual authority files.

Pregnant First Nations women who live on reserves in rural and remote regions of Canada are routinely evacuated to urban cities to await labour and birth; this is commonly referred to as Health Canada’s evacuation policy. I produced two stand alone papers to investigate this policy. In the first, I investigated the development and implementation of the Canadian government’s evacuation policy. Archival research showed that the evacuation policy began to take shape in 1892 and was founded on Canada’s goals to assimilate and civilize First Nations. My second paper employed First Nations feminist theory to understand why the evacuation policy does not result in good health, especially for First Nations women. Because the evacuation policy is incongruent with First Nations’ epistemologies, it compromises First Nations’ health. I offer policy recommendations to promote First Nations health in a way that is consistent with First Nations’ epistemologies and goals towards self-determination and self-governance.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Washington State University, May 2010. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on July 16, 2010). "Department of English." Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-122).

This thesis addresses reenactment and archival practice in the work of Sharon Hayes, a mid-career multi-media artist renowned for her use of archival documents to pose questions about history, politics, and speech. I do this through analyses of two of Hayes’s projects: the series In the Near Future (2005-2009) and a series of projects the artist refers to as “love addresses.” While these projects appropriate and repeat historical documents, Hayes’s work is especially interesting for the way it emphasizes difference over authenticity and explores the ways meaning shifts across temporal, geographic, and social contexts. In contrast to scholars who argue that Hayes’s practice is nostalgic and serves to decontextualize and depoliticize history, my thesis argues that the pedagogical aspects of Hayes’s work and her performative engagements with historical material are deeply political and contextual. My thesis demonstrates that Hayes’s distinctive contribution is to model historical agency and imagine alternative futures.

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Orientador: José Augusto Chaves Guimarães / Banca: Eduardo Ismael Murguia Marañon / Banca: Nadina Aparecida Moreno / Banca: Johanna Wilhelmina Smit / Banca: Renato Tarciso Barbosa de Souza / Resumo: A identidade de uma disciplina de natureza científica está vinculada à capacidade de se distinguir com clareza seu objeto de estudo, aplicar métodos próprios e desenvolver uma linguagem especializada, de tal modo que seja possível estabelecer relações em diferentes níveis, com outras disciplinas. Dentre os inúmeros desafios que a Arquivística tem sido exposta, a estruturação em termos de linguagem especializada é citada por teóricos como sendo de grande relevância. Partindo do pressuposto que a sedimentação de alguns conceitos básicos contribui para avançar em direção ao desenvolvimento da área, buscou se conhecer, de modo comparativo, a concepção de professores e de teóricos da área, a respeito de termos como "arquivo" e "informação arquivística". Os professores selecionados foram àqueles responsáveis pelo ensino de aspectos fundamentais, contemplados em disciplinas oferecidas nas séries iniciais dos cursos de Arquivologia do Brasil. A abordagem utiliza a análise teórica descritiva para a exposição do posicionamento dos teóricos e professores e em que medida existe corelação entre esses dois grupos. Observou-se que o referencial teórico que sustenta o ensino arquivístico no Brasil é caracterizado pelo uso de autores nacionais que disseminam sua produção científica em periódicos. Em relação ao conceito "arquivo" pareceu haver maior desenvoltura por parte dos professores em apresentar uma definição que, quase sempre, está refletida pela literatura nacional. No entanto, "informação arquivística" é um termo que causa certo desconforto na comunidade arquivística, de modo geral / Abstract: The identity of a scientific discipline is linked to the ability to clearly distinguish its object of study, apply its own methods and develop a specialized language so that it is possible to establish relationships at different levels, with other disciplines. Among the many challenges that the Archival Science has been exposed, the act of structuring in terms of specialized language is mentioned by theorists as being of great significance. Assuming that the consolidation of some basic concepts helps to move toward the development of the area, this study aimed to investigate, through a comparison, the conception of professors and theorists in this area about terms such as "archive" and "archival information". The selected professors were those responsible for teaching fundamental aspects taught in the first series of courses on Archival Science in Brazil. The approach uses theoretical-descriptive analysis for exposure of the positioning of theorists and professors, it discusses to what extent there is correlation between these two groups. It was observed that the theoretical referential that supports archival education in Brazil is characterized by the approach of national authors who disseminate their scientific output in journals. The professors' conception on the concepts reveals, at times, the shallowness with which the issue has been handled. Regarding the term "archive", it seemed to be a greater boldness on professors' part to present a definition that is nearly always a reflection of what the national literature professes. However, in relation to "archival information", it is noticed that it is still a term that causes some discomfort in the archival community in general / Doutor

Orientador: Telma Campanha de Carvalho Madio / Banca: Maria Leandra Bizello / Banca: Aline Lopes de Lacerda / Resumo: A necessidade dos documentos audiovisuais serem reconhecidos como documentos de arquivo é resultado da evolução dos suportes e novos gêneros documentais que passaram a ser usados para registrar informações, integrando os conjuntos documentais orgânicos. Além disso, devido às características próximas do real que a linguagem audiovisual proporciona, as instituições e indivíduos têm escolhido esse gênero documental para registrar suas atividades, uma vez que determinadas informações são mais bem veiculadas através dessa linguagem. Sendo assim, no decorrer deste estudo, foi possível visualizarmos, de maneira objetiva, a inserção por meio da discussão teórica, dos documentos audiovisuais nos arquivos, assim como a elaboração de apontamentos para o tratamento adequado desses documentos ainda munidos de valor primário. Aprofundando a discussão, buscamos apresentar e discutir as primeiras questões levantadas pelos principais teóricos e eventos internacionais da área, encontradas no Anuário do XI Congresso Internacional de Arquivos em 1988, a respeito de documentos audiovisuais e, consequentemente, procurar compreender os conflitos referentes a esses documentos em ambiente arquivístico. Abordamos as divergências presentes no conceito de documento audiovisual, ressaltando a denominação de arquivos especiais ou fundos audiovisuais para esses documentos dentro de instituições arquivísticas. Trabalhamos ainda, os conceitos de documento de arquivo e arquivo a fim de caracterizar o documento audiovisual como tal; e, por fim, discutimos formas de organização da informação em documentos audiovisuais, a partir do uso das funções arquivísticas empregadas já na idade corrente da documentação. Desse modo, este trabalho se propôs a abordar questões centrais da... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The audiovisual records' need to be recognized as archival records is a result of the new documentary genre and mediums' evolution which began being used for recording information, integrating the organic records groups. Besides, because of the close-to-real characteristics that the audiovisual language brings about, the institutions and people have been chosen such documentary genre to register their activities, once some information is better disclosed through this language. Thus, during throughout this investigation, through of the theoretical discussion, we could objectively look over the inserting the audiovisual records on archives, as well as the development of appointments to the adequate dealing with these records still on their primary value. Furthering this approach, we have been out to show and discuss the first questions raised by the main theorists and international conferences of the field, found on XI International Congress of Archives' Annual came out in 1988, regarding of audiovisual records and, consequently, understanding the conflicts concerning such documents in archival environment. We have approached the existence disagreement on audiovisual records' concept, pointing out the special records or audiovisual archival groups' designation for such documents inside of Archival Institutions. We have also worked with the archival records and record group's concepts in order to characterize the audiovisual record in such a manner and; finally, we have discussed means of information organization on audiovisual records, beginning by the use of the archival functions already applicable to current records. Thereby, this essay has proposed to approach central questions from Archival Science regarding the documental dealing towards the audiovisual genre's archival records. Such questions and... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

Este trabalho aborda a metodologia da classificação de documentos de arquivo nas organizações contemporâneas. Para isso, propõe-se uma discussão sobre o desenvolvimento de características organizacionais, por meio da evolução de seus diferentes modelos, estruturas e instrumentos de gestão. Analisa-se paralelamente a essas transformações, o desenvolvimento do corpo metodológico da classificação arquivística, observando-se seus principais conceitos e métodos utilizados pela disciplina. Para análise empírica, discute-se o modelo da organização universitária e a proposta de classificação desenvolvida para as Instituições Federais de Ensino Superior. / This paper discussse the methodology of classification of records in contemporary organizations. We propose a discussion on the development of organizational characteristics, through the evolution of diferente models, structures and management tools. Analyzing in parallel to these changes, the methodological development of the body of archival classification, observing its main concepts and methods used for the discipline. For empirical analysis, we discuss the model of university organizations and classification scheme developed for the Federal Institutions of Higher Education.

Drawing on institutional perspective – institutional change, institutional legitimacy and the three institutional pillars – this doctoral study is developed to disentangle a complexity of successive industry reforms that have shaped a development of British railways in general and a growing idea of a railway privatization in particular. This adds to the body of knowledge, which so far has tended to focus on enhancing the sector’s performance outcomes, by arguing that performance improvement is not a whole story of the railway’s privatization. Indeed, as an archival research in British railway’s reform (1960s - 1980s) has revealed, a growing idea of a private sector’s involvement was constructed as the governments at the times sought to draw and (re-) draw boundaries among interest groups in order for British railways to de-lock from a historical development path of nationalization industry. Furthermore, the study also found that the idea of privatization was dynamically legitimized and maintained by the government’s reform agenda that blended a performance rationale with political and socio-economic conditions of British railway at the times. Indeed, this historical-institutional analysis in British railway’s reform suggests that a privatization of British railways is more socially and politically complex than generally understood as the government’s attempt in making an efficient railway sector. As such, in order to advance this field of study both academic scholars and the industry practitioners should pay more attention on the influence of institutional dynamics that shapes a performing of British railway rather than narrowly focusing a performance improvement issue.