JOURNAL LAUNCH

Archivo Papers, Volume 4, 2024

ARCHIVE AND CONFLICT

The Archivo Papers' editorial team and volume Guest-editors are pleased to invite you to join us for the launch of this volume and participate in the Q&A session with them and some of the contributing authors.

The collaborative project 'Archive and Conflict: Archives and the Techno-Aesthetics of Datafication' between the Archivo Platform and the Global Art Archive Research Network (Universitat de Barcelona) has resulted in the publication of this journal volume. It explores the dynamic nature of archives and the significant role of photography and other lens-based media in shaping our understanding of historical and cultural legacies, especially those related to conflicts. By investigating the convergence of documentary sources in both analogical and digital archival contexts, and the ways in which they express imaginaries, representations, and memories, this volume seeks to elucidate the complex mechanisms that influence our perceptions of the past, the present and thus the possibility of realising more equitable futures. Through this exploration, contributors examine how archives serve as indispensable tools for comprehending, preserving, and reinterpreting cultural and historical narratives related to conflict events.

Volume Guest-editors:

Anna María Guasch    University of Barcelona

Ana Catarina Pinho    Nova University of Lisbon

Arola Valls Bofill    University of Barcelona

Pablo Santa Olalla    University of Barcelona

Contributing authors:

Anna María Guasch

Sara Callahan

Sven Spieker

Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige

Azadeh Akhlaghi

Maryam Jafri

Paul Grace

Michael Rowland

Daniela Cifuentes Acevedo

Gustavo Balbela

Diego Marchante "Genderhacker"

Amalia Caputo

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Cover image: © Azadeh Akhlaghi