Ep7: A Bomb on a Long Slow Fuse
Clare and Yves are joined by Rachel Buchanan, journalist, historian, writer and chief archivist of the Germaine Greer Archive at the University of Melbourne. How does an archivist build an archive? Who has the right to feast on these stories? And what on earth do cryogenics, radioactive waste and bread have to do with archival work? In this episode, we take a deep dive into the ethics of making and using archives. Buchanan argues for a feminist ethics of care, explains how whakapapa shapes and strengthens her work, and recalls the day her blood ran cold in the Greer Archive.
Clare Wright, Rachel Buchanan and Yves Rees
References
Rachel Buchanan’s Publisher Page.
Rachel Buchanan “Bread and Breath: Two Reflections on the Ethics of (Doing) History” (2012)
Rachel Buchanan The Parihaka Album: Lest We Forget
Rachel Buchanan Stop Press: The Last Days of Newspapers
Follow Rachel Buchanan on Twitter @rachelbuchanan
