@article{ART003340046},
author={Yoon Jisu},
title={Decolonizing the Archive: Memory Sovereignty, Institutional Repair, and Digital Ethics},
journal={Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management},
issn={1598-1487},
year={2026},
volume={26},
number={2},
pages={1-18},
doi={10.14404/JKSARM.2026.26.2.001}
TY - JOUR
AU - Yoon Jisu
TI - Decolonizing the Archive: Memory Sovereignty, Institutional Repair, and Digital Ethics
JO - Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management
PY - 2026
VL - 26
IS - 2
PB - Korean Society of Archives and Records Management
SP - 1
EP - 18
SN - 1598-1487
AB - This article critically examines the reconfiguration of archives as political and ethical spaces through decolonial practices. Drawing on Derrida’s concept of archival power and Stoler’s analysis of the colonial archive, it develops an analytical framework structured around three key dimensions: memory sovereignty, institutional repair, and digital ethics. This framework is employed in the analysis of two case studies: the South African History Archive (SAHA) and the Blackivists. The findings demonstrate that SAHA transforms marginalized memories into public records through strategic engagement with public record systems and institutional interventions, while the Blackivists address issues of memory ownership and control through community-driven record production and digital ethical practices. Despite differing strategies, both cases share the objective of restoring marginalized histories and reconfiguring archival authority. This article argues that decolonizing archives requires not only institutional reform but also a fundamental reconceptualization of memory sovereignty, ethics, and participatory practices, with broader implications for archival discourse and practice in Korea.
KW - Decolonizing the archive;Memory sovereignty;Institutional repair;Digital ethics;Archival power
DO - 10.14404/JKSARM.2026.26.2.001
ER -
Yoon Jisu. (2026). Decolonizing the Archive: Memory Sovereignty, Institutional Repair, and Digital Ethics. Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management, 26(2), 1-18.
Yoon Jisu. 2026, "Decolonizing the Archive: Memory Sovereignty, Institutional Repair, and Digital Ethics", Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management, vol.26, no.2 pp.1-18. Available from: doi:10.14404/JKSARM.2026.26.2.001
Yoon Jisu "Decolonizing the Archive: Memory Sovereignty, Institutional Repair, and Digital Ethics" Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management 26.2 pp.1-18 (2026) : 1.
Yoon Jisu. Decolonizing the Archive: Memory Sovereignty, Institutional Repair, and Digital Ethics. 2026; 26(2), 1-18. Available from: doi:10.14404/JKSARM.2026.26.2.001
Yoon Jisu. "Decolonizing the Archive: Memory Sovereignty, Institutional Repair, and Digital Ethics" Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management 26, no.2 (2026) : 1-18.doi: 10.14404/JKSARM.2026.26.2.001
Yoon Jisu. Decolonizing the Archive: Memory Sovereignty, Institutional Repair, and Digital Ethics. Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management, 26(2), 1-18. doi: 10.14404/JKSARM.2026.26.2.001
Yoon Jisu. Decolonizing the Archive: Memory Sovereignty, Institutional Repair, and Digital Ethics. Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management. 2026; 26(2) 1-18. doi: 10.14404/JKSARM.2026.26.2.001
Yoon Jisu. Decolonizing the Archive: Memory Sovereignty, Institutional Repair, and Digital Ethics. 2026; 26(2), 1-18. Available from: doi:10.14404/JKSARM.2026.26.2.001
Yoon Jisu. "Decolonizing the Archive: Memory Sovereignty, Institutional Repair, and Digital Ethics" Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management 26, no.2 (2026) : 1-18.doi: 10.14404/JKSARM.2026.26.2.001
