Archive Fever (2)

We thrill to news of rediscoveries: an author’s “lost” novel found, a rediscovered silent film, or overlooked sound recordings of great importance, and so on. Each narrative is telling us: no one really knows.

“Are These Not Great Artists?” Kyle Barnett and Tom Schatz talk Record Cultures </em>(Thursday, July 30)

Kyle Barnett 7/26/20 Kyle Barnett 7/26/20

“Are These Not Great Artists?” Kyle Barnett and Tom Schatz talk Record Cultures (Thursday, July 30)

It was a great pleasure to talk with Tom Schatz about the implications of Record Cultures for recording industry research and in media industry studies.

Kyle Barnett 7/19/20 Kyle Barnett 7/19/20

Archive Fever (1)

Now that I’m at the end of a research and writing cycle, what did I learn from archives big and small? What attracted me to archival research in the first place? What follows are tentative thoughts on archives after visiting more than a few. This is the first in two posts on archival research.