CHAPTER 2:
"alchemists of memory" p. 32
-Silences in sources: "Silences are inherent in the creation of sources, the first moment of historical production." p. 51 (ex. Plantation population records)
- Silences in archives: "they (archives) help select the stories that matter." p. 52
- Silences in fact retrieval and narration come from the desire for narratives to "make sense"
— Feb 01, 2016 07:06PM
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