Digitising and archiving HIV and AIDS in South Africa: the Museum of AIDS in Africa as an archival intervention
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Date
2015
Authors
Doubt, Jenny Suzanne
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Faculty of Education, University of the Free State
Abstract
The AIDS epidemic in South Africa has demanded interventions from a number of
different forums. Drawing on theory relating to the archive in post-apartheid South
Africa and data from the online archive from the Museum of AIDS in Africa (MAA),
this article explores the possibilities and challenges of using digital technologies
alongside physical artefacts to intervene in the AIDS epidemic in South Africa by
creating a postcolonial AIDS archive. Focusing in particular on the case of the MAA,
in this article I examine the ability of the MAA to act as an archival intervention
into the epidemic in two ways. The first of these is through the development of
physical and digital archives that prioritise diversity and accessibility in order to
reach marginalised constituencies. The second is by breaking the silence about those
made most marginalised and vulnerable by HIV and AIDS through giving them the
opportunity to contribute to the Museum’s digital content.
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Keywords
AIDS intervention, Digital technology, HIV, Post apartheid museology, Postcolonial archive, Public health
Citation
Doubt, J. S. (2015). Digitising and archiving HIV and AIDS in South Africa: The Museum of AIDS in Africa as an archival intervention. Perspectives in Education, 33(4), 121-134.