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July 23, 2026History Australia

Culture-specific libraries, archives and museums: beyond regimes of factuality

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VRVirginie ReyKSKaren Schamberger

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Forum discusses community-led GLAM institutions, their cultural impact, and interactions with broader narratives in Australia.

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore the role of community-led Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAM) in representing cultural identities in Australia.
  • Presentation of three cases exploring the function of GLAM institutions since the 1950s.
  • Analysis of relationships between community-driven heritage and state institutions.
  • Examination of cultural production and negotiation within diasporic communities.
  • Community-led GLAM institutions serve as vital sites for documenting and preserving cultural histories.
  • These organizations facilitate cultural transformation and identity negotiation among communities.
  • Tensions exist between official narratives from state institutions and community-driven heritage.

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Rey et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a61aea0faa9903c51169cbahttps://doi.org/10.1080/14490854.2026.2699251
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