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What concepts, ideas and examples from this text contribute to the theory and practice of archive ethnography?

The text points out the oversaturation of the concept of Archives. They argue that “too many uses and meanings are being loaded onto the term” making conceptual and practical use disordered and siloed. Two examples are referring to archives as memory and as the internet. The author offers two new models to metaphorically view archives and the practice of archiving through which contributing to theory and practice. 

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