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Material Knowledge: Democracy and the Digital Archive

Material Knowledge: Democracy and the Digital Archive M a t e r i a l K n o w l e d g e : D E M O C R A C Y A N D T H E D i g i t a l A r c h i v e S t e p h e n J . m e x a l "E ffective dem ocratization can always be measured by [. . .] access to the archive." —Jacques Derrida "T h e getting o f know ledge m ust be tangible." — B u ffy the Vampire Slayer 1. Olfactory Knowledge Recently, I purchased a bound volum e o f The Century, co n tain ing the N ovem ber 1886 th ro u g h A p ril 1887 issues o f th e magazine.The black leather trim on the cover is cracked and fad ing , the spine edges so heavily scuffed the y expose the papery caram el-colored leather underneath. "THE CENTURY" it reads in fa u x g ilt across the spine. "VOL. 11." It has a fa in t but dizzying scent, like a sickly pink m edicine I used to take as a http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png English Language Notes Duke University Press

Material Knowledge: Democracy and the Digital Archive

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Copyright © 2007 Regents of the University of Colorado
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0013-8282
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2573-3575
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10.1215/00138282-45.1.123
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M a t e r i a l K n o w l e d g e : D E M O C R A C Y A N D T H E D i g i t a l A r c h i v e S t e p h e n J . m e x a l "E ffective dem ocratization can always be measured by [. . .] access to the archive." —Jacques Derrida "T h e getting o f know ledge m ust be tangible." — B u ffy the Vampire Slayer 1. Olfactory Knowledge Recently, I purchased a bound volum e o f The Century, co n tain ing the N ovem ber 1886 th ro u g h A p ril 1887 issues o f th e magazine.The black leather trim on the cover is cracked and fad ing , the spine edges so heavily scuffed the y expose the papery caram el-colored leather underneath. "THE CENTURY" it reads in fa u x g ilt across the spine. "VOL. 11." It has a fa in t but dizzying scent, like a sickly pink m edicine I used to take as a

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