Can a folk-group be curators of their own archive? Could there be a more democratic manner in which materials are collected, recorded, accessed etc. I'm thinking particularly here of Ranciere's view, loosely applied here, that if we wish for a democratic society we should begin with one - not have it as a goal or something to achieve. Would the reduction in an authoritative or elitist (privileged even) perspective create a more democratic, or dare I say it, 'authentic' archive?
This project http://livingarchives.mah.se has produced a lot of interesting work relating to your question.
I am not so sure this can happen although there can be attempts at democratization and inclusiveness.
Thanks for the link Nausikaä - this is really useful - I'm thinking of developing such a thing digitally. But I must confess the folklorist in me is really taken by this 'all you could need in a suitcase' idea!
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