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When collecting oral histories and first-person testimonies of diverse experiences in games, it is tempting to try to form grand theories. Isn't that how we turn data into information; finding patterns and trends? This talk aims to problematise that urge to theorise, arguing that traditional historical methodologies can often be coercive. Zoya Street shares some early developments in his independent practice, reflecting on the challenges and benefits of embracing messiness.
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Complexities and Chaosin community histories
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i don’t know anything
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we are not experimentshistory is not science
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personal aCCountsresist generalisations
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historians are thievesstealing others’ stories
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Community historiesKiveton Park and Wales
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publiC historiesChicago historical society
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loCal/folk museumsImitation castle optional
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the spoils of historyHeritage is “domesticating the past ... enlisting it” — David Lowenthal
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this is a total mess!“Events exceed our capacity
to know them” — John Law
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assembly required“...realities depend upon their
continued crafting”— John Law reading Annemarie Mol, Judith Butler etc.
