JOURNAL ARTICLE

With and against the archive: building a decolonial collective in Morocco.

  • Published In: PUBLIC, 2025, v. 36, n. 71. P. 136 1 of 3

  • Database: Art Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Benabdallah, Yasmine 3 of 3

Abstract

The article focuses on a decolonial artistic and archival project addressing the disappearance, erasure, and colonial displacement of Moroccan public audiovisual archives. It describes a film that explores these themes through speculative imagery and calls for the restitution and equitable access to archives held by former colonizers. The project includes collective workshops with Moroccan artists and cultural workers who developed a manifesto advocating for transparent, cost-free access to archives, archival restitution, and institutional reform. Grounded in embodied experiences and interdisciplinary dialogue, the initiative seeks to challenge colonial and neocolonial archival violence while fostering ongoing, relational approaches to archival reactivation and decolonial practice.

Additional Information

  • Source:PUBLIC. 2025/04, Vol. 36, Issue 71, p136
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Geography and Cartography
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:0845-4450
  • DOI:10.1386/public_00249_1
  • Accession Number:188453615
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