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Kirsten Thorpe Kirsten Thorpe i(A133980 works by)
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Worimi / Gadang / Kattang
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1 The Betwixt and Between Simon Dwyer , Rachel Franks , Monica Galassi , Kirsten Thorpe , 2016 single work criticism
— Appears in: TEXT : Special Issue Website Series , no. 34 2016;
1 1 y separately published work icon TEXT : Special Issue Website Series Writing and Illustrating Interdisciplinary Research no. 34 Simon Dwyer (editor), Rachel Franks (editor), Monica Galassi (editor), Kirsten Thorpe (editor), 2016 9787789 2016 periodical issue
1 Indigenous Voices in the State Library of New South Wales Kirsten Thorpe , Alex Byrne , 2016 single work
— Appears in: The Australian Library Journal , vol. 65 no. 1 2016; (p. 17-29) 'The State Library of New South Wales holds the world’s most extensive collection on the European exploration and colonisation of Australia and its region and the subsequent development of Australia. Much is held about the Indigenous peoples, some created by Indigenous artists and chroniclers, but the majority by others including explorers, government officers, missionaries and settlers as well as the more recent ethnographers, historians and writers. Many of the records are fragmentary and hidden within documents dealing with other matters. The State Library is working to make these records available in consultation with Indigenous communities. It also seeks to include more and stronger Indigenous voices to reflect on Indigenous experience and provide commentary on the material in the Library’s collections. The Library’s partnership with the New South Wales public library network offers a means for engagement with communities as well as an opportunity to provide better services to Indigenous people.' (Publication abstract)
1 From Principle to Practice : Community Consultation Regarding Access to Indigenous Language Material in Archival Records at the State Library of New South Wales Lauren Booker , Sophie Nicholls , Kirsten Thorpe , Melissa Jackson , Clement Girault , Ronald Briggs , Caroline Jones , 2016 single work criticism
— Appears in: Archives and Manuscripts , vol. 44 no. 3 2016; (p. 110-123) 'In the context of Indigenous languages, archival science in Australia continues to move from a theoretical framework of considering record subjects as third parties to a ‘participants model’. In a participants model framework record subjects are considered co-creators and custodians of the intellectual property of the record. However, the shift from theory to practice is still an under-described challenge currently facing archival professionals. This article reports on an experience of applying guidelines developed by First Languages Australia (FLA) and National and State Libraries of Australasia (NSLA) aimed at enhancing the rights of Indigenous Australians over records that contain Indigenous language material. A team of researchers from the State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW) Indigenous Services branch and Western Sydney University engaged with four Indigenous language groups to evaluate records containing Indigenous language material held at the SLNSW. On viewing the archival records of Indigenous language material members of community groups expressed a diversity of opinions and suggestions. This feedback was grouped by the authors into the following themes: painful remembrance of the provenance of the archival record, evaluations of the value of the documents, custodianship and use of the language material, and access to the SLNSW records. The authors found that participants in the study substantially shaped the process of implementing the protocols.' (Introduction)
1 Australian Indigenous Knowledge and the Archives : Embracing Multiple Ways of Knowing and Keeping Sue McKemmish , Shannon Faulkhead , Livia Iacovino , Kirsten Thorpe , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Archives and Manuscripts , May vol. 38 no. 1 2010; (p. 27-50) 'This paper presents the main findings of an Australian Research Council Linkage Research Project, Trust and Technology: Building Archival Systems for Indigenous Oral Memory, against the background of a renewed national energy for reconciliation in Australia, and with reference to Indigenous human rights and how related charters and protocols relate to archival sources of Indigenous knowledge in Australia. It concludes by proposing an action agenda to guide a response by the Australian archival profession. The paper is based on a presentation to the joint ASA (Australian Society of Archivists)/ARANZ (Archives and Records Association of New Zealand)/PARBICA (Pacific Regional Branch International Council on Archives) Conference, Voyaging Together: Memory, Integrity, Sustainability, held in Brisbane in October 2009.' (Publisher’s abstract)
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