Presence, Absence, and Victoria's Hair

2015/11/01 by Marika Cifor · 1 voice
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Anthropological Studies and Insights #Digital and Traditional Archives Management #Law in Society and Culture

paper · doi:10.1215/23289252-3151565

openalex publication_date 2015/11/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21

Abstract

Abstract An affective archival encounter with a hair likely belonging to Victoria Schneider, a trans woman, sex worker, and activist, prompts the author's exploration of affect and embodiment in trans archives. This artifact animates how archives can value trans bodies in their centrality, affect, and power by embracing bodily traces, making visible what is absent, and giving due consideration to capturing bodily experience.

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