Jacques Derrida's Archive Fever delves into the paradoxical desire to both preserve and destroy traces of the past. This fever, a compulsive drive to archive, speaks to our deep-seated need to document and preserve memories, identities, and histories—often with the hope of ensuring they endure beyond our lifetime and that they become the primary sources for interpreting and writing history.
Also not a philosopher but I actually read part of archive fever for a paper on foraging as an act of archiving. It kind of broke my brain, but in a good way. Has anyone read Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman? Really good novel about a trans vampire who works in an archive, has a lot to say about memory and queerness.
Also not a philosopher but I actually read part of archive fever for a paper on foraging as an act of archiving. It kind of broke my brain, but in a good way. Has anyone read Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman? Really good novel about a trans vampire who works in an archive, has a lot to say about memory and queerness.
I've heard about Dead Collections and want to get my hands on it. I'll have to check if my local library has a copy!