Purpose

South African public archives have not been able to transform into active documenters of society. As a result, they cannot carry out their mandate of collecting non-public records of lasting value and national significance and recording aspects of the country’s experience that have previously been ignored by archives repositories. This paper aims to discuss efforts by the Gauteng Provincial Archives to transform the archival landscape in South Africa by collecting sports memories. This is because, in democratic South Africa, the archival landscape was expected to change and reflect the nation’s diversity, despite the fact that it still largely reflected the Western-dominated global mainstream.

Design/methodology/approach

This study is based on the authors’ personal experiences with the development and operation of the Gauteng Provincial Archives. The authors are also involved in the Gauteng Provincial Archives’ oral history project, which aims to build an inclusive archive by recording oral histories of sports memories across the province.

Findings

The construction of the Gauteng Archives Repository has ushered in a chance to decolonise South African archives by collecting sports memories. These are windows of opportunity through which ordinary people can include their own experiences, filling in the gaps left by colonial and apartheid archives.

Originality/value

This paper offers practical experience in transforming and decolonising archives through collecting sports memories.

中文翻译：

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通过收集体育记忆改造省级档案馆：南非豪登省的经验

目的

南非公共档案馆未能转变为社会的积极记录者。因此，他们无法履行收集具有持久价值和国家意义的非公开记录以及记录以前被档案库忽视的国家经验方面的任务。本文旨在讨论豪登省档案馆通过收集体育记忆来改变南非档案格局的努力。这是因为，在民主的南非，档案格局预计会发生变化并反映国家的多样性，尽管事实上它仍然在很大程度上反映了西方主导的全球主流。

设计/方法论/途径

本研究基于作者对豪登省档案馆的发展和运营的个人经历。作者还参与了豪登省档案馆的口述历史项目，该项目旨在通过记录全省体育记忆的口述历史来建立一个包容性的档案馆。

发现

豪登省档案库的建设为南非档案馆通过收集体育记忆实现非殖民化带来了机会。这些都是机会之窗，普通人可以通过这些机会表达自己的经历，填补殖民和种族隔离档案留下的空白。

原创性/价值

本文提供了通过收集体育记忆来改造和非殖民化档案的实践经验。