Naracore

Dedicated to the liminal academic aesthetic of government archives and libraries (as seen at National Archives facilities)

[uss-edsall]

I have been going to the national archives about once or twice a season for the last two years, and there’s never once been a chair near this sign

[naracore]

Can confirm the existence of this sign and the non-existence of chair.

[staticnoisesss]

israel has damaged/destroyed every single university in gaza. and 70% of schools. earlier today they blew up the university of palestine with 314 mines.

accountability archive has launched a campaign to collect and preserve digital university materials until such time that they can be safely returned to these institutions.

send them any copies of digital records, postgraduate theses, or unpublished research you might have using this link.

[staticnoisesss]

guys btw please don’t just reblog this. share this around with people within your circle that may have access to/know people who have access to any form of records for palestinian universities/students/academia

DM people you know who may be able to help. if you have any professors in your circle who are familiar with palestinian academia and palestinian academics share this with them. any organisations you follow that are relevant. even better if you know actual palestinians who can share this around with people they know.

the idea it to make sure that the work of palestinians is preserved in multiple archives and shared around, so their work and message lives on.

[littleforestbat]

this whole plagiarism discussion makes me feel genuinely insane. do these people not enjoy research? not enjoy developing arguments ? no. money and clout is the only thing real for them. hollow people

[naracore]

I do research as my full time 40 hrs a week career and I love it so much!! The kind of humanities-based research an in-depth video essay requires is not necessarily easy but it's rewarding and entertaining. You get to go on these wild adventures with your research subjects, following your research down rabbit holes you may not have expected. You get to be like a detective solving a case. You tunnel into the subject and emerge with a new knowledge of the world you live in. To just straight up steal the hard work of the people who write these books, write these articles, make these videos, etc is not just ethically wrong...it's hateful. It robs us of our mental and intellectual labor. It says our insights only have value in so far as briefly generating content and even then we aren't entitled to make a living from it.

[naracore]

9/11 conspiracy flyers by the lockers NARA College Park 😳

[naracore]

The stacks. Via National Archives blog

[naracore]

Archives: preserving the past for you. c. 2010

National Archives and Records Administration. Seattle, WA. 2022

[naracore]

Break room at NARA Chicago. The walls don't reach the ceiling. It feels like a stage set.

National Archives and Records Administration. Chicago, IL. 2023.

[naracore]

National Archives and Records Administration Chicago, Illinois (Spring 2023)

[naracore]

Mystery door between hall and restroom.

National Archives and Records Administration Washington DC

[naracore]

National Archives and Records Administration Washington DC

[naracore]

National Archives and Records Administration Washington DC

[naracore]

Door is alarmed!

At New York State Archives in Albany, NY (USA)

[naracore]

NARA College Park facility locker room exists outside of space and time

[naracore]

Carts doing what carts do

NARA-CP, Maryland

[naracore]

Something nefarious afoot.

NARA College Park, Maryland.

[naracore]

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) College Park, Maryland

[naracore]

Same tbh 💙