Mid Sweden University

The aim of this thesis is to examine how LGBTQI people are represented in archives. This is done by studying how a municipal archival institution in southern Sweden captures and makes arcchival material concerning LGBTQI people available. The thesis is based on a qualitative case-study, where interviews and documents are used to collect data and to gain a deeper understanding of the respondents’ experience of representation in archives. Postmodern theory is used in the discussion and analysis to highlight the power and responsibility archival staff, political organisations and communities have and use in dealing with the struggles that is representation in archives. The result shows that records regarding LGBTQI people are not actively captured in the studied archival institution but used in several projects in 2021 due to both internal work with inclusion and external factors like an upcoming Pride event.