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Digital Cultural Heritage and the Politics of Digitisation
ZAAGSMA, Gerben
2021Research and Digital Cultural Heritage: New Impact Horizons
 

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Keywords :
Digital history; Heritage
Abstract :
[en] This talk deals with a question that is becoming increasingly important for historians who work with digitised cultural heritage: what are the politics of digitisation and what are its implications for historical research? Is the often-lauded democratising potential of digitisation also offset by challenges, inherent in selection processes that might privilege the digitisation of heritage corresponding to existing national master narratives, the availability of funding and/or the priorities set by cultural policies and certain research agendas? How does transnational heritage fit into this picture when most digitisation projects are, in one way or another, nationally framed? What biases can digital archives introduce in our work and how does that differ from issues of bias and selection in the ‘paper’ archive? A key point to highlight is that professional historians can and should be more open to learn from the experience of digital archivists and librarians who are at the forefront of the digital turn in heritage wsk. the talk will conclude with a brief plea and suggestion for transparancy guidelines for digital resources.
Research center :
- Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH) > Contemporary European History (EHI)
Disciplines :
Arts & humanities: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Author, co-author :
ZAAGSMA, Gerben  ;  University of Luxembourg > Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH) > Digital History and Historiography
External co-authors :
no
Language :
English
Title :
Digital Cultural Heritage and the Politics of Digitisation
Publication date :
11 May 2021
Event name :
Research and Digital Cultural Heritage: New Impact Horizons
Event organizer :
Europeana
Event date :
from 11-05-2021 to 12-05-2021
Audience :
International
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