Wolfgang Ernst

Stirrings in the Archives

Order from Disorder

Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Like most of Wolfgang Ernst's work, Das Rumoren der Archiv explored the concept of archival and media theory from a current cultural digital context. Ernst challenges the traditional perspective of the cultural heritage institution and how it relied on media for creating, storing and disseminating digital information. Archives have a place in a digital society, and the archivist's role will be more increasingly vital in the future. As Ernst points out, his work will show a way out of the archive, away from the notion that the era of archive is coming to an end. Here is the long-awaited English translation of this seminal work exploring cultural heritage before the archives, throughout history, and from today into the future. Ernst work emphasized a need to recognize media as a method for capturing and preserving our collective cultural identity. It is vital that archivists promoted a greater awareness of how media technology augmented the creation, management, and dissemination of digital content.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 108
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 321g
• ISBN-13: 9781442253957
• ISBN-10: 1442253959
• Artikelnr.: 42606674

Autorenporträt

Wolfgang Ernst is Professor of Media Theories at the Institute of Musicology and Media Studies, Humboldt University, Germany. His many publications include Digital Memory and the Archive (2013).