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"Theoretical and practical perspectives from a range of disciplines on the challenges of using digital media in interpretation and representation of cultural heritage. In Theorizing Digital Cultural Heritage, experts offer a critical and theoretical appraisal of the uses of digital media by cultural heritage institutions. Previous discussions of cultural heritage and digital technology have left the subject largely unmapped in terms of critical theory; the essays in this volume offer this long-missing perspective on the challenges of using digital media in the research, preservation, management, interpretation, and representation of cultural heritage. The contributors—scholars and practitioners from a range of relevant disciplines—ground theory in practice, considering how digital technology might be used to transform institutional cultures, methods, and relationships with audiences. The contributors examine the relationship between material and digital objects in collections of art and indigenous artifacts; the implications of digital technology for knowledge creation, documentation, and the concept of authority; and the possibilities for ""virtual cultural heritage""—the preservation and interpretation of cultural and natural heritage through real-time, immersive, and interactive techniques. The essays in Theorizing Digital Cultural Heritage will serve as a resource for professionals, academics, and students in all fields of cultural heritage, including museums, libraries, galleries, archives, and archaeology, as well as those in education and information technology. The range of issues considered and the diverse disciplines and viewpoints represented point to new directions for an emerging field. Contributors Nadia Arbach, Juan Antonio Barceló, Deidre Brown, Fiona Cameron, Erik Champion, Sarah Cook, Jim Cooley, Bharat Dave, Suhas Deshpande, Bernadette Flynn, Maurizio Forte, Kati Geber, Beryl Graham, Susan Hazan, Sarah Kenderdine, José Ripper Kós, Harald Kraemer, Ingrid Mason, Gavan McCarthy, Slavko Milekic, Rodrigo Paraizo, Ross Parry, Scot T. Refsland, Helena Robinson, Angelina Russo, Corey Timpson, Marc Tuters, Peter Walsh, Jerry Watkins, Andrea Witcomb"

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Author:   Fiona Cameron (Senior Research Fellow, University of Western Sydney) ,  Sarah Kenderdine (Director Special Projects, Museum Victoria)
Publisher:   MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:   MIT Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.771kg
ISBN:  

9780262514118

ISBN 10:   0262514117
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   31 March 2010
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   In Print  
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This is an indispensable work for students and professionals in cultural preservation and management. -- C. S. Peebles, Choice

This is an indispensable work for students and professionals in cultural preservation and management. C. S. Peebles Choice

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This is an indispensable work for students and professionals in cultural preservation and management. -Choice This is an indispensable work for students and professionals in cultural preservation and management. -Choice * Reviews *

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Fiona Cameron is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Culture and Society, University of Western Sydney. Sarah Kenderdine is Coordinator of Special Projects, Museum Victoria, Melbourne.

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