Reconnecting mind and matter: materiality in archival theory and practice

dc.contributor.authorRekrut, Alicia (Ala)
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeNesmith, Tom (History) Close, Susan (Interior Design) Brown, Jennifer (History, University of Winnipeg)en
dc.contributor.supervisorCook, Terry (History)en
dc.date.accessioned2009-07-29T20:21:51Z
dc.date.available2009-07-29T20:21:51Z
dc.date.issued2009-07-29T20:21:51Z
dc.degree.disciplineHistoryen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts (M.A.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis considers the assumptions and beliefs of the archival profession to reconceptualize how materiality is related to contextuality, and thereby reveal the “mind” within their material (or immaterial) form and reconnect records’ materiality with their archival value. Although materiality has received little critical consideration within the archival profession, the thesis proposes that the materiality of archival records is evidence of their contexts of creation and use through time, and that this idea, therefore, complements the postmodern contextualist turn in recent archival theory. An examination of how the materiality of records is treated in common archival practices reveals gaps between recent archival theory and current archival practice. The thesis concludes with suggestions for adjustments to archival practice to bring it into alignment with the goal of preserving those aspects of records which contribute to their archival value, and reconnecting mind with matter.en
dc.description.noteOctober 2009en
dc.format.extent2781482 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/3161
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectmaterialityen
dc.subjectarchivesen
dc.subjectarchival theoryen
dc.titleReconnecting mind and matter: materiality in archival theory and practiceen
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Thesis - final.pdf
Size:
2.65 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Name:
license.txt
Size:
2.33 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed to upon submission
Description: