Use of personal reflexive modelling in challenging conceptualisations of cultural heritage

Group Conceptual and theoretical modelling has been deployed in archival science for over 20 years to critically examine the complex and diverse roles that records and archives play at individual, community and societal levels. However, how theoretical models can be utilised by professionals in prac...

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Main Author: Gibbons, Leisa
Format: Journal Article
Published: Taylor Francis 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/66740
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description Group Conceptual and theoretical modelling has been deployed in archival science for over 20 years to critically examine the complex and diverse roles that records and archives play at individual, community and societal levels. However, how theoretical models can be utilised by professionals in practice has not, in general, been adequately described or explained. Added to this, the growing discourse on identifying and examining power structures inherent in institutional practices and policies, adds pressure to an increasingly complex heritage environment. A recent call for activist archivists is engaging, but lacks robust communication of the tools, methods and frameworks that can initiate and support how activism is deployed, evaluated and evolved, and what impact activism has as a transformative practice. This paper proposes the use of a theoretical model, the Mediated Recordkeeping Model (MRkM), as a framework to guide the development and implementation of self-reflexive modelling processes to challenge individual assumptions and practices within the memory and heritage professions. The reflexive modelling process is explored via a use case. Future research in this area would look towards building and testing formal methods that deploy the reflexive modelling technique and use of the MRkM.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-667402020-06-02T01:37:30Z Use of personal reflexive modelling in challenging conceptualisations of cultural heritage Gibbons, Leisa Group Conceptual and theoretical modelling has been deployed in archival science for over 20 years to critically examine the complex and diverse roles that records and archives play at individual, community and societal levels. However, how theoretical models can be utilised by professionals in practice has not, in general, been adequately described or explained. Added to this, the growing discourse on identifying and examining power structures inherent in institutional practices and policies, adds pressure to an increasingly complex heritage environment. A recent call for activist archivists is engaging, but lacks robust communication of the tools, methods and frameworks that can initiate and support how activism is deployed, evaluated and evolved, and what impact activism has as a transformative practice. This paper proposes the use of a theoretical model, the Mediated Recordkeeping Model (MRkM), as a framework to guide the development and implementation of self-reflexive modelling processes to challenge individual assumptions and practices within the memory and heritage professions. The reflexive modelling process is explored via a use case. Future research in this area would look towards building and testing formal methods that deploy the reflexive modelling technique and use of the MRkM. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/66740 10.1080/13527258.2017.1381142 Taylor Francis restricted
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Use of personal reflexive modelling in challenging conceptualisations of cultural heritage
title Use of personal reflexive modelling in challenging conceptualisations of cultural heritage
title_full Use of personal reflexive modelling in challenging conceptualisations of cultural heritage
title_fullStr Use of personal reflexive modelling in challenging conceptualisations of cultural heritage
title_full_unstemmed Use of personal reflexive modelling in challenging conceptualisations of cultural heritage
title_short Use of personal reflexive modelling in challenging conceptualisations of cultural heritage
title_sort use of personal reflexive modelling in challenging conceptualisations of cultural heritage
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/66740