Opening the gates
An archival perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13052876 |
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| Authors | Nico De Klerk (0009-0004-4673-5050, Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 214-227 |
| Publication date | 2016-07-18 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Aniki Revista Portuguesa da Imagem em Movimento (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2183-1750 • E-ISSN: 2183-1750 |
| Publisher | Associacao de Investigadores da Imagem em Movimento (PUBLISHER • PT) |
| DOI | 10.14591/aniki.v3n2.233 |
| OpenAlex | W2481832142 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
In the following article I argue that the public presentations of film heritage institutes largely focus on feature-length, predominantly fiction films. This statement is based on a survey I did within the framework of my PhD research of public programming information on the websites of 24 film heritage institutes, in February 2014. The results of this survey clearly show that these institutes’ public, curatorial activities fall short of their missions and negatively affect the sense of film history they convey to their audiences. In the case of publicly-funded institutes this is all the more serious, as they are mandated to be publicly accountable for their missions and activities. I conclude with recommendations for curatorial activities: to rethink the institutes’ gatekeeper function and to develop more more varied, imaginative, and informative public presentations that reflect the range of their collections and the histories these collections imply
Focus (optics · Function (biology · Library science · Media studies · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Computer Science · Digital and Traditional Archives Management · Radio, Podcasts, and Digital Media
| Highly cited | No |
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