Museum of the self and Digital Death: An emerging Curatorial Dilemma for Digital Heritage

Stacey Pitsillides; Janis Jefferies; Martin Conreen

doi:10.4324/9780203112984

Museum of the self and Digital Death: An emerging Curatorial Dilemma for Digital Heritage

Stacey Pitsillides, Janis Jefferies, Martin Conreen

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Abstract

This chapter is primarily concerned with exploring the connection between digital
legacy of data that people currently leave behind and how this data can begin to
form a part of our collective Digital Heritage. By reviewing current practices
around online data storage in relation to memory and death, the chapter considers
the value of ‘digital memory objects’ for the growing field of Digital Heritage. It
also discusses the significance and implications of designing new contexts and
systems for the future management of personal legacy data. By using the
transformative properties of the ‘digital memory object’ itself, the chapter
presents various strategies concerning how this data could be both (re)used and
(re)evaluated, making it a useful asset in our contemporary collective; for both
history and heritage.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Heritage and Social Media
Subtitle of host publication	Understanding Heritage in a Participatory Culture
Editors	Elisa Giaccardi
Place of Publication	Abingdon, Oxon
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
Chapter	3
Pages	56-68
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Electronic)	9780203112984
ISBN (Print)	9780415616676, 9780415616621
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203112984
Publication status	Published - 14 Jun 2012
Externally published	Yes

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Museum of the self and Digital Death: An emerging Curatorial Dilemma for Digital Heritage. / Pitsillides, Stacey; Jefferies, Janis; Conreen, Martin.
Heritage and Social Media: Understanding Heritage in a Participatory Culture. ed. / Elisa Giaccardi. Abingdon, Oxon: Taylor & Francis, 2012. p. 56-68.

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