Challenges of archiving contemporary Ukrainian cultural heritage (film production as a case study)
Abstract
The article focuses on the challenges of the archiving process and various initiatives dedicated to preserving the cultural heritage from the early independence period in Ukraine. The text will cover the institutional, legal, economic, and technical aspects of the archival turn—that is, conventions of conservation–and also non-paper and non-written sources for contemporary Ukrainian history and culture. The Dovzhenko Film Centre, digital restoration of Ukrainian films, and the Кіно-Театр thematic journal of theatre and cinema resources will serve as examples from the film production field and as starting points for depicting a complex question of records vanishing from virtual space, the service life of carriers, and outdated formats. The aim is to identify reasons and practices that, until 2022, impeded the effective preservation and dissemination of some written and visual sources of the history of independent Ukraine.
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