Critical Paradigm Approach in Preservation and Conservation Studies: An Initial Note
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Yeni Budi Rachman
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Shuri Mariasih Gietty Tambunan
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Turita Indah Setyani
Abstract
This article discusses the application of a critical paradigm approach, including activism, in studies of preservation and conservation in libraries, information institutions, and local communities. Based on a literature review, it explores a variety of writing and research on the preservation and conservation of objects, focusing on social and humanities approaches and critical analysis. Different approaches in preservation and conservation in libraries and other information institutions beyond traditional practices will be discussed and activism in the context of preservation and conservation will be examined. We hope that this article will encourage research on preservation and conservation that involves critical explanations and in-depth investigations, that it will provide space for critical thinking which moves towards a constructivist paradigm and that it will generate knowledge about activism within a conservation framework. This paper is not intended to challenge researchers or scholars who have followed a more positivistic approach in their studies of preservation and conservation, but rather as a reflection to provide space to engage in critical thinking and alternative approaches.
Zusammenfassung
Dieser Artikel erörtert Ansätze der kritischen Theorie, einschlieβlich Aktivismus, in Studien zur Konservierung und Restaurierung in Bibliotheken, Informationseinrichtungen und lokalen Gemeinschaften. Auf Grundlage einer Literaturrecherche wird eine Vielzahl von Publikationen über die Konservierung und Restaurierung von Objekten untersucht, wobei der Schwerpunkt auf sozial- und geisteswissenschaftlichen Herangehensweisen und kritischer Analyse liegt. Es werden verschiedene Ansätze zu Erhaltungsstrategien in Bibliotheken und anderen Informationseinrichtungen jenseits traditioneller Praktiken erörtert und auch Aktivismus in diesem Kontext untersucht. Wir hoffen, dass dieser Artikel Forschung anregt, die, basierend auf konstruktivistischen Konzepten, neue kritische Denkansätze liefert, und möchten in diesem Zusammenhang auch Aktivismus im Rahmen von Erhaltung und Bewahrung von Archivgut thematisieren. Dieser Artikel soll nicht Forschung mit einem eher positivistischen Ansatz in dem Gebiet in Frage stellen, sondern vielmehr als eine Reflexion dienen, um Raum für kritisches Denken und alternative Ansätze zu schaffen.
Acknowledgments
This article is based on an ongoing dissertation written of the first author.
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- Frontmatter
- Original Works
- Techniques for Filling Losses in Palm Leaf Manuscripts
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- Arsenic Pigments in Libraries – Testing Methods, Contaminated Spaces, and Occupational Safety Measures
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