TY - Generic T1 - Records, Hyperobjects and Authenticity Y1 - 2017 A1 - Frans Smit AB -

Reflection on another basic concept in archival theory: authenticity. This essay gives an overview of how this concept is used regarding archives. He argues that to gain a better understanding of the authenticity of records in a digital environment, it is necessary to redefine the nature of records and their context. He uses the concept of hyperobjects, originating from ecological philosopher Timothy Morton, to gain a better understanding of records in a data-immersed society, and as a starting point to rethink the way authenticity of records in such an environment can be asserted.

PB - Stichting Archiefpublicaties CY - 's Gravenhage N1 -

In: Frans Smit, Arnoud Glaudemans and Rienk Jonker, Archives in liquid times, Stichting Archiefpublicaties, 's Gravenhage, 2017. (p 248-265)

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