Archives as Mediator:Theoretical Examination Under the Research Trend of Media Ontology
By sorting out the specific paradigms of embodiment,materiality,and affordances in the field of media research,this paper reflects on the application of their ideological connotations in archival research,summarizes the"body-matter-society"multi-media cognitive framework,and proposes the foundation,functional form,and meaning production of archives as a mediator from three aspects:the technical connection between body and material,the productive configuration between material and society,and the normative mutual construction between society and body.Analyzing the theoretical resources in modern media ontology research trends can provide ideological inspiration for clarifying the relationship between archives and media and re-understanding the archives.
Nature of ArchiveOntologyArchival PhilosophyMediator