Negotiating accuracy and authenticity in an Aboriginal King Lear

Dean, David

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“…In my personal auto-ethnographic experience, a pursuit for 'authenticity' was initially a quest for historic accuracy. As a deduction, the development of the choreography was transformed into a negotiation process between historical accuracy and authenticity, creativity and imagination (see also Dean 2017).…”

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Heritage Dynamics: Understanding and adapting to change in diverse heritage contexts

Fouseki¹

2022

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How does heritage emerge, change, stagnate, disappear and/or revive over time? Should heritage be approached as a ‘non-renewable resource’ that needs to be sustained for eternity, or as a ‘renewable resource’ that adapts to change and transformation? Heritage Dynamics deconstructs the dynamic nature of heritage. Heritage as a socio-cultural practice goes through non-linear, continuous lifecycles, where certain factors will be the catalyst for the ending of one lifecycle and the revival for another. Kalliopi Fouseki develops a theoretical and methodological framework of ‘heritage dynamics’, which is used as the analytical thread of six heritage contexts: heritage-led transformation in historic urban places; decision-making on energy efficiency and heritage conservation in ‘everyday heritage’ residential buildings; lifecycles of heritage collections; exhibition dynamics and the impact of participation with emphasis of ‘difficult heritage’; dynamics of dissonance on contested museums and the dynamics of ‘intangible heritage’ with emphasis on flamenco. The book offers a new theoretical and methodological framework that will enable heritage scholars and practitioners to unpack the ways and conditions under which heritage changes. The new theoretical framework will re-orientate current thinking of heritage as a thing, a process or discourse towards a new, more systemic thinking that captures the complexity of heritage. Methodologically, Heritage Dynamics introduces the potential of systemic methods, such as system dynamics, in capturing the dynamic nature of heritage. The new theory and method not only opens up new avenues for theoretical explorations, but also offers a significant tool for heritage managers and policymakers.

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Section: Embodied Authenticitymentioning

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Heritage Dynamics: Understanding and adapting to change in diverse heritage contexts

Fouseki¹

2022

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“…The debate over accuracy and authenticity, especially among those who study representations of the past in media – like film, literature, and more recently historical video games – can shed some light as to how to approach this question. Dean, a public historian, eloquently describes the nuances between these two concepts stating that accuracy can be ‘defined as being faithful to an original’ and ‘authenticity references sincerity, credibility, and trustworthiness’ (2017, p. 257). In essence, being accurate refers to an attempt to reproduce the original as closely as possible, while being authentic suggests that the meaning of the original is put forward.…”

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“…In essence, being accurate refers to an attempt to reproduce the original as closely as possible, while being authentic suggests that the meaning of the original is put forward. Additionally, for Dean, authenticity also means to acknowledging one’s presentness explicitly (2017, p. 257). If these definitions are applied to video games, preserving games accurately would therefore entail preserving every piece of original hardware and software in a functional state, something which the degradation of hardware and peripherals makes impossible.…”

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“…Popular culture is a medium and vehicle for framing historical consciousness. Many historians, such as Davis (1983Davis ( , 2000Davis ( , 2003Davis ( , 2006, who works on film, and Dean (2012Dean ( , 2015Dean ( , 2017Meerzon, Prince, & Dean, 2015), who works on theatre and film, investigate it to uncover how the public perceives and interacts with the past, but few to date approach video games from the perspective of conservation. Video games emerged roughly 60 years ago, 1 and now influence movies, books, television shows, and popular culture more broadly.…”

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Assembling Auras: Towards a Methodology for the Preservation and Study of Video Games as Cultural Heritage Artefacts

Guay-Bélanger

2021

Games and Culture

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Video games, while a digital art, live on physical media. Whether cartridge, magnetic tape or floppy disk, they degrade. Without care and study, they disappear and cannot be played again. While it might be possible to preserve play using emulation or video captures, scholars need to consider every option at their disposal to preserve video games for future study. This includes securing original versions of games and ephemera, recording play, interviewing game creators, and players, and much more. This article develops a new approach to conceptualise video games as material and cultural heritage, and proposes a methodology for their study, especially those for which there is no original version left.

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Negotiating accuracy and authenticity in an Aboriginal King Lear

Cited by 2 publications

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Heritage Dynamics: Understanding and adapting to change in diverse heritage contexts

Heritage Dynamics: Understanding and adapting to change in diverse heritage contexts

Assembling Auras: Towards a Methodology for the Preservation and Study of Video Games as Cultural Heritage Artefacts

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