The rapid growth of information and communication technology can certainly bring challenges to archives and any theory/practice that is related to it. Internet-based services are capable of replicating all the functions of the archival institutions, as studied by Ivan Szekely. Most of the documents are available online in today’s world which makes them more user-friendly…
In contrast to Manovich and Folsom’s theorization of the database as counter-narrative and an autonomous entity, I completely concur with Hayles’s theory that the two are symbionts. Based on Mieke Bal’s elements of narration, which include actor, narrator, text, story, and fabula (p. 1606), I contend that narrative makes up for database’s shortcomings since the…
Although I haven’t read any of Ed Folsom’s other works and I believe he has contributed significantly to other scholarly discussions, I can’t help but wonder if he, like the theorist Lev Manovich who influenced him, is still adamant about his assertion of the autonomy of databases or if he would prefer to rethink his…