In Theorizing Digital Cultural Heritage, experts offer a critical and                  theoretical appraisal of the uses of digital media by cultural heritage                  institutions. Previous discussions of cultural heritage and digital technology have                  left the subject largely unmapped in terms of critical theory; the essays in this                  volume offer this long-missing perspective on the challenges of using digital media                  in the research, preservation, management, interpretation, and representation of                  cultural heritage. The contributors--scholars and practitioners from a range of                  relevant disciplines--ground theory in practice, considering how digital technology                  might be used to transform institutional cultures, methods, and relationships with                  audiences. The contributors examine the relationship between material and digital                  objects in collections of art and indigenous artifacts; the implications of digital                  technology for knowledge creation, documentation, and the concept of authority; and                  the possibilities for "virtual cultural heritage"--the preservation and                  interpretation of cultural and natural heritage through real-time, immersive, and                  interactive techniques.The essays in Theorizing Digital Cultural Heritage will serve                  as a resource for professionals, academics, and students in all fields of cultural                  heritage, including museums, libraries, galleries, archives, and archaeology, as                  well as those in education and information technology. The range of issues                  considered and the diverse disciplines and viewpoints represented point to new                  directions for an emerging field.Contributors:Nadia Arbach, Juan Antonio Barcel?,                  Deidre Brown, Fiona Cameron, Erik Champion, Sarah Cook, Jim Cooley, Bharat Dave,                  Suhas Deshpande, Bernadette Flynn, Maurizio Forte, Kati Geber, Beryl Graham, Susan                  Hazan, Sarah Kenderdine, Jos? Ripper K?s, Harald Kraemer, Ingrid Mason, Gavan                  McCarthy, Slavko Milekic, Rodrigo Paraizo, Ross Parry, Scot T. Refsland, Helena                  Robinson, Angelina Russo, Corey Timpson, Marc Tuters, Peter Walsh, Jerry Watkins,                  Andrea Witcomb

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