Abstract
In this talk I argue that there is a tension building up in the practices of museum exhibition, which highlights the central challenge of any mediated historical content: the perception of what consists of “realistic representation of the past” is dependent on our cultural and technological capabilities of mediating reality which changes over time. While this is not a problem for e.g. the entertainment industry, organisations that wish to provide accurate information about the past need to be conscious about how current practices of mediating reality affect the historical reality they wish to portray. With the development of new tools like AI generated visuals and sound the amount of historical immersive content will keep growing. Which in itself is a good thing, but the effects that this development will have on our perception of historical reality should be critically evaluated.
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Ilkka Lähteenmäki is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Turku. He did his PhD in Centre for Philosophical Studies of History at the University of Oulu. His research focuses on theoretical models for understanding and conceptualising historical representations in academic research settings and popular culture.
Practical information
When?
May 7 – 12:30 – 14:00 BST
Where?
- Join us offline:
Vergaderzaal Red Room (Campus Ufo, T3), Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, 9000 Ghent.
(If you enter the Technicum, you take the stairs to -1. Halfway up the stairs, there is a small door leading to a connecting passage between two buildings. Walk through there and take the stairs up. Then, it’s on your left in the corridor on the second floor. If you can’t find it, please contact Anthe at 0473217902.)
If you wish to join us offline, please send us an e-mail at tapas@Ugent.be so that we can reserve you a seat.
- Join us online: Video call link: https://meet.google.com/mmo-jywa-zhu