Paralipsis Archives: Ways of Localisation and Interpretation of Gaps in a Folklore Archive

IF 0.2 4区 社会学 0 HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Tatiana I. Khoruzhenko
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This article explores the problem of the paralipsis of a folklore archive with reference to materials stored at Ural Federal University. The author hypothesises that folklore archives can be studied not only through access to the collections kept in them but also through paralipsis/lacunae that appear in them. In the Russian and European traditions, the very principle of collecting material determines the appearance of gaps in folklore archives. The researcher interviews the informant in accordance with their mental map, which inevitably leads to the loss of part of the material, especially in situations where the “context of the situation” is not fixed. The author analyses archival texts collected in the village of Gary, Sverdlovsk Region, in 1977. Gaps and omissions were identified during the digitalisation of the Ural Federal University folklore archive collection. The article describes the method of keywords, which made it possible to partially localise gaps. Also, the description of the texts of the archive through keywords helped identify lacunae of a genre, thematic, and contextual character never studied previously. The last part of the article mainly focuses on describing and interpreting gaps that appeared due to the lack of context. The article puts forward several hypotheses that make it possible to interpret some of the gaps identified. The author also attempts to restore the research context in which the material was collected, for which she employs methodological recommendations formulated by V. P. Kruglyashova, the academic leader of the folklore expedition. Part of the interpretation of the gaps relies on the comparison of her recommendations with their implementation in practice with reference to the Gary collection. From the methodological point of view, the article can be of use to everyone working on the problems of the digitalisation of cultural heritage.
Paralipsis 档案:民俗档案中空白的定位和解释方法
本文以乌拉尔联邦大学保存的资料为参考,探讨了民俗档案中的 "旁观者"(paralipsis)问题。作者认为,研究民俗档案不仅可以通过查阅档案中的藏品,还可以通过档案中出现的 "空白"(paralipsis/lacunae)来进行。在俄罗斯和欧洲的传统中,收集材料的原则本身就决定了民俗档案中会出现空白。研究人员根据信息提供者的思维导图对其进行访谈,这不可避免地会导致部分材料的丢失,尤其是在 "情境背景 "不固定的情况下。作者分析了 1977 年在斯维尔德洛夫斯克地区加里村收集的档案文本。在对乌拉尔联邦大学民俗档案收藏进行数字化时发现了空白和遗漏。文章介绍了使用关键词的方法,这种方法可以对空白进行部分定位。此外,通过关键词对档案文本的描述有助于发现以前从未研究过的体裁、主题和背景特征方面的空白。文章的最后一部分主要侧重于描述和解释由于缺乏上下文而出现的空白。文章提出了几个假设,从而有可能对发现的一些空白进行解释。作者还试图还原材料收集的研究背景,为此她采用了民俗考察学术带头人 V. P. Kruglyashova 提出的方法建议。对差距的部分解释依赖于将她的建议与参照加里藏品在实践中的执行情况进行比较。从方法论的角度来看,这篇文章对所有致力于解决文化遗产数字化问题的人都有帮助。
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Quaestio Rossica
Quaestio Rossica HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-
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期刊介绍: Quaestio Rossica is a peer-reviewed academic journal focusing on the study of Russia’s history, philology, and culture. The Journal aims to introduce new research approaches in the sphere of the Humanities and previously unknown sources, actualising traditional methods and creating new research concepts in the sphere of Russian studies. Except for academic articles, the Journal publishes reviews, historical surveys, discussions, and accounts of the past of the Humanities as a field.
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