CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2023
| Author | Twumasi-Ntiamoah, Nana |
|---|---|
| Title | Digital Safeguarding Of Intangible Audiovisual Heritage: Making The Jhk Nketia Archives Accessible |
| Summary | The JHK Nketia Archive represents the history of modern Ghana. The archival materials reflect the political story and journey of Ghana from its immediate colonial past through to the independence of the nation as well as the intangible political heritage of present-day governance in Ghana. For this reason, it is important to find the means and strategies to preserve this archival heritage and the materials extant in the archive that speak to Ghanaian cultural identity. An important but fragile part of Ghanaian intangible heritage is stored within the archive. Due to the physical delicacy of old media such as film and tapes, there is a possibility that this heritage will be lost if measures are not taken to preserve at least part of the older audio-visual information by digitizing the recordings of song, dance, ritual, stories, and other data stored there now but in danger from a variety of sources. Ghana's archival institutions are experiencing various difficulties in managing their collections. Some of these include staff with limited expertise and equipment that is not sufficient and efficient to properly manage the materials. These issues are coupled with the absence of cultural policy decisions by the government towards digitization as well as limited public and scholarly accessibility. In outlining the processes and need for safeguarding the audiovisual heritage of Ghana, I selected a qualitative methodology together with interviews, participant observation, and ethnographic research as the main data collection instruments. The research emphasizes the need to safeguard this heritage through digitization to preserve information and make at least part of it accessible to the public accessibility. Some suggestions and recommendations were proposed to help champion policy formulation and legislative decisions connected to these aspects of Ghana’s tangible and intangible heritage. |
| Supervisor | Choyke,Alice |
| Department | Medieval Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2023/twumasi_nana.pdf |
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