Se l’archivio è artificiale. Verso uno ius archivi partecipativo?

Abstract

The article, starting from consolidated methodological observations, aims to evaluate the concept of digital archive in a critical and comparative key, analyzing sedimentation processes that give rise to peculiar and “artificial” aggregations, such as invented archives and participatory archives. An attempt is also made to reflect on the consequences of the multiplication of potential producers and on the idea of democratization of history, with particular reference to the role of the archival discipline in these scenarios.