悖论式发展:后现代档案学理论的现状与局限

后现代档案学理论,泛指自20世纪90年代以来,受后现代主义思潮影响,档案学界提出的新的研究领域、主题,产生的新的档案观念、思想。通过文献分析,当前档案学者对后现代主义的研究主要集中在四个方面,即后现代主义与档案学基础理论研究、后现代主义与档案价值研究、后现代主义与档案工作者研究、后现代主义与当前热点问题研究等。然而,后现代主义不确定性与含糊其辞的特性又使得深受其影响的后现代档案学理论充斥着矛盾与局限,这体现在技术决定论对档案理论的过分消解、不确定性引发的档案学虚无主义倾向、激进而软弱的档案学批判立场等方面。这种悖论式发展,为档案学的后续演进提供了警示,即纵横扩展、固本培元、开阔格局,以从容应对后现代的挑战。

Postmodern archival theory, influ. enced by postmodernism and prospered in 1990s, is often loosely used to include the new-coming re. searching fields, concepts, themes and ideas. As lit. erature review shows that, the academic achieve. ments about postmodern archival theory focus on four aspects, how this ideological trend affects the theoretical foundation, archival value, archival pro. fession and other hot issues in archival universe. However, the uncertainty and ambiguity of post. modernism endow postmodern archival theory with paradoxes and limitations in its development, such as technological determinism, nihilistic tendencies and radical but mild- sounding criticism. The status quo and limitations of postmodern archival theory provide cautionary effects for archival further evolu. tionin order to overwhelm the postmodern chal. lenge.