Reconstructing National Memory in the Digital Age: Documentary Film, Audionarratives and Digital Visual Art in Ukraine
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: The article examines the specifics of the transformation of Ukrainian national memory in the digital era from the perspective of documentary film, audio narratives and digital visual arts. The aim of the study is to determine the role of digital cultural practices in the preservation, representation and actualization of historical experience, the formation of cultural identity, social consolidation and international representation of Ukraine. The methodology is based on an interdisciplinary approach and combines methods of analysis and synthesis, comparative, systemic, content, discursive, visual and audiovisual analysis. We demonstrate that digitalization transforms national memory from a mostly institutional model into a network, multimodal and participatory system, in which documentary, audio and visual formats serve complementary functions. They become particularly relevant in the Russian-Ukrainian war, as they enable quick documentation of events, preservation of personal testimonies, symbolic formulation of traumatic experience and its international communication. The main risks of digital memory are identified: disinformation, decontextualization, platform dependence, privacy violations, and technological obsolescence. The study emphasizes the need for systematic verification of digital materials, standardization of metadata, backups, open formats, and the creation of a reliable institutional framework for digital archiving.
Source: Revista Cultura Científica
Language: English
Subfield: Cultural Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7221761855