House of Memory. The case of the independent audiovisual historical archive in Guadalajara

Abstract

The text talks about the concept of audiovisual heritage and its importance in the historical memory of human groups. In addition, the text highlights that the digital revolution has transformed the way in which audiovisual content is produced, consumed and exhibited, which has led to greater access to technology and alternative content. Finally, the need to preserve the audiovisual heritage in the long term with the creation of an audiovisual archive is mentioned. The video oral history is taken as a foundation, taking orality, history and audiovisual language as a basis. The importance of the testimony and historical memory of social actors "without history" is highlighted.