Believing that Information architecture (IA) is the structural design of shared information environments, I view Americanist Lawrence Buell's theories regarding ecocriticism particularly useful.
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Buell's theories explore four individual aspects of environmental memory categorized as
• social
• cultural
• spatial (architecture/manmade and natural)
• collective identities/collective memory
According to Buell, environmental studies encourage readers to discover and critically investigate the intersections between collective memory, individual agency, physical environment, and the notion of place.
Because of the presence of digital spaces in the mind and psyche of the American public, I think Buell's theories extend beyond physical spaces into digital environments and I appropriate them into my research.
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