A Information representation about clothing under the intercultural approach

an integrative review

Abstract

This article aims to analyze issues related to the intercultural approach within the representation of the domain of clothing in Information Science. In this way, national and international scientific publications from the last six years are investigated with the aim of observing whether current research on the representational processes of the textile object already signal the need to review points of view that privilege hegemonic discourses of a colonialist character, which raise the invisibility of narratives of socially marginalized groups. Therefore, an exploratory-descriptive investigation of a qualitative nature is carried out, with the adoption of the integrative review method for the collection and analysis of scientific publications on the proposed theme. As a locus of research, the Reference Database of Articles and Journals in Information Science (BRAPCI) and the Web of Science were selected. The results indicate that the theme is still incipient in the field of Information Science, in addition to the predominance of studies of a technical and empirical nature, sometimes under an archival, librarianship or museological focus. Problems about the investigative possibilities of clothing are noted, especially in its historical aspect, however, only one publication emphasizes the urgency of reviewing colonialist positions. It is concluded that it is necessary to deepen the discussions regarding theoretical and epistemic issues in order to strengthen the empirical, and ensure the eloquence of the narratives in their diversity present in the plots that make up the textile objects.