The training is aimed at social practitioners, civil servants and active citizens interested in improving their professional capacity with innovative instruments of analysis and representation.
It will present and test a set of tools and methods aimed to facilitate participatory processes, with a focus on cultural heritage as factor of civic engagement. The curriculum will develop skills and competences in socio-spatial assessment, collaborative mapping and digital storytelling, focusing on the use of innovative digital tools and platforms for community organising, action research and social inclusion. We welcome participants in the fields of social work, participatory urbanism and design, visual anthropology, cultural production, social innovation, local development etc.
The training is structured in three modules of one and a half day each, with a total of six meetings between September and November 2020, and will require individual work from the participants. (60 hrs in total, 30 in class and 30 on personal assignments)
The 1st Module on Urban reconnaissance (URLab) is dedicated to the multidisciplinary analysis of a given socio-spatial context, disentangling and classifying the complexity of elements that concur in determining any urban identity. Based on the methodology of Urban Reconnaissance and on the platform developed by the ogino:knauss collective, the aim of this module is to identify the basic taxonomy of phenomena to be investigated.
The 2nd Module Collaborative Mapping (MapLab) is aimed at representing structures of relations and topologies, employing digital cartographies, graphs and conceptual maps to represent diverse configurations of local communities and their cultural heritage.
The 3rd Module on Digital storytelling (StoryLab) is dedicated to giving voice to individuals and communities, with a particular attention to underrepresented and silenced groups. It will introduce a series of techniques and formats for inclusive storytelling processes and open publication platforms.
‘The set of methodologies will be applied mainly to the process of heritage making. Cultural heritage is understood in this frame as an active social process rather than a given product of history, the result of practices that challenge dominant narratives, able to negotiate shared values and establish new tangible and intangible commons.
PROGRAM
Day 1 Saturday 19 September
Introduction & Urban Reconnaissance
Registration
Purpose and structure of the training
Self presentation round
Coffee break
Urban Reconnaissance method & secret mission
Lunch break
City walk
Wrap-up round & assignments
Day 2 Friday 25 September
UrLab
Presentation and revision of the individual work
Coffee break
Digital Atlas. Identifying basic taxonomies
New assignments
Day 3 Saturday 17 October
MapLab
Mapping heritage: thread-mapping exercise
Defining basic categories / layers for the atlas
Coffee break
Map layers method
Lunch break
City walk
Wrap-up round & assignments
Day 4 Tuesday 20 October
MapLab
Presentation and revision of the individual work
Coffee break
Transferring content in the digital atlas / icons & legenda
New assignments
Day 5 Saturday 14 November
StoryLab
Narrative maps: collecting stories as common heritage / interactive storytelling formats
