Topics of interest

Relevant topics for the DH4MA workshop include, but are not limited to, the following areas:

Cultural heritage digitization in marginal and rural areas

Best practices to reduce the digital divide in marginal and rural areas

Investigation and evaluation of the degree of digitization in marginal and rural areas 

DH techniques to promote cultural heritage

Promoting cultural heritage through gamification techniques

Research cooperation between people/teams with different expertise to promote cultural heritage

Research projects aiming to reduce the digital divide

Research projects aimed at promoting cultural heritage through cooperation between scholars and local associations

Research questions

Bringing together scholars dealing with different research fields, the DH4MA aims to answer (not only) the following questions: 

Do exist examples of tangible and intangible heritage digitization that can be defined as best practices?

Which are the best strategies implemented at the global level to reduce the digital divide between marginal and rural areas and most developed areas?

Which are the best examples of cultural heritage promotion through the collaboration between people/teams with different backgrounds?

Is it possible to consider cultural heritage promotion through DH techniques as an opportunity to fight the depopulation phenomenon? How?