Dr Danilo Giglitto PhD
Associate Lecturer
- Department of Media Arts and Communication
- Art Design and Media Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Centre
- Culture and Creativity Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute
Summary
I am a researcher and lecturer whose work falls in the areas of heritage studies, media studies, cultural studies, and human-computer interaction. I am concerned with the human experience and understanding of cultural heritage, which I have explored from a variety of angles including bottom-up participation, community-led initiatives, social inclusion, cultural professionals’ needs and expectations, decolonisation, intangible cultural heritage documentation safeguarding, participatory work, and technology co-design. In my work, I adopt multidisciplinary and mixed-methods approaches, and I am well-versed in qualitative methods and research design as well as co-creation activities, academic writing, project evaluation, and project management. I have worked and carried out research for a variety of universities in the UK and overseas.
About
I currently lead several modules in the BA in Media and the MA in Global Communication and Media. At SHU, I last worked on the Polyvocal Interpretation of Contested Colonial Heritage (PICCH) project (2021–2023), which explored how archival material created in a colonial mindset can be re-appropriated and re-interpreted to become an effective source for decolonisation and the basis for a future inclusive society.
From 2018 to 2021, I worked on CultureLabs, a European project aimed at developing novel methodologies and digital tools that may facilitate the organisation and wider deployment of participatory projects around cultural heritage, while focusing on the social inclusion of disadvantaged groups, particularly migrant communities. Before joining Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, I was a Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Associate at Kingston University. I hold a PhD in Sociology from the University of Aberdeen.
Teaching
Department of Media Arts and Communication
College of Social Sciences and Arts
Modules taught:
- Media Evolution and the Professional Landscape
- Global Media Developments
- Media Technologies
- Media Representations and World Perspectives
- Critical Issues in Culture
- Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Methods and Skills
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- Art and Design Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Centre
- Culture and Creativity Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute
Dr Danilo Giglitto provides research to the Polyvocal Interpretation of Contested Colonial Heritage (PICCH) project, looking at ways to address the challenge of decolonising the archive through the active participation of communities.
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Publications
Journal articles
Giglitto, D., Ciolfi, L., Lockley, E., & Cesaroni, F. (2023). . Museum and Society, 21 (3), 78-95.
Spinello, A.O., Giglitto, D., & Lockley, E. (2021). . CNR-IRCrES Working Paper, 9/2021.
Lazem, S., Giglitto, D., Nkwo, M.S., Mthoko, H., Upani, J., & Peters, A. (2021). . Computer Supported Cooperative Work: the journal of collaborative computing.
Giglitto, D., Ciolfi, L., & Bosswick, W. (2021). . International Journal of Heritage Studies.
Giglitto, D., Lazem, S., & Preston, A. (2019). . Interaction Design and Architecture(s) Journal, (41), 31-49.
Lazem, S., Giglitto, D., & Preston, A. (2018). . Interactions, 25 (2), 18-20.
Giglitto, D. (n.d.). The Vincenzo Bellini Garden in Catania: An anthropological perspective. Anuac, 2 (2), 104-117.
Conference papers
Preston, A., Giglitto, D., Lazem, S., Price, L., Elkington, S., & Stone, P. (2019). . In 7th Annual Conference of the UK & Ireland Engineering Education Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Network, 2019 - 2019 (pp. 72-81). WMG:
Kaldeli, E., Tsakou, G., Giglitto, D., Cesaroni, F., Tzouvaras, V., & Stamou, G. (2019). . CEUR Workshop Proceedings, 2412, 9.
Giglitto, D., Ciolfi, L., Claisse, C., & Lockley, E. (2019). . The 9th International Conference on Communities & Technologies - Transforming Communities (C&T 2019), June 3--7, 2019, Vienna, Austria, 81-91.
Giglitto, D., Lazem, S., & Preston, A. (2018). . Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings, 290.
Giglitto, D. (2015). Enhancing Community Heritage Empowerment through Wiki Software. Proceedings of the 18th ACM Conference Companion on Computer Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing, 85-88.
Giglitto, D. (2014). . In Ioannides, M., Magnenat-Thalmann, N., Fink, E., Zarnic, R., Yen, A.-.Y., & Quak, E. (Eds.) EuroMed 2014. Digital Heritage: Progress in Cultural Heritage Documentation, Preservation and Protection, Limassol, Cyprus, 3 November 2014 - 8 November 2014 (pp. 268-277). Multi-Science Publishing
Book chapters
Stellacci, S., Piccoli, C., & Giglitto, D. (2024). . In Stellacci, S., Giglitto, D., & Piccoli, C. (Eds.) Advanced Ï㽶ÊÓƵ and Design Tools for Architectural Heritage. Unforeseen paths. (pp. 1-5). Abingdon: Routledge:
Cere, R., Giglitto, D., & Petrelli, D. (2023). . In Giglitto, D., Ciolfi, L., Lockley, E., & Kaldeli, E. (Eds.) Digital Approaches to Inclusion and Participation in Cultural Heritage. Insights from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ and Practice in Europe. (pp. 141-159). London: Routledge:
Giglitto, D., Ciolfi, L., & Lockley, E. (2023). Introduction: Digital approaches to inclusion and participation in cultural heritage. In Giglitto, D., Ciolfi, L., Lockley, E., & Kaldeli, E. (Eds.) Digital Approaches to Inclusion and Participation in Cultural Heritage. Insights from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ and Practice in Europe. (pp. 1-7). London: Routledge:
Kaldeli, E., Giglitto, D., Lockley, E., & Ciolfi, L. (2023). CultureLabs: Recipes for social innovation. In Giglitto, D., Ciolfi, L., Lockley, E., & Kaldeli, E. (Eds.) Digital Approaches to Inclusion and Participation in Cultural Heritage. Insights from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ and Practice in Europe. (pp. 76-97). London: Routledge:
Books
Stellacci, S., Giglitto, D., & Piccoli, C. (Eds.). (2024). Advanced research and design tools for architectural heritage: Unforeseen paths. London: Routledge.
Giglitto, D., Ciolfi, L., Lockley, E., & Kaldeli, E. (Eds.). (2023). Digital Approaches to Inclusion and Participation in Cultural Heritage. Insights from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ and Practice in Europe. London: Routledge.