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Ecology and collaborative digital narratives: a comparative project Cairu-Aguiño

Abstract:

This papers presents an artistic experimentation for the creation of digital narratives dealing with ecological issues in two coastal communities. Theses case studies from the project “Digital Narratives for community participation on coastal ecosystem management” involved the communities of Garapuá (Cairu) and Aguiño, coastal places located in Brazil (Bahia) and in Spain (Galicia), respectively. In both places, local teenagers developed narratives of their territories using a combination of technologies and media such as: GPS, videos, photos, audio, texts and mapping. These narratives were constructed on workshops facilitated by a team of artists, scientists and local educators, constituting an opportunity for development of digital literacies and awareness of their environment. These pilot experiences allowed to test methods and technologies for the development of a collaborative framework and a toolbox of open methods and free software to facilitate future projects in other contexts.