IN-PERSON: Prague – Section A

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to present the project ‘Intergenerational Community Map of Udine City’, which took place between March 2021 and March 2022 at the University of Udine (Italy), as part of the interdisciplinary Uniud-Active Ageing group’s activities. The participatory project involved 22 participants, including university students, high school students and senior experts. The aim of the project was to foment the (re)appropriation of the material and immaterial local heritage, focusing on the perception and memory of places identified by the subjects as ‘significant’. The city of Udine – from the historical centre to the suburbs – became the fields for the six work groups, made up of subjects of different ages. Story telling and georeferencing labs were organized. Materials were collected and produced (interviews, audio-visual materials, narratives, poems, historical surveys, etc.). The final product was the graphic representation of the identified places and routes, i.e. the community map. The map was printed and made available in digital format, as a participatory and interactive archive, to be expanded over time. The printed map is provided with QR codes that make the linked materials accessible. The intergenerational dimension made it possible to understand how places are interpreted and experienced differently by individuals, and how they are at the same time drivers of identities that are redefined during the time. The results of the project include a volume presenting activities and methodology and a 12-minute video clip in which some of the participants tell their experience.