Phd in JOINT INTERNATIONAL DOCTORATE IN SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS,
CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION

Research: Photojournalism and vulnerability. For a visual and representative storytelling

BA in Languages, Cultures, Literatures and Translation MA in Media, Digital Communication and Journalism
Research interests: sociology of communication, visual sociology, journalism and photojournalism, war and peace journalism

Research project: "Photojournalism and vulnerability. For a visual and representative storytelling" 
Goals: The research project examines the communicational and representational strategies employed to construct vulnerability through (photo)journalistic discourse at times of war, conflict and humanitarian crisis. The aim is to explore  sustainable approaches to represent atrocity scenes, both adhering to journalistic ethics and engaging in a representative storytelling.
The research aims to contribute to Communication and Visual Studies by proposing tools for more sustainable, ethical and respectful approaches when practicing and studying journalism and photojournalism. Recognizing the agency and active role of individuals in the creation of visual storytellings aims to restore their voice and visibility through visual tools and strategies.
Research design: Visual participatory and creative methods to involve individuals in the co-creation of a visual storytelling representative of their experiences. Dialogical approach aiming to draw on Social Representation Theory, Communication Theories and Visual Studies to create a new theoretical paradigm capable of adopting a sustainable and inclusive perspective when approaching vulnerability and atrocity.