Narrating Transformation in Marginal Territories: Transdisciplinary and Action-Oriented Perspectives

The seminar invites a transdisciplinary critical reflection on how to construct effective and inclusive narratives and representations of transformation in fragile territories – such as peripheral areas, border regions, and marginal spaces – through operative and practice-based approaches. The aim is to rethink the tools and methods we use to narrate, map, represent, and give voice to the evolving and often precarious conditions of vulnerable territories and communities in the face of multiple transformations and changes (economic, socio-demographic, environmental, climate, (geo)political, etc). Participants will share ongoing projects and experiences, such as cartographies, storylines, artistic and literary practices, and visual productions experimenting with inclusive narratives and strategies. The seminar aims to foster dialogue across disciplines and practices to enrich our shared vocabulary and methodological toolkit for engaging with fragile territories. The event will feature three thematic sessions with presentations and interventions, followed by a final Q&A and collective discussion.

Curated by Elisa Ravazzoli (Eurac Research, Institute for Regional Development) and Alice Buoli (DAStU, Politecnico di Milano)

The seminar is organized in the context of the project “Italian Borderscapes after 2020. Mapping, unfolding, and re-framing border territories in response to the Covid-19 pandemic”, funded by the EU - Next Generation EU - PRIN 2022 Call for proposals - D.D. No. 104, February 2, 2022 - M4 C2 Inv.1.1 Prot. No. 20225TN2R9 - CUP: D53D23010950006.

With the institutional support of Center of Competence for Anti-Fragile Territories (CRAFT), DAStU, Politecnico di Milano

Contacts: alice.buoli@polimi.it; elisa.ravazzoli@eurac.edu

Registration: https://it.surveymonkey.com/r/WJWQQZK

Links: https://www.italianborderscapes.polimi.it/research-seminar-narrating-transformation-in-marginal-territories-10-june-2025/