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Communication researcher Luigina Ciolfi is interested in how interacting with technologies shapes people’s lives. She also studies how communities use technology to interact and work together. She has conducted research into interactive exhibitions, how work changes through mobile and social media, and online interaction between fans of the fictional world created by Harry Potter author J K Rowling. Luigina is now working on a project to help museums engage with communities online and offline.
Expertise:
- social media
- communities and collaboration
- new technology
- new ways of interacting
- technology for arts and heritage
Recent coverage:
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Wired Magazine [2 May]
The Big Question: 'How will we communicate across the world in 20 years' time?'
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RTE News [24 July 2012]
Academics discuss cultural impact of Harry Potter series -
The Irish Independent [25 July 2012]
We can learn from Harry Potter, monk tells academics
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