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MEDIASCAPES CASE STUDIES
[ Serpentina | Portugal ]
2011-2013
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to
participate:
Lisbon with
the five
senses
Location
- Lisbon city
- Serpentina´s place
Timing and
duration
26 th January 2012 | 2:00H
10 th February 2012 | 2:00H
29 th February 2012 | 2:00H
Partners FOS
Trainer(s) Ana Pires, Filipa Flores
Audience type and
number
55+ (10 trainees)
Objectives
General
- Exploring relationships among space, people
and media in urban settings
- Exploring new ways of inter-generational
and family learning using digital
technologies
Specific
Promoting new understandings of the city
through participatory photography
- Sensitize to new technologies including
digital photography
- Challenge participants to express their
feelings and opinions through images
- Promote social inclusion
- Promote the sharing of knowledge between
generations

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Description of
the activity
In pairs, participants went for a walk in
Lisbon down town and took photos of Lisbon
inspired by each of the five senses, i.e.:
- Lisbon smells like what?
- Lisbon sounds like what?
- Lisbon tastes like what?
- (..)
In another session they presented their photos
to the group and shared them on their Facebook
profiles.
[Cf. http://on.fb.me/1fcrava]
Digital tools
Facebook profile pages
Materials
- Documentation about the workshop
- Tutorials
- Photo machine
Impact
The methodology of participatory photography
was unknown to all the participants, what made
the exercise very exciting for everyone. The
sharing of the work in Facebook was important
because participants could show, share and
receive feedback from relatives and friends.
Lessons learned
The activity must take place in one day and not
dispersed for 3 sessions in order to keep
motivation on.
Photos
http://on.fb.me/HaXuyR
ABOUT MEDIASCAPES PROJECT
MEDIASCAPES aims at exploring various relationships among types of
space, media, and people, approaching such findings from a media
literacy perspective, by drawing inferences to be used in non-
formal and informal learning of adults, especially and foremost in
family settings. The Partnership intends to address issues related
to the convergence and divergence among ‘classic’ and digital
cultural forms by:

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a) exploring a series of social and cultural practices involving
the use of media in the family, as reconfigured by new
cultural forms generated by digital technologies;
b) exploring relationships among space, people, and media in
urban settings, including cases of accommodation or conflict
between physical space and cyberspace;
c) drawing out implications of findings in terms of guidelines
for trainers involved in inter-generational and family
learning, and generating a collection of case studies and
best/good practices, assembled on an online resource center.
The project was held between 1st. August 2011 and 31th. July 2013,
with the following partners:
Asociatia Epsilon III - Bucharest - RO (Coordinator)
Asociatia Grouw up Project - Focsani - RO (Partner)
Associação SERPENTINA - Lisbon - PT (Partner)
BIDA e.V.Kultur und Bildung - Suhl - DE (Partner)
Eptabeta - Castel d'Azzano - Verona - IT (Partner)
Project Website: http://mediascapes.eptabeta.com
More information? Please contact us:
www.serpentina.org
rede@serpentina.org
Ana Fontoura Pires
+351938586157
Disclamer
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This website reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission
cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the
information contained therein.

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