Etnography
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On November 7, 2025 , I was honoured to speak at the International Conference “Streets for People” , held in Venice and organised by the Environmental Accessibility cluster of the Italian Society of Architectural Technology (SITdA) . The conference is part of a long-standing effort to reimagine architecture as a tool for psychophysical wellbeing and inclusive urban life . My presentation, titled “Trauma-Informed Approaches to Outdoor Spaces: Pathways to Inclusive Design” , o

On April 11, 2024 , I was invited to speak at the event series “Exploring Trauma: Discrimination, Toxic Narratives, and Safe Spaces” , organised at La Sapienza University of Rome by the Link University Coordination , the LGBTQIA+ collective Prisma , and the transfeminist collective Taboo . The event offered a rare and necessary opportunity to reflect together on the experiences of trauma survivors, to challenge the romanticisation of toxic narratives, and to explore the mean

On  October 22, 2025 , I was honoured to speak at the seminar  “Child Abuse and Maltreatment: Terms, Skills, and Responsibilities to Prevent and Heal” , held in the stunning  Salone dei Cinquecento at Palazzo Vecchio  in Florence. The seminar was part of the award ceremony for the  third edition of the Baldry-Luberti Prize , and brought together institutions, anti-violence centres, researchers, educators, and social work professionals. My talk was scheduled in a significant p

Some experiences draw out the best in us, and for me, this kind of emergence often takes the form of creative ambushes . My favourite...

On July 10, 2025 , I presented at the 10th Ethnography and Qualitative Research International Conference , held at the University of Trento . My talk was part of the panel “Theorising ethnography across disciplines and methodological approaches” convened by Ester Gallo and Chiara Bassetti . You can watch the full speeech. When Ethnography Becomes a Healing Space My presentation is based on a 14-months research project that employed trauma-informed ethnography to explore how

On June 13, 2025 , I took part in the 25th Workshop organised by “Teca del Mediterraneo” , a renowned annual event hosted by the Regional...