Béatrice Gauvain MA
Assistant / PhD candidateAssistant / PhD candidate
Spalenberg 65
4051
Basel
Schweiz
Profile
I am an experienced lecturer and researcher in Digital Humanities, focusing on cultural mediation, digital strategies, and project management. At the University of Basel, I design courses on topics such as immersion, participation, and 3D models in cultural heritage. In my teaching, I impart theoretical knowledge while collaborating closely with guest speakers from various institutions and working regularly with museums and cultural organizations to foster interdisciplinary discussions and projects.
In my research and project management, I concentrate on knowledge management and digital access to cultural heritage. I use extended reality technologies like augmented reality (AR) to create immersive experiences. My dissertation applies qualitative methods to case studies, examining the use of digital technologies in cultural heritage with a focus on immersion, participation, and inclusion.
I am a member of the Europeana Network Association and serve on the leadership board of the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, where I developed a mentoring program for doctoral students that supports emerging scholars. My work reflects a commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration and digital innovation.
Research areas
- Cultural Heritage in the Digital Space
- Immersion Theory
- Mixed Reality Technologies (Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality)
- Knowledge Management, Curation and Mediation
- Democratization of Cultural Heritage
Talks
Title | Conference | Date | Place |
Shaping Cultural Memory: Comparing the Strengths and Limitations of Popular Media and Museum Mediation | European Cultural Memory in Its Digitalization – Inventing Cultural Memory in the 21st Century? by Field of Excellence – Dimensions of Europe, Universität Graz | 6.11. - 7.11.2024 | Graz, AU |
Storytelling in Digital Space - New Approaches for Digital Curation | PhD Day DHCH, Universität Bern | 9.4.2024 | Bern, CH |
From fragmented histories to virtual realms: managing uncertainties in immersive cultural heritage experiences | EuropeanaTech 23 | 17.10. - 19.10.2023 | Den Hague, NL |
Cultural Heritage in the Digital Space | DHCH23 | 5.6. - 7.6.23 | Rom, IT |
Digital Strategies for Cultural Heritage Institutions. Generating Visibility and Engagement | The Art Museum in the Digital Age – 2023 | 16.1. - 20.1.2023 | Belvedere Museum, Wien & online |
Genese eines digitalen Schaudepots – nachhaltige Daten und digitale Kuration | 5. Schweizerischer Kongress für Kunstgeschichte, Sektion II Narrative digitaler Objekte: Kunstgeschichte und Digital Humanities | 22. - 24. 6. 2022 | Zürich, Schweiz |
An art historian reflection on digital curation | CIDOC 2021, Symbiosis of Tradition and Digital Technology | 23.5.2022 | Tallinn, Estland |
Digitales SchauDepot - Digital curation of cultural heritage | Human Factors in Digital Humanities, EPFL | 2. - 3.12.2021 | Lausanne, Schweiz |
Storytelling in digital space; New approaches for digital curation | DHCH 2021 | 7. - 9.6.2021 | Rom, Italien |
Digital Curation | DHCH 2020 | 4.12.2020 | online |
Courses