Béatrice Gauvain MA
Assistant / PhD candidate
Béatrice Gauvain
Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät
Digital Humanities Lab

Assistant / PhD candidate

Spalenberg 65
4051 Basel
Schweiz

beatrice.gauvain@unibas.ch

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

TitleConferenceDatePlace

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 Graz6.11. - 7.11.2024Graz, AU
Storytelling in Digital Space - New Approaches for Digital CurationPhD Day DHCH, Universität Bern9.4.2024Bern, CH

From fragmented histories to virtual realms: managing uncertainties in immersive cultural heritage experiences

EuropeanaTech 2317.10. - 19.10.2023Den Hague, NL
Cultural Heritage in the Digital SpaceDHCH235.6. - 7.6.23Rom, IT

Digital Strategies for Cultural Heritage Institutions. Generating Visibility and Engagement

The Art Museum in the Digital Age – 2023

16.1. - 20.1.2023Belvedere 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 Humanities22. - 24. 6. 2022Zürich, Schweiz
An art historian reflection on digital curationCIDOC 2021, Symbiosis of Tradition and Digital Technology23.5.2022Tallinn, Estland
Digitales SchauDepot - Digital curation of cultural heritageHuman Factors in Digital Humanities, EPFL2. - 3.12.2021Lausanne, Schweiz
Storytelling in digital space; New approaches for digital curationDHCH 20217. - 9.6.2021Rom, Italien
Digital CurationDHCH 20204.12.2020online

 

Courses