The rise of paranormal investigations as virtual dark tourism on YouTube

Crescent Hotel, Eureka Springs, Arkansas - Postcard, circa 1886

The rising popularity of paranormal investigations on YouTube can be considered a new form of armchair travel, namely virtual dark tourism. In October 2022, I discovered the Sam and Colby YouTube channel, which now has over 10 million subscribers and the first episode of their four-part 2023 “Hell Week” series […]

Virtually Visiting Val Grande Parco Nationale – Comuniterrae Project

Map of Commonlands, Italy

Commonlands: A Rural Participatory Path of Territorial Enhancement in the Southern Aps of Italy This week I participated in a virtual visit of the Commonlands in ValGrande, Italy. The three-day visit, focused on the Comuniterrae Project funded by Creative Europe, was hosted by Cultural Heritage in Action. Read a quick […]

European Heritage & Identity: Stories from Border Regions – A Virtual Panel

My inspiration for organising this event I completed my PhD in Digital Humanities at Trinity College Dublin at the end of 2020. My research focuses on the use of transmedia storytelling for cultural heritage projects for public audiences. I am now a Postdoctoral Researcher at Studio Europa and my project […]