The "la Caixa" Foundation awards the FTI for its social inclusion project
The TransMedia Catalonia research group is this year's winner of the "la Caixa" Foundation's call for projects focused on dialogue and reflection on human development and sustainability. The group's proposal, ATRAC, takes a look at the reception of migrants and the impact new technologies have on this process.
TransMedia Catalonia, a research group of the Faculty of Translation, focuses on the study of media accessibility and particularly that of high-risk sectors of the population
The "la Caixa" Foundation holds an annual call to fund projects focused on reflection and dialogue on human development and sustainability. This year's winner is the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting's research group TransMedia Catalonia, for its project entitled ATRAC. The winning proposal aims to foster a debate among different agents working with the reception of migrants and thereby study the effect new technologies have on this process, with an interest in new models of interaction for all parts involved.
ATRAC will become a reality in May 2021 thanks to two workshops which will be offered to provide the intial requirements for the implementation of a digital contents platform to be co-created with local communities. The workshops will include the participation of young migrants, several social agents and individuals with audiovisual strategies that can be applied to the project's study area.
ATRAC's final activity will be held in June 2021 with an international debate open to all parties involved, where members will present the challenges and opportunities identified during the previous activities. For more information, click on the complete programme or contact joseporiol.lopez.plana@uab.cat or susannah.fraser@uab.cat.