Digital storytelling: giving voice to socially excluded people in various contexts

Globalization, immigration, social welfare and policy have caused major changes in societies, resulting in many people or/and communities experiencing exclusion from the prevailing social system and its rights and privileges. On the other hand, the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations has inclusion at its core, stressing that development will only be sustainable if it is inclusive. Considering that digital storytelling as a practice has been used for different purposes, with different age groups and diverse backgrounds, in this paper, through the presentation of indicative projects, its dynamic in strengthening vulnerable and marginalized people's voices and promoting social inclusion, is studied.

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