Patrimonito: a visual storytelling of World Heritage from and for children

Abstract

This is a brief research investigating issues such as world heritage and sustainable development in their existing links with youth and local communities, tourism and identity. Some heritage related narratives created by youngsters worldwide are considered. Connections among education, participation and heritage preservation, in the framework of a communication for development perspective, are investigated. Specifically, winning storyboards of a UNESCO Patrimonito competition are analyzed. The analysis on the collected media texts was conducted using a qualitative approach, including semiotics and visual methods. The findings emerged from the study made clearer the researched topic and allowed to formulate some final recommendations for further studies on the subject.