Abstract
Following the introduction of Carlo Petrini’s Slow Food Movement, since 1986, the concept of slowness has become a relevant and ethical topic related to what is organic, local, and sustainable. While the notion and impact of slowness have been studied in different areas such as food, medicine, and education (Honoré, 2002), little has been investigated in the field of museums. The aim of this paper is to explore new paths that slow museums are adopting in terms of communication and inclusiveness. In particular, it focusrs on how inclusion is supported and promoted on slow museums’ websites. As well as examining the multimodal characteristics (Bateman 2014) adopted by slow museums’ websites, I try to understand how their way of communication includes and affects all visitors and tourists. Slow museums’ texts are analysed following Martin and White’s appraisal theory (2005), focusing on issues regarding speakers/writer’s evaluation focusing on the categories of judgement of esteem and appreciation.
Presenters
Jessica Jane NocellaStudent, PhD Candidate, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Forlì, Italy
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
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KEYWORDS
Slow Museums, Websites, Internet, Inclusiveness, Visitors, Multimodality, Appraisal, Linguistics
