About Sarah Schäfer

MICRO-BIO

  • I am a digital curator currently based in Cape Town. My particular interest is in digital cultural heritage, especially in Africa and the Global South. The digital transformation of museums and its impact on visitors and their own meaning-making pro...More

EXPERIENCE

  • University of Cape Town
    • January 2023 to Present
  • University of Cape Town
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    • -
    • 2017 to Present

EDUCATION

  • University of Cape Town
    • MPhil in Digital Curation
    • February 2015 to Present

    The course is the first of its kind in South Africa, and offered by the Library and Information Studies Centre. My dissertation focused on the digital transformation of museums in South Africa, using a small museum as a case study.

  • Rhodes University
    • Bachelor of Journalism
    • January 2006 to December 2010

    This includes an undergraduate Bachelor of Arts (with majors in Politics, Philosophy and Journalism), and a post-graduate Honours year focusing on Journalism. I specialised in photography and writing.

Interests

  • Global Studies

  • International Relations

  • World Politics

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