Chiara
My blogs
| Occupation | Researcher - Social Science |
|---|---|
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Introduction | I was born in a small village in the Central Alps’ region of North Italy and studied at the University of Parma to become an archaeologist with a specialization in human remains and burials. After working as archaeologist in Italy and Spain I moved to Ireland to train as anthropologist as I felt I wanted to learn more about the cultural and social context in which people lived and died. I was awarded a PhD in Anthropology with a project on infantile funerary practices. Subsequently, I worked with the Digital Health Group at Intel Ireland. The main focus of my work there was on ageing, technology, independent living and chronic illnesses. I then joined the Technology Research for Independent Living (TRIL) Centre (www.trilcentre.org) at University College Dublin working in these same fields as lead ethnographer. (Views expressed are my own, and not that of my employer) |
| Interests | Social and Cultural Contexts of Life, Death, Technology, Bio-Technologies, Bio-Ethics, Ageing, Chronic Illness, Arts. |
| Favorite movies | Photo "Still Death" by Capt. Tim from http://www.flickr.com/photos/captaintim/2844136807/ |