The research project Ubiquity. Multimodal Text Data Visualization for Religious Studies in Digital Humanities, developed within Work Package 8 of the European project ITSERR (Italian Strengthening of the ESFRI RI RESILIENCE), explores new paradigms of multimodal text visualization to support research in Religious Studies within the Digital Humanities. Situated within a transdisciplinary framework that brings together design, the humanities, and computer science (Ciotti, 2023; Drucker, 2020), the project investigates the development of visual tools for the analysis, exploration, and interpretation of religious corpora, with particular attention to biblical and Qur’anic commentaries.Adopting a Research through Design approach, Ubiquity aims to design and develop a platform for the identification and representation of intertextual references—both literal and non-literal—across sacred texts, applying principles of interpretative visualization and multimodal strategies informed by the VARK model (Fleming & Mills, 1992). The project promotes the transformation of text into an explorable and dialogical space, moving beyond the constraints of purely quantitative analysis while emphasizing the qualitative and subjective dimensions of humanistic interpretation, characteristic of second-generation Digital Humanities research (Drucker, 2020).By integrating qualitative methodologies such as interviews and participant observation (Corbetta, 2015), the project proposes modular and dynamic visualization systems capable of representing the complexity of textual capta, understood as interpretative constructs emerging from the interaction between observer and text (Drucker, 2020).The study led to the development of the Ubiquity prototype and the formalization of a design framework for multimodal text visualization, demonstrating how visualization may be conceived not merely as a representational tool but as an epistemic device capable of integrating analysis, interpretation, and design. The research contributes to the definition of models and design guidelines for the development of flexible, multimodal, and interpretation-oriented digital environments, contributing to the ongoing dialogue between design and the Digital Humanities while redefining approaches to the exploration and understanding of religious texts.
Il progetto di ricerca Ubiquity. Multimodal Text Data Visualization for Religious Studies in Digital Humanities, sviluppato nell’ambito del Work Package 8 del progetto europeo ITSERR (Italian Strengthening of the ESFRI RI RESILIENCE), esplora nuovi paradigmi di visualizzazione multimodale del testo per supportare gli studi religiosi nelle Digital Humanities. In un contesto transdisciplinare che coinvolge design, scienze umane e informatica (Ciotti, 2023; Drucker, 2020), il progetto propone la costruzione di strumenti visivi per l’analisi, l’esplorazione e l’interpretazione di corpora religiosi, con particolare attenzione ai commentari biblici e coranici.Attraverso un approccio di Research through Design, Ubiquity mira a realizzare una piattaforma per l’identificazione e la rappresentazione di riferimenti intertestuali – letterali e non – tra testi sacri, applicando principi della visualizzazione interpretativa e strategie multimodali basate sul modello VARK (Fleming & Mills, 1992). Il progetto promuove la trasformazione del testo in uno spazio esplorabile e dialogico, superando le rigidità dell’analisi quantitativa e valorizzando la dimensione qualitativa e soggettiva della lettura umanistica, propria dei progetti di Digital Humanities di seconda generazione (Drucker, 2020).Integrando metodologie qualitative come interviste e osservazione partecipante (Corbetta, 2015), il progetto propone sistemi di visualizzazione modulari e dinamici capaci di restituire la complessità dei capta testuali, intesi come dati interpretativi emergenti dall’interazione tra osservatore e oggetto (Drucker, 2020).I risultati della ricerca hanno condotto allo sviluppo del prototipo Ubiquity e alla formalizzazione di un framework progettuale per la visualizzazione multimodale del testo, evidenziando come la visualizzazione possa configurarsi non come semplice strumento di rappresentazione, ma come dispositivo epistemico capace di integrare analisi, interpretazione e progettazione. Il contributo della ricerca consiste nella definizione di modelli e linee guida per la progettazione di ambienti digitali flessibili, multimodali e orientati ai processi interpretativi, contribuendo al dialogo tra design e Digital Humanities e alla ridefinizione delle modalità di fruizione e comprensione del testo religioso.
Palillo, C. (2026). Ubiquity. Multimodal Text Visualization for Religious Studies in Digital Humanities. (Tesi di dottorato, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 2026).
Ubiquity. Multimodal Text Visualization for Religious Studies in Digital Humanities
PALILLO, Chiara
2026-07-03
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The research project Ubiquity. Multimodal Text Data Visualization for Religious Studies in Digital Humanities, developed within Work Package 8 of the European project ITSERR (Italian Strengthening of the ESFRI RI RESILIENCE), explores new paradigms of multimodal text visualization to support research in Religious Studies within the Digital Humanities. Situated within a transdisciplinary framework that brings together design, the humanities, and computer science (Ciotti, 2023; Drucker, 2020), the project investigates the development of visual tools for the analysis, exploration, and interpretation of religious corpora, with particular attention to biblical and Qur’anic commentaries.Adopting a Research through Design approach, Ubiquity aims to design and develop a platform for the identification and representation of intertextual references—both literal and non-literal—across sacred texts, applying principles of interpretative visualization and multimodal strategies informed by the VARK model (Fleming & Mills, 1992). The project promotes the transformation of text into an explorable and dialogical space, moving beyond the constraints of purely quantitative analysis while emphasizing the qualitative and subjective dimensions of humanistic interpretation, characteristic of second-generation Digital Humanities research (Drucker, 2020).By integrating qualitative methodologies such as interviews and participant observation (Corbetta, 2015), the project proposes modular and dynamic visualization systems capable of representing the complexity of textual capta, understood as interpretative constructs emerging from the interaction between observer and text (Drucker, 2020).The study led to the development of the Ubiquity prototype and the formalization of a design framework for multimodal text visualization, demonstrating how visualization may be conceived not merely as a representational tool but as an epistemic device capable of integrating analysis, interpretation, and design. The research contributes to the definition of models and design guidelines for the development of flexible, multimodal, and interpretation-oriented digital environments, contributing to the ongoing dialogue between design and the Digital Humanities while redefining approaches to the exploration and understanding of religious texts.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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