Elisa Bertolotti

Current positions

  • Professor Auxiliar Convidado UMA

PhD Details

  • Year 2012

Research Groups

Publications

Books
  • Bertolotti, E.; Daam, H.; Piredda, F.; Tassinari, V. (Eds.) (2016). Pearl Diver. The Designer as Storyteller. DESIS Philosophy Talks: storytelling and design for social innovation. DESIS Network publication – ISBN: 978-88-941673-6-8 – free download at: www.desis-network.org
Book chapters
  • Bertolotti, E. (2012). Svelare i meccanismi, aprire le storie. L’animazione racconta i propri processi. In: Pinardi, D. and Matrone, M., Narrativa d’impresa. Per essere ed essere visti, Ed. Franco Angeli, Milano, Italy. ISBN: 9788820440695.
International journals
  • Vezzani, V., Gonzaga, S., Bertolotti, E. (2019). Atlantic Wonder. Exploring Nature and Design in Madeira island, in The Design Journal , 22, sup1, 1603—1617. Link
  • Bertolotti, E. (2017). Black humor meets light line. Mario Addis’ animation journey. Animation Journal – Special number on Italian Animation – Editor: Maureen Furniss. Guest Editors: Giannalberto Bendazzi & Marco Bellano- www. animationjournal.com
International conferences
  • Bertolotti, E., Vezzani, V. (2021). Walk, talk and draw: Fieldwork in nature to unpack the complexities of sustainability, in Cruickshank, L., Galabo, R., Perez, D., Gisclard, B., Bofylatos, S., Mortati, M., Valentine, L. and Hwang, J., 2021. Safe Harbours for Design Research. In: 14th International Conference of the European Academy of Design. [online] Lancaster: Blucher. Link
  • Baerten, N.; Bertolotti, E.; Yelavich, S.; Tassinari, V. (2017). The Cyberiad – Telling stories of power relationships in future words – Nordes DESIGN + POWER / 7th Nordic Design Research Conference – AHO, Oslo, Norway — www.nordes.org
  • Bertolotti, E.; Piredda, F.; Tassinari, V. (2017). Storytelling in design for social innovation and politics: a reading through the lenses of Hannah Arendt – Design for the Next – 12th EAD – European Academy of Design Conference, Rome – www. designfornext.org
  • Bertolotti, E.; Piredda, F.; Venditti, S. (2017). Masters of Ceremonies.A Design Approach to Community-Filmmaking – Design for the Next – 12th EAD – European Academy of Design Conference, Rome – www.designfornext.org
  • Bertolotti, E.; Tassinari, V. (2017). Experiments in the co-creation of “theatres” for social innovation. A reading through the lens of Hannah Arendt – Nordes DESIGN + POWER / 7th Nordic Design Research Conference – AHO, Oslo, Norway — www.nordes.org
  • E. Bertolotti, J. Martinoni, S. Druin, I. Suteu. (2017). Lines in motion. Insights on the creative process of the collaborative animation – Design Beyond Borders – Senses and Sensibilities / UMA – Funchal, Madeira – http://senses2017.unidcom-iade.pt
  • Bertolotti, E. (2016). Symposium – Stories from Trasenster. Light and Temporary Houses for a Desolate Place – Making Home in Wounded Spaces: Memory, Design, and the Spatial c/o Parsons School of Art and Design History and Theory, New York, USA – https://woundedplacessymposium.wordpress.com
  • Bertolotti, E.; Yelavich, S.; Tassinari, V. (2016). Design and storytelling: on weaving fragments – DRS2016 – Design Research Society – Future Focused Thinking, University of Brighton (UK) / http://www.drs2016.org
  • Bertolotti, E.; Daam, H.; Piredda, F.; Tassinari, V. (2015). Telling the stories of design for social innovation: from a speculative time to a time of poetry. The virtuous Circle – Cumulus Conference, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy – www.cumulusmilan2015.org
  • Bertolotti, E.; Daam, H.; Piredda, F.; Tassinari, V. (2015). Stories from fragments. Design as a political agent. Nordes 2015: Design Ecologies, Challenging anthropocentrism in the design of sustainable futures / Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design. Stockholm, Sweden /No 6 (2015): Nordes 2015: Design Ecologies, ISSN 1604-9705 – www. nordes.org
  • Bertolotti, E. (2014). Conference presentation – Doing animation today. An ethnographic research on the animators practice – “The Animator”- 26th Society of Animation Studies Annual Conference: Sheridan College, Toronto, Canada – www.theanimator2014.com
  • Bertolotti, E. (2014). Conference presentation – E. Bertolotti, A. Mendoza, F. Piredda, Stories on social innovation. Filmmakers and Designers on a dialogue around the moving image practice – Community Filmmaking and Cultural Diversity: Policy, Innovation and practice – British Film Institute – BFI Southbank, London, UK – www.communityfilmmaking.com
  • Bertolotti, E. (2014). Workshop presentation – Designing a more sustainable Europe: Stories for Change and Innovation – INSITE & Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Modena, Italy- www.insiteproject.org
  • Bertolotti, E. (2014). Workshop presentation – Designing a more sustainable Europe: Stories for Change and Innovation – INSITE & Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy – www.insiteproject.org
  • F. Piredda, E. Bertolotti, F. D’Urzo (2014). Interferenze digitali. Un’estetica delle pratiche digitali a supporto del discorso di design – A Matter of Design. Making Society through Science and Technology, 5th STS Italia Conference – Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy – www.stsitalia.org
  • E. Bertolotti (2013). A close observation of the practices of contemporary animators: a communication designer’s perspective, Cumulus Conference, National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Ireland – www.cumulusdublin.com
  • E. Bertolotti, A. Mendoza, F. Piredda (2013). Is everybody a Video-Maker? Audiovisual communication in the pursuit of austerity, Cumulus Conference, National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Ireland – www.cumulusdublin.com
  • Piredda F., Bertolotti E., Ciancia M. (2013). Animation as Boundary Object. Promoting cultural changes through audiovisual design. 2CO – COmmunicating COmplexity – Alghero University, Italy. (www.2coconference.org/2013/) – Edizioni Nuova Cultura, Roma. ISBN 9788868121952, doi: 10.4458/1662 http://books.google.com/books?id=yQZ2AQAAQBAJ
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Other publications
  • Vezzani, V., Bertolotti, E., Gonzaga, S. (2020). Shifting perspective. Atlantic Wonder platform to foster inclusive dialogue for regenerative development in Madeira island, in Geneva Forum 2020, 9th Annual International Conference on Rights of Nature for Peace and Sustainable Development.
  • Bertolotti, E. (2017). Stories from Trasenster. Light and Temporary Houses for a Desolate Place – Making Home in Wounded Spaces: Memory, Design, and the Spatial c/o Parsons School of Art and Design History and Theory, New York, USA – https://woundedplacessymposium.wordpress.com