“How to Communicate Gender-Based Violence”: The DIGIT Project Participates in the Event with Over 250 Students
On Friday, March 21, 2025, the event “How to Communicate Gender-Based Violence” was held at the Auditorium of the Altinate San Gaetano Cultural Center in Padua. The event, organized by the Bachelor’s program in Communication at the University of Padua in collaboration with the Progetto Giovani Padova, gathered over 250 high school students to reflect […]
Gender-Based Violence and Youth: The Results of the DIGIT Project at the “Gen Z and Gender-Based Violence” Event
On Monday, March 17, 2025, the event “Gen Z and Gender-Based Violence” was held at the Casa della Memoria e della Storia in Rome. Organized by the Association Donna e Politiche Familiari, the event focused on young generations and the different forms of gender-based violence, both online and offline. Prof. Lorenza Parisi, head of the […]
Call for Papers Now Open: International Conference on Digital Intimacies, Young People & Everyday Life
Submissions are now open for the international conference Digital Intimacies, Young People & Everyday Life, hosted by the Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology (FISPPA) at the University of Padova on 25-26 September 2025. The conference will explore how young people navigate intimacy, identity, and relationships in an increasingly digital world. Scholars from […]
Young Researchers Group: Interview Workshop Series Concluded
Concluso il ciclo di incontri con il YRG per le interviste
On 10 December 2024, we concluded the workshop series with the Young Researchers Group in Padua. Together with 8 teenagers from various schools, we co-designed, refined, and pre-tested a semi-structured interview guide. Thanks to their valuable input, this guide will be used in the next phase of the project to conduct interviews.
DIGIT Project Presentation at the 2024 Association of Internet Researchers Conference AOIR – University of Sheffield, 30 October – 2 November Presentazione del progetto DIGIT alla 2024 Association of Internet Researchers Conference – Università di Sheffield, 30 ottobre 2024

The DIGIT project was presented at the 2024 Association of Internet Researchers Conference, held at the University of Sheffield from 30 October to 2 November. The presentation, titled “Gender, Intimacy, and Digital Practices: Insights into Italian Teenagers’ Experiences,” outlined the findings from focus groups on the digital experiences of Italian teenagers, exploring the dynamics of […]
Presentation of the DIGIT project at the 2024 Association of Internet Researchers Conference – University of Sheffield, October 30, 2024

The DIGIT project was presented at the “Gender Cultures” conference, held at IULM University in Milan on October 24, with the paper “Navigating Digital Intimacies: Italian Teenagers’ Insights into Their Everyday Digital Practices.” During the conference, the results of focus groups on the digital practices of/of Italian adolscenti* from a gender perspective were shared.
DIGIT Project Presentation at the 10th European Communication Conference – University of Ljubljana, 27 September 2024

The DIGIT project was presented at the 10th European Communication Conference, held at the University of Ljubljana from September 23 to 27. The presentation, titled “Negotiating gender and intimacy in Italian teenagers’ everyday digital practices”, discussed the findings from the focus groups on digital intimacy in Italian teenagers’ communication practices.
DIGIT Project Presentation at the 16th Conference of the European Sociological Association – University of Porto, 28 August 2024

The DIGIT project was presented at the 16th Conference of the European Sociological Association, held at the University of Porto from August 26 to 30. The presentation, titled “Navigating Digital Intimacies: Italian Teenagers’ Insights into Their Everyday Digital Practices”, shared the activities carried out with the Young Researchers Group and the initial findings from the […]
DIGIT Project Presentation at the “Global Digital Intimacies” Conference – University of Amsterdam, 27-28 June 2024

The DIGIT project was presented at the Global Digital Intimacies international conference at the University of Amsterdam on June 27-28. The presentation, titled “Digital Dialogues: Exploring Gender and Intimacy in Italian Teenagers’ Digital Practices” introduced the project’s initial findings on the topic of digital intimacy for Italian adolescents.
DIGIT Project Presentation at the VI SISCC 2024 Conference at Sapienza University of Rome – 20 June 2024

The DIGIT project was presented at the VI Conference of the Italian Scientific Society of Sociology, Culture, and Communication (SISCC) 2024, held at Sapienza University of Rome on June 20-21. The presentation, titled “Digital Practices, Gender, and Sexuality in the Daily Lives of Italian Adolescents”, illustrated the initial findings from the focus groups conducted as […]