Tatiana Mazali

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Associate Professor (L. 240)
Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (DIST)

  • Academic Advisor Bachelor's / Master's degree programme in Cinema and Media Engineering
  • Member Equality Committee

Profile

Research interests

Cinema immersivo
Creatività digitale
Cultural and creative industries
Digital arts
Digital creativity
Digital media
Digital work
Industria 4.0
Industrie creative e culturali
Industry 4.0
Lavoro digitale
Media digitali

Biography

Tatiana Mazali, Sociologist of Cultural and Communication Processes, she is Associate Professor at the Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning of the Politecnico di Torino. She teaches Digital Creative Industries, Interactive Media, Immersive Cinema, in the course of study in Film and Digital Media Engineering, a course she has been coordinating since 2022 (first term 2022-2024, second term 2024-2026). She has been a visiting researcher at the IN3-Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (UOC, Spain) and at the i-DAT Digital Art & Technology at the University of Plymouth (UK). She conducts social research with qualitative methods in the field of digital media and creativity. Her research topics include: languages and aesthetics of digital media, creative and cultural industries and professions (CCI), impacts of digital in contemporary labour transformations. Since 2022, she has been Vice-Coordinator of Research Network 18 (Sociology of Communications and Media Research) within the ESA-European Sociological Association. Since 2007, she has led the digital creativity platform Officine Sintetiche. She is the author of numerous articles in national and international journals, several books (with translations in French, English and Japanese). She is Deputy Editor of the DIGITCULT@Scientific Journal on Digital Cultures. She is a member of the Editorial Board of the international journal ‘WOLG-Work Organisation, Labour and Globalisation’ (https://wolg.wordpress.com/editor) He holds various institutional roles within the Politecnico di Torino: - since 2022 she has been coordinating the study courses (three-year and master's) in Film and Digital Media Engineering; - since 2020 she has been coordinator of the Third Mission and Public Engagement Commission of the DIST Department; - since 2024 she has been a member of the Management and Coordination Committee of the PoliTO per il Sociale; - since 2020 she has been an appointed member of the Comitato Unico di Garanzia per le pari opportunità, la valorizzazione del benessere di chi lavora e contro le discriminazioni all'interno del Politecnico di Torino (CUG) (Single Committee of Guarantee for Equal Opportunities, the Enhancement of Workers' Welfare and Against Discrimination within the Politecnico di Torino) - from 2021 she is appointed member of the Education Group of the RUS (National Network of Sustainable Universities) representing the Politecnico di Torino.

Curriculum

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Scientific branch

GSPS-06/A - Sociology of Cultural and Communication Processes
(Area 0014 - Political and social sciences)

Research topics

  • Digital creativity, languages and aesthetics. Study and analysis of digital media languages applied to cultural and creative production, in some domains: digital arts, digital cultural heritage, immersive cinema.
  • Digital culture and work transformations. Socio-cultural analysis of the impacts of digital innovation on production and work processes (some empirical research conducted: Digital Workers, digital creativity professionals, Lagrange fellowship; Industry 4.0 - 2016, 2018, 2020).

Skills

ERC sectors

SH3_11 - Communication and information, networks, media
SH5_13 - Computational Modelling and Digitisation in the Cultural Sphere
SH5_8 - Cultural studies, cultural identities and memories, cultural heritage
SH3_12 - Digital social research
SH3_13 - Science and technology studies
SH5_4 - Visual and performing arts, film, design and architecture

SDG

Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth
Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities
Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

Open badges

Awards and Honors

  • Staff Mobility Teaching Programm Erasmus+ conferred by European Commission (2017)

Fellowships

  • Effective member - SISCC. Società Scientifica Italiana Sociologia, Cultura, Comunicazione, Italia (2024-)
  • Vice-President - ESA RN 18. European Sociological Association, Sociology of Communications and Media Research Network, Francia (2022-)
  • Advisory Board member - ICOM Italia - International Council of museums / gruppo di lavoro su ”Diritto d'autore, copyright e licenze libere per la cultura, Italia (2020-)
  • Advisory Board member - IMT Atlantique / ITII Pays de la Loire, Francia (2019-)
  • Effective member - Associazione Italiana di Sociologia (AIS) / sezione PIC (Processi e istituzioni culturali), Italia (2010-)

Editorial boards

  • WORK ORGANISATION, LABOUR & GLOBALISATION (2019-), Editorial board member
  • @ DIGITCULT (2016-), Director
  • MEDIASCAPES JOURNAL (2012-2015), Editorial board member

Conferences

  • 14th EAI International Conference: ArtsIT, Interactivity & Game Creation (7/11/2025-9/11/2025), Program committee
  • Communication and Capital(ism) (28/8/2025-30/8/2025), Program committee
  • COMMUNICATION, CAPITALISM AND CRITIQUE: Critical Media Sociology in the 21st Century  (1/9/2022-3/9/2022), Chairman of the organizing committee
  • 15th Conference of the European Sociological Association “SOCIOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGES FOR ALTERNATIVE FUTURES” (31/8/2021-3/9/2021), Program committee
  • 6th World Conference on MEDIA & MASS COMMUNICATION CONFERENCE (MEDCOM) (17/6/2021-19/6/2021), Program committee
  • 14th Conference of the European Sociological Association “Europe and Beyond: Boundaries, Barriers and Belonging” (20/8/2019-23/8/2019), Program committee
  • Decent work, equity and inclusion (5/10/2017-7/10/2017), Program committee
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Other research or teaching roles outside Politecnico

  • Incarico di insegnamento (art.1 comma 10 L. 230/05), presso Università Telematica Internazionale UNINETTUNO (1/9/2009-30/4/2012)
  • Ricercatore a t.d. (art.1 comma 14 L. 230/05), presso Università Telematica Internazionale UNINETTUNO (4/5/2009-3/5/2012)

Teaching

Collegi of the PhD programmes

  • URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2024/2025 (40. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2023/2024 (39. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2022/2023 (38. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2021/2022 (37. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO

Collegi of the degree programmes

Teachings

PhD

MostraNascondi A.A. passati

Master of Science

MostraNascondi A.A. passati

Bachelor of Science

MostraNascondi A.A. passati

Teaching and training projects

Projects funded by competitive calls

Projects funded by commercial contracts

Team studenteschi

  • STUDIO IREOS
    Irene Prencipe

Research

Research projects

Projects funded by competitive calls

Projects funded by commercial contracts

Publications

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