Digital Storytelling to Empower Disadvantaged Communities

Speck, Denise, DC (2021) Digital Storytelling to Empower Disadvantaged Communities. Master thesis, Sustainable Entrepreneurship (SE).

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Abstract

Rapid technological advancements contributed to the emergence of Digital Storytelling, which received increased interest among scholars and social entrepreneurship (SE) practitioners to empower marginalized communities. This study aims to explore the phenomenon of Digital Storytelling and investigate the drivers, activities, and barriers of SE practitioners applying digital narratives in a developing country context. Thereby, the goal is to explore how SE contributes to the empowerment of disadvantaged communities through Digital Storytelling. Twelve qualitative, semi-structured interviews are conducted with Digital Storytelling experts in the context of SE. These inquiries yield insights concerning the outcomes of Digital Storytelling, essential elements to curate an empowering story, the role of the storyteller, and the challenges encountered; thereby advancing theory by enabling a cross-disciplinary perspective of Digital Storytelling and contributing to practice by providing eight practical recommendations for SE practitioners. The aim of these recommendations is to increase value for disadvantaged communities through Digital Storytelling.

Item Type:	Thesis (Master)
Name supervisor:	Long, T.B. and Fath-Kolmes, E.M.
Date Deposited:	16 Sep 2021 08:31
Last Modified:	16 Sep 2021 08:31
URI:	https://campus-fryslan.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/63

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