In his work, Martell explores how societies negotiate social memories of violence, the role of information curation in shaping such memories, and possible frameworks to promote more critical, nuanced memories.
Other Research Areas:
- Digital preservation
- Social memory
- Memorial museums and historical sites
- Personal archiving
- Design justice
Martell's research agenda revolves along three themes :
- Exploring how design decisions shape the ways people remember historical episodes of violence,
- Envisaging design frameworks to support critical, nuanced interpretations of such memories,
- Understanding the challenges of cultural heritage workers in their work with victims, objects, and records linked to those memories.
Martell's work lies at the intersection of memory studies, museum studies, and interactions design.
