Pilgrim's progress? A field ethnography of multimodal recording, curating and sharing of the Camino de Santiago experience

Pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago, a UNESCO World Heritage route, is revealed as a complex socio-technical process where pilgrims blend spirituality with embodied information practices using both analogue and digital media. This study, combining field ethnography with Stebbins' serious leisure framework and Hektor's model of information behavior, uncovers how pilgrims curate and share their experiences across physical and online spaces before, during, and after their journeys. Key findings highlight the interplay between physical mobility, social interactions, and digital technologies, offering new insights into the dynamics of multimodal recording and sharing practices in a pilgrimage context.

Innocenti, P. (2023). Pilgrim’s progress? A field ethnography of multimodal recording, curating and sharing of the Camino de Santiago experience. Journal of Documentation, 80(1), 218–238. https://doi.org/10.1108/jd-10-2022-0213