Launched in 2020 within the framework of the Claiming Folklore project, Fernsehfolklore is an independent digital exhibition platform dedicated to researching Swiss television heritage.
Claiming Folklore
Year
2024
Client
Universität Zürich, SRF Archiv
Team
Zohra Briki (design)
Niki Rhyner (design)
Reinhard Schmidt (design)
Nadine Wüthrich (design)
Claiming Folklore is a Swiss National Science Foundation research project hosted by the University of Zurich that examines the cultural history of folk music on Swiss television from 1960 to 1993. The web development phase focused on programming a stable backend infrastructure and a lightweight frontend framework. The technical architecture was engineered to index a vast digital database of historical broadcasts, documents, and interviews, featuring an integrated interactive map that plots regional filming and transmission locations. By optimizing data query handling and asset performance, the platform operates as a secure, functional digital archive for academic research.
Web development
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This standalone digital platform hosts a digital exhibition created by the University of Zurich (ISEK) in cooperation with the SRF Archive and intercomVerlag. The web development focused on implementing a clear, dedicated frontend structure to present academic research tracing regional folk culture and television formats from the 1960s to the 1990s. The engineering scope involved programming an independent data hierarchy to organize student research papers, historical production documents, and archival broadcasting assets.
