THE SCHOOL AND ITS MANY PASTS

Note sul testo
History is not memory; both, however, affect the way we perceive the past. In recent years, an increasing number of studies have focused on memory in order to critically analyze shared narratives of the past and their implications. Memory studies not only allow us to expand our knowledge about the past, but also help us to define the way in which todayʼs people, social groups and public bodies look at it and interpret or reinterpret it. In this sense, school memory is not only of interest as a gateway to the schoolʼs past but also as a tool to understand what they know or believe they know about the school of the past and how much what they know corresponds to reality or is influenced by prejudices and stereotypes deeply rooted in common sense. These volumes aim to address these complex issues and broaden the perspective from which the schooling phenomenon is analyzed to better understand the school and its many pasts.

Note sui Curatori
Juri Meda is associate professor in History of Education at the University of Macerata and member of the Executive Committee of the International Standing Conference for the History of Education.

Lucia Paciaroni is senior research fellow in History of Education at the University of Macerata and member of the editorial board of the international scientific journal «History of Education & Childrenʼs Literature».

Roberto Sani is full professor in History of Education at the University of Macerata and editor-in-chief of the international scientific journal «History of Education & Childrenʼs Literature».

Volume 1: The School and Its Many Pasts:
The Different Types of School Memory, edited by Lucia Paciaroni

Volume 2: The School and Its Many Pasts:
Official and Public Memories of School, edited by Juri Meda and Roberto Sani

Volume 3: The School and Its Many Pasts:
Collective Memories of School, edited by Juri Meda and Roberto Sani

Volume 4: The School and Its Many Pasts:
Individual Memories of School, edited by Juri Meda and Roberto Sani