The course aims to explore how reading - and more generally storytelling - can be an effective tool not only for education, but mainly an endless source of pleasure: the pleasure to open imaginary windows for endless trips, the pleasure to make unexpected encounters, the pleasure to gain extraordinary knowledges, the pleasure to sail, as Salman Rushdie would say, "in the Sea of Stories."
PProviding methodological tools and educational and cultural landmarks to transform the obligation of reading in "pleasure of reading."
- Reflection on ways of educating children to the written page, illustration and the many forms of contemporary storytelling ; - solicitation of a critical approach through the "free reading" as a formative moment other than the "school reading"; - reflections on "Grammar of Fantasy".
Lectures are conductes in presence, but, due to the covid19 emergency, they could be conducted remotely, on a platform Teams. The aulaweb page dedicated to the course will be constantly updated regarding the modalities of teaching.
Attending students can be divided into small groups to undertake research aimed at achieving the training objectives of the cours. Approximately the 5 or 10% of sources used in lectures will be in English.
Paradoxically, our contemporary world, in which media (books, TV shows, comics, movies, cartoons, video games, apps) co-exist and superimpose each other, does not seem to pay attention to storytelling. Is taken for granted that the storytelling is unnecessary, superfluous. The book is considered a agonizing medium, victim of a widespread disinterest; children's books, in particular, continue to be regarded as "Children of a Lesser God". The course aims to explore how reading - and more generally storytelling - can be not only an effective methodological tool for education, but mainly an endless source of pleasure: the pleasure to open imaginary windows for endless trips, the pleasure to make unexpected encounters, the pleasure to gain extraordinary knowledges, the pleasure to sail, as Salman Rushdie would say, "in the Sea of Stories."
On request it is possible to take the exam in English (with English books)
Ricevimento: From 22 September to 24 November 2021 on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 12 a.m: Teams' platform, cod.; q6if6sm) From February 23 to May 12, 2022 on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 12 a.m (studio 1A15, corso Andrea Podetà, 2 or Teams' platform, cod.; q6if6sm) In other periods the teacher receives by appointment (anna.antoniazzi@unige.it) Any changes will be reported in the Aulaweb platform and / or in the section: "Avvisi dei docenti" on http://disfor.unige.it/ . Please pay attention to the warnings.
ANNA ANTONIAZZI (President)
GIANCARLA SOLA
February 21, 2022
PEDAGOGY OF READING AND TERRITORIAL WORKSHOP ACTIVITIES
Exams should be taken in presence, but, due to the covid19 emergency, could take place on the Teams platform. Students enrolled in the exams will be promptly updated regarding the procedures provided for each session.
Assessment of the knowledge acquired through the study of scheduled present texts and materials available on aulaweb
Non-attending students will have to study as integrative program: G. Rodari, La grammatica della fantasia.
