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The Biographical approach of Duccio Demetrio
Author(s) -
José María Siciliani Barraza,
Hernando Barros Tao,
Joao Cuesta Rivas
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revista lasallista de investigación
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2256-3938
pISSN - 1794-4449
DOI - 10.22507/rli.v16n2a14
Subject(s) - narrative , biography , sociology , epistemology , psychology , pedagogy , literature , aesthetics , philosophy , art
The article examines the narrative thinking of Duccio Demetrio, founder of the Libera università dell’autobiografia, based in Anghiari, Italy. The paradoxical nature of autobiographical writing is studied as a cure for oneself, highlighting the theoretical affiliations that this narrative exercise involves. Then pedagogical reasons arise for which, according to Duccio Demetrio, autobiography especially is convenient as a pedagogical way in adult education. So two essential aspects of the narrative proposal of this intellectual and Italian pedagogue are highlighted: epistemological and pedagogical.

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