William Grandi’s scientific contributions

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Fairy tales, children’s books and schools in Sweden and Italy in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Historical comparisons and pedagogical remarks
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June 2014

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William Grandi

This paper examines some historical parallels in the field of children’s literature and education between Sweden and Italy in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Sweden and Italy are at the opposite ends of Europe, but they exhibited some interesting similarities in children’s book and pedagogy during those decades. Suffice it to say that two of the most important European education experts of the time – the Swede Ellen Key and the Italian Maria Montessori – were in relationship, appreciated each other’s work and exchanged ideas and remarks on educational and social issues. Parallels cannot obscure the large differences between the two nations, but there were also convergences that must be examined: researches on folktales, mass education and education of the élite were important issues in both countries. Moreover the convergences will intensify further in the coming decades, because Sweden and Italy belong to the same European context.

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Outside the margin. Metaphors of disability and integration in the recent literature for children.

June 2012

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The article investigates recent Children’s Literature, in order to find out metaphors and references about disabled people. Documentation on this issue is so abundant that only the most considerable tales and writers was analyzed: for instance, Neil Gaiman, Roald Dahl, Silvana Gandolfi and many other writers dedicated some of their books to characters with physical disabilities, dyslexia, autism. This research shows that Children’s Literature can enable children and grown-up people not only to know disabilities, but also to start up social integration of disabled person.


Education, society and art in the vision of British utopian socialism. The Social outlook, projects for reform and educational proposals of Robert Owen, John Ruskin e William Morris

July 2010

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L’articolo mostra le connessioni tra le idee economiche di alcuni importanti esponenti del socialismo utopistico britannico e le loro proposte su sistemi educativi alternativi. Nel XIX secolo, Robert Owen, John Ruskin e William Morris furono interessati alle condizioni dei lavoratori: il nucleo principale delle loro riflessioni fu la maniera di evitare lo sfruttamento delle masse dei lavoratori e salvare la bellezza nell’arte, nella natura e nella vita. Nonostante alcune importanti differenze tra i tre pensatori, Owen, Ruskin e Morris denunciarono i limiti e gli abusi del sistema capitalista. Pertanto loro suggerirono di superare il liberismo economico e, invece, di stabilire nuovi modelli socio-economici che avrebbero dovuto essere fondati su aziende cooperative (Owen), su corporazioni di lavoratori (Ruskin) o su laboratori di artigiani (Morris). Le riflessioni dei tre pensatori prevedevano la necessità di cambiare il modello scolastico tradizionale, per contribuire alla riforma della società. L’articolo analizza le proposte educative di Owen, di Ruskin e di Morris alla luce delle loro riflessioni sociali, economiche e letterarie.


Familiar Vocabulary for little curious eyes. A research on families’ narrative rappresentations about illustrated books for children between 0-6 years

February 2010

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Il report mostra il punto attuale di una ricerca in progress sugli albi illustrati per la prima infanzia, che offrono rappresentazioni narrative di famiglie originali e non conformiste. L’indagine parte dall’analisi di questa peculiare tipologia di albi illustrati – privilegiando quelli editi tra gli anni ’60 e gli anni ’70 del Novecento e tuttora riproposti con successo in Italia all’attenzione dei piccoli lettori: si tratta di un vasto spazio editoriale che va dai Barbapapà di Annette Tison a Kamillo Kromo di Altan, senza dimenticare i libri illustrati creati da Leo Lionni, Tomi Ungerer e altri. Si intende verificare le ragioni di questa persistenza immaginativa, ricostruendo il quadro storico, culturale e pedagogico in cui quei testi nacquero, anche in rapporto sia ad altri prodotti narrativi per la prima infanzia editi sempre in quegli anni (ma ora praticamente dimenticati), sia agli albi illustrati di recente pubblicazione, sempre dedicati alla famiglia.

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... Para Morris el conocimiento de la historia constituyó una forma fundamental de educar a las nuevas generaciones hacia una sociedad nueva, libre y avanzada. Como narrador y educador nunca renunció a la fascinación de las antiguas leyendas y novelas de Oscar Wilde para hacer metáforas, contar historias o encontrar referencias interesantes para hacer comparaciones con la realidad (Grandi 2010). Sus ideas estaban claramente dirigidas al reformismo socialista e imaginó una humanidad libre de construcciones, y luego utópica. ...

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Education, society and art in the vision of British utopian socialism. The Social outlook, projects for reform and educational proposals of Robert Owen, John Ruskin e William Morris