Throughout the last few centuries, the considerable gap between the wealthy and the poor in Italy has barely decreased and those who are born in poverty rarely make it out. Why is this inequality so persistent in time? What role does education play in shaping social order? And how do poverty and lack of education affect people’s trust in themselves and others?
Federico Fubini is a journalist and deputy editor for Il Corriere della Sera, the leading newspaper in Italy.
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FARE SCUOLA
Fare scuola (literally “to make a school”) is an Italian idiom which conveys a wide variety of concepts, including “to build knowledge”, “to invent a new way of doing something that others will follow”, “to inspire or become a model for others coming after you”. Someone who “makes a school” is a pioneer who gains the respect and affection of his followers – and rightly so.
Throughout September, Eraldo Affinati, Federico Fubini and Gianrico Carofiglio will be at the IIC to tell us about different ways of fare scuola: creating schools for immigrants (Affinati), reminding us of the power of education (Fubini), or stressing the importance of reasoning when looking at complex social events (Carofiglio). All these authors have fatto scuola, each in his own way. Let us find out how.
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