2012 Programme
Event #9
Duccio Demetrio
The tenth Muse: Writing and its myths
We all know that the Greek Muses were nine sisters (Calliope, Euterpe, Polymnia…) devoted to the arts (poetry, flute playing, pantomime…). One was missing—Writing—who exists in other mythologies. Is it possible to correct this peculiar amnesia today? Autobiographies, journals, memoirs, correspondences, social networks all seem to indicate the emergence of a broader and broader—if scattered—community of amateur writers and graphomaniacs. Who are these people? Who are we who love to write in a variety of circumstances? We will ask ourselves, in the words of Italo Calvino: ”What is this myth trying to tell me?” We will rediscover the myths that guide and protect the instinctive drive to write about ourselves. At last we will name the tenth Muse, forgotten for too long and awaiting recognition after such a long silence (duration: approx. 2 hours).
is Professor of Philosophy of Education and Theories and Practices of Writing at the University of Milano Bicocca. He has devoted his research to studying adulthood. He has founded the Accademia del silenzio, the journal Adultità and, together with S. Tutino, the Libera Università dell’Autobiografia di Anghiari, a beacon for all wishing to write their life story and learn its philosophical, educational and therapeutical implications. His books include: Filosofia del camminare (2005), La vita schiva (2007), L’interiorità maschile (2010), all published by Raffaello Cortina; Ascetismo metropolitano (Ponte alle Grazie, 2009); La religiosità degli increduli (EMP, 2011). His books on writing are Raccontarsi (1996); Autoanalisi per non pazienti (2003); La scrittura clinica (2008); Perché amiamo scrivere (2011), published by Raffaello Cortina; I sensi del silenzio (Mimesis, 2012).
Event #3
Anna Salvo
Sorrow is like a telescope that helps us look into the distance: creatività and suffering
Event #4
Andrea Moro
I speak, therefore I am Like the starry sky: visions of language across the centuries
Event #28
Mauro Agnoletti, Ilaria Borletti Buitoni
Culture, environment, landscape. For a possible, sustainable future
