UPCOMING EVENTS
Over the months to come, Pedagogy of Hope will continue with a series of encounters bringing together leading voices in contemporary thought and independent research realities, strengthening its role as a space for dialogue and experimentation.
In April, a talk with journalist and essayist Maria Nadotti will provide the chance to further explore the thought of writer, activist, and feminist theorist bell hooks. The conversation will focus on the concept of “engaged pedagogy,” which conceives education not as the mere transmission of notions, but as a tool for learning to exercise critical thinking and then act in the world to transform it.
In May, attention will be focused on how the use of technological devices increasingly affects affective relationships. On this occasion, a workshop led by the independent and interdisciplinary research group Ippolita—active in the field of digital technologies and the philosophy of technology—will explore tools and practices of digital self-defense.
Moreover, in June the Swiss collective microsillons will bring to Bergamo Communes évidences: a workshop rooted in a long research process dedicated to the work of Paulo Freire. The program, presented for the opening of the activities at Palazzo della Ragione, will invite reflection on the most urgent forms of knowledge, tools, and practices to adopt in order to rethink the world in common, involving participants in experimenting with different pedagogies—ecopedagogies, pedagogies of the commons, degrowth pedagogies, creolized, queer, and postcolonial pedagogies—capable of making oppression visible, supporting the struggles of others, as well as strengthening alliances and other forms of solidarity.
The program of Pedagogy of Hope will be further enriched by a Film Program, a series of screenings dedicated to the themes of the project that will intertwine classics, art-house films, and artists’ videos, expanding the space for public discussion and in-depth exploration. The first events are scheduled for March 27 with Wider than the sky by Valerio Jalongo (2025), and April 24 with The Infinite Happiness by Ila Bêka & Louise Lemoine (2015).
The project will be developed in synergy with the Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures of the University of Bergamo and with Lab 80 film, consolidating the dialogue already underway on the city’s cultural scene.