Department of Human Sciences for Education “Riccardo Massa”

Within the Disuf, there are numerous interdisciplinary research projects in the fields of pedagogy, history, philosophy, as well as the human and natural sciences, focusing on cultural heritage in its various meanings. The network of relationships with local institutions is extensive. Among the longstanding objectives of these activities are: monitoring the existing situation, identifying needs, enhancing cultural and landscape heritage, and encouraging greater participation of various communities in a proactive and conscious manner.

In the Disuf, there are also numerous interdisciplinary research projects within the human sciences: anthropology, history, sociology, pedagogy, education, psychology, geography, literature, science, and economics, which also address cultural heritage in its many forms. The relationships with local entities are rich and varied. As always, the goals of these actions include monitoring the existing cultural and landscape heritage, identifying needs, and fostering greater engagement of communities in a proactive and informed way.

This document presents just a few of the different actions, research projects, and educational initiatives currently underway at the Department of Human Sciences for Education “Riccardo Massa”:

• The Master's Degree in Artistic Languages for Education trains professionals capable of developing and promoting artistic culture, emphasizing the pedagogical function of the arts in educational, organizational, and cultural heritage contexts, both public and private. http://www.formazione.unimib.it/it/linguaggi-artistici-formazione
• PEPAlab (Facebook: PEPAlab, Instagram: Pepa_lab). This research lab, established in 2020, aims to promote the circulation of relevant knowledge and practices, fostering a research and dissemination impulse that arises from the generative tension between artistic and pedagogical languages.
• The MUSA project.
• AMA, the Advanced Course in Museum and Art Anthropology, led by Ivan Bargna.
• The course on Cinema and Visual Arts, taught by Annamaria Poli.
• The "Arts and Peripheries" project (www.artiperiferie.it), promoted by PEPAlab and LISP (the Pedagogical Experimentation IT Lab, founded in 2006), which has organized national and international conferences and launched the creation of a digital network of stakeholders focused on expressive, creative, and artistic languages in contexts of margin, boundary, and periphery.