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SUMMARY:UNESCO’s Role in Post-War Educational Transformation and Decolonization. On the 80th Anniversary of UNESCO’s Founding
DESCRIPTION:The international webinar series “UNESCO’s Role in Post-War Educational Transformation and Decolonization” is being organized by the Roma Tre University\, University of Coimbra\, and University of Geneva\, under the patronage of the Italian National Commission for UNESCO.\nThe series will be held on March 26\, April 14\, and April 16\, 2025\, at 4:00 PM Rome Time (CET). \nThis international webinar series\, marking UNESCO’s 80th anniversary\, aims at showcasing groundbreaking historical research at the nexus of educational and cultural transformations. \nEach session will feature two parallel panels\, inviting participants to actively engage in critical dialogues concerning the multifaceted legacies of decolonization and the complex challenges posed by globalization\, with a keen focus on fostering innovative approaches to knowledge production and cultural exchange. \nOrganized and introduced by: \nMarialuisa Lucia Sergio\, Roma Tre University \nMiguel Bandeira Jerónimo\, University of Coimbra \nDamiano Matasci\, University of Geneva \nMarch 26\, 2025 \nPanel 1 \nBeyond the Empire? UNESCO\, Education\, and the Contested Terrain of African Decolonization \nChair: Hugo Gonçalves Dores\, University of Coimbra\nDiscussant: Caterina Scaveldi\, Hutton Honors College of Indiana University Bloomington \nSpeakers: \nPedro Gonçalves & Érica Pontes\, FCT\, Foundation for Science and Technology\, Lisbon\nReforming Empire? UNESCO and the Challenges of (De)Colonial Education in Portuguese Territories (1960s–1980s) \nSilvia Benini\, Department of Arts\, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna\nReforming Post-Colonial Education: The Influence of UNESCO Principles in the School Systems of Senegal and Zambia \nDomenico F.A. Elia\, Department of Humanistic Research and Innovation\, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”\nThe UNESCO Guidelines and School System of Somalia in the 1950s \nAnja Marine Rakotonirina\, Department of Political Science\, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne\nUNESCO and the Malagasy Independence: A Transnational Construction of the Role of History? \njoin link: bit.ly/panelunesco1 \nPanel 2 \nWhose Knowledge for Development? \nUNESCO\, Technical Education\, and the Remaking of Pedagogies in Postcolonial Asia and Africa \nChair: Federica Guazzini\, University for Foreigners of Perugia\nDiscussant: Michele Mioni\, Centre d’histoire sociale des mondes contemporains (CHS)\, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne \nSpeakers: \nChiara Maria Pulvirenti\, Sapienza University of Rome\nUNESCO’s Arid Zone Program (1950–1964) and Colonial Legacies \nYarong Chen\, School of International Organizations\, Beijing Foreign Studies University and Institute of Global and Area Studies\, Capital Normal University.\nAmidst the Politics of Development Regime: UNESCO Technical Aid to Taiwan\, 1950-1971 \nLourens van Haaften\, University of Groningen\nUNESCO\, Higher Education and Anticolonial World-Making: The Case of Early-Postcolonial India \nBidisha Dhar\, Department of History\, Tripura University\nWorld Crafts Council: Defining Pedagogies 1960s-1980s \njoin link: bit.ly/panelunesco2 \nApril 16\, 2025 \nPanel 3 \nBridging Divides? UNESCO’s Influence on Education and Culture in Cold War Eastern Europe \nChair: Antonio D’Alessandri\, Roma Tre Univerity\nDiscussant: Mikuláš Pešta\, Charles University\, Prague – Research Center for the History of Transformations (RECET)\, Vienna \nSpeakers: \nKyrill Kunakhovich\, University of Virginia\n“Sometimes It’s Hard to Find a Common Language”: UNESCO Summer Camps in Communist Poland\, 1958-1989 \nMaja Lorbek\, Technische Universität Wien and Project Coordinator\, Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Research (IOER)\, Dresden\nExperimental Schools and UNESCO Technical Assistance Program in Socialist Yugoslavia (1952-1958) \nAndrei-Dumitru Olteanu\, Faculty of History and Philosophy\, Babeș-Bolyai University\nUNESCO’s Role in Propaganda Diplomacy: Romanian Cultural and Educational Policies (1980–1989) \nGian Lorenzo Zichi\, University of Cagliari\nUNESCO and the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE): Education and Security in a Multilateral Perspective during the Cold War. \njoin link: bit.ly/panelunesco3 \nPanel 4 \nUNESCO: Universal Aspirations\, Diverse Realities? Exploring Education\, Social Justice\, and Gender Equality in a Global Context \nChair: Elena Zizioli\, Roma Tre Univerity\nDiscussant: Veronica Riccardi\, Roma Tre Univerity \nSpeakers: \nAnna Ascenzi & Elena Girotti\, Department of Education\, Cultural Heritage\, and Tourism\, University of Macerata\nMultilingual Education\, World citizenship\, Fundamental Education and Literacy: UNESCO and the Relationship with the Emerging European Community (1948-1963) \nSerena Sani\, University of Molise\nUNESCO and the Fight Against Educational Inequalities in Postcolonial Societies: From Fundamental Education to Intercultural Education \nFlavia De Lucia Lumeno\, Università degli Studi “Nicolò Cusano”\nFrom Peace to Tolerance: Marisetta Paronetto Valier’s Perspective on UNESCO’s Transformations \nAgnes Desmazieres\, Centre d’études en sciences sociales du religieux\, EHESS\, Paris\nEducation as a Women’s Right: Feminist NGOs and the UNESCO \njoin link: bit.ly/panelunesco4 \nMay 14\, 2025 \nPanel 5 \nReimagining Heritage and Decolonial Cooperation: What Role Do Transnational Networks Play in Shaping Post-Colonial Cultural Identities? \nChair: Juliet Thondhlana\, UNESCO Chair in International Education and Development\, University of Nottingham\nDiscussant: Elisa Prosperetti\, National Institute of Education\, Nanyang Technological University\, Singapore \nSpeakers: \nMaëlle Gélin\, Sciences Po Centre for History\, Paris\nBuilding up a Transnational and Decolonial Program With(out) States? Africa\, UNESCO\, and the Society of African Culture (1956-late 1970s) \nSarah Dwider\, Department of Art History\, Northwestern University\nDisplaced Forms: Pharaonic Imagery and New Cultural Imaginaries in Modern Egyptian Art \nLou Jacquemet\, Département d’Histoire Générale\, Université de Genève & Institut für Kunstwissenschaft\, Technische Universität Berlin\nThe “Mobile Museum for Africa” Experiment: Improvising Informal Education Spaces in Newly Independent States. \njoin link: bit.ly/panelunesco5 \nPanel 6 \nSouth-South Cooperation: \nGlobal Perspectives on Development and Transnational Cooperation from Latin America to Africa \nChair: Ellen Vea Rosnes\, VID Specialized University\, Stavanger\nDiscussant: Lavinia Bianchi\, Roma Tre University \nSpeakers: \nElisabetta Bini\, University of Naples Federico II\nEstablishing a School for Community Development: The Centro de Cooperación Regional para la Educación de Adultos en América Latina (CREFAL) during the 1950s \nFrancesca Frisone\, Department of Political and Legal Sciences\, University of Messina\nTransnational Experiences of Community Development Between Italy and Latin America: The Pilot Project for Abruzzo and the Role of UNESCO (1957-1962) \nCarlotta Mozzone\, Roma Tre University\nThe Inclusive Approach of IASSW: a Bridge Between Local Knowledge and Global Standards for Social Work Education in line with UNESCO \njoin link: bit.ly/panelunesco6
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