Autobiographical Memories as Islands of Certainty in an Ocean of Complexity

• Authors: Antonella Cuppari

Abstracts

EN

In a historical moment characterised by uncertainty and concern about the future, autobiographical memories can be a source of inspiration for orientation and learning to change. In social work, this possibility becomes a necessity that cannot be postponed, especially where the usual patterns of action prove inadequate to deal with the problems generated by the crisis. Within the framework of a systemic epistemology and complexity, this contribution describes a cooperative inquiry involving some coordinators of disability services in Lombardy, Northern Italy. The re-enactment of autobiographical memories was used as a basis to explore themes related to the professional practices of these coordinators. The memories, recalled and re-signified within the training device, facilitated the opening to a complex thought, in which certainty and uncertainty and different ways of knowledge are connected. 

Keywords

EN

social work; uncertainty; cooperative inquiry; transformative learning; autobiographical memories

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Dolnośląskiej Szkoły Wyższej
• Journal: Teraźniejszość – Człowiek – Edukacja
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 23
• Issue: 2(90)
• Pages: 89-104

Dates

published

2021

Contributors

author

Antonella Cuppari

• Department of Human Sciences “Riccardo Massa”, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy

• https://orcid.org/0000000269131573

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Identifiers

DOI

10.34862/tce/2021/09/01/47h7-st18

Biblioteka Nauki

2139673