The relevance of quickness in times of digital education
Samira Ali Reza Beigi and Sara Magaraggia characterise four aspects of Calvino’s reading of quickness and problematise their manifestation in the current digital school education climate.
The relevance of quickness in times of digital education
26 Feb 2025, 17:30 – 19:15
Presented as the second of six virtues in his book Six Memos for the Next Millennium, Calvino unpacks quickness in a considerably different way than contemporary theories of modernity related to industrial and technological developments. In this presentation, Samira Ali Reza Beigi and Sara Magaraggia characterise four aspects of Calvino’s reading of quickness and problematise their manifestation in the current digital school education climate. By doing so, the speakers argue why quickness is a virtue in the current educational climate. By doing so, they seek to open some concrete horizons for re-introducing quickness as a virtue for education in the digital age.
This event will be particularly useful for those interested in philosophy of education, digital media education and the ideas of Italo Calvino.
Please note this is a hybrid event and can be joined either in-person or online. To book your place, please email Yuxin Su: stnvysu@ucl.ac.uk.
PESGB seminar series
This event is part of the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain (PESGB) seminar series. PESGB is a learned society that promotes the study, teaching and application of philosophy of education. Its London Branch hosts seminars every Wednesday in conjunction with the Centre for Philosophy of Education. These seminars are led by national and international scholars in the field, covering a wide range of issues of educational and philosophical concern.
All are welcome to attend.
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Samira Ali Reza Beigi
Postdoctoral Researcher
KU Leuven, Belgium
Sara Magaraggia
Researcher
University of Padova, Italy
Samira Ali Reza Beigi and Sara Magaraggia have been working together on the topic of scholastic time in the past years, situating their research at the intersection of the philosophy and sociology of education, critically examining educational policies and digital media. Next to their individual academic activities, they have collaborated in organising a symposium on the relevance of cultural heritage for contemporary education (supported by PESGB) and have presented in different conferences.
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