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The educational function of memory. The case of Haiti
Article of Issue n. 2/2021back to top
La fonction éducative de la mémoire. Le cas d’Haïti,
The educational function of memory. The case of Haiti
in Rivista di Scienze dell'Educazione 59(2021)2, p. 210-216.
Résumé
L’Auteur présente l’esclavage comme clé herméneutique pour explorer le patrimoine mémoriel du peuple Haïtien et invite à passer de la fonction éducative de la mémoire comme un état de fait, à l’éducation au devoir de mémoire comme responsabilité envers les générations futures.
Summary
The author presents slavery as a hermeneutical key for exploring the memory legacy of the haitian people; her appeal is to move from the educational function of memory as a matter of fact towards education as a responsibility to future generations arising as an obligation from that memory.
Key words
Haïti, memory, slavery, education.
Riassunto
L’Autrice presenta la schiavitù come chiave ermeneutica per esplorare il patrimonio memoriale del popolo haitiano e invita a passare dalla funzione educativa della memoria come dato di fatto all’educazione al dovere della memoria come responsabilità verso le generazioni future.
Parole chiave
Haïti, memoria, schiavitù, educazione.
Resumen
El Autor presenta la esclavitud como clave hermenéutica para explorar el patrimonio memorial del pueblo haitiano e invita a pasar de la función educativa de la memoria como dato descontado. a la educación al deber de la memoria, como responsabilidad hacia las generaciones futuras.
Abstrakt
The education of man is a human awakening
Jacques Maritain