Overview

The Story-Takers charts new territory in public pedagogy through an exploration of the multiple forms of communal protests against the mafia in Sicily. Writing at the rich juncture of cultural, feminist, and psychoanalytic theories, Paula M. Salvio draws on visual and textual representations including shrines to those murdered by the mafia, photographs, and literary and cinematic narratives, to explore how trauma and mourning inspire solidarity and a quest for justice among educators, activists, artists, and journalists living and working in Italy. Salvio reveals how the anti-mafia movement is being brought out from behind the curtains, with educators leading the charge. She critically analyses six cases of communal acts of anti-mafia solidarity and argues that transitional justice requires radical approaches to pedagogy that are best informed by journalists, educators, and activists working to remember, not only victims of trauma, but those who resist trauma and violence.

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Author:   Paula Salvio
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.40cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.310kg
ISBN:  

9781487521776

ISBN 10:   1487521774
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   06 November 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction: Story-Taking, Public Pedagogy and the Challenges of Transitional Justice Chapter 1:'To Tarry With Grief': Spontaneous Shrines, Public Pedagogy and the Work of Mourning Chapter 2: 'Eccentric Subjects': Female Martyrs and the Antimafia Public Imaginary Chapter 3: 'Children of the Massacre': Public Pedagogy and Italy's Non-Violent Protest Against Mafia Extortion Chapter 4: On the Road to a New Corleone: Digital Screen Cultures and Citizen Writers Chapter 5: Reconstructing memory through the archives: public pedagogy, citizenship and Letizia Battaglia's photographic record of mafia violence Chapter 6: 'The Duty to Report': Political Judgment, Public Pedagogy and the Photographic Archive of Franco Zecchin EPILOGUE WORKS CITED NOTES INDEX

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"""The Story-Takers is a remarkably important piece of work that will significantly impact the fields of transitional justice and memory -studies, helping to underscore the important work of public pedagogy and symbolic repair in traumatized societies. As such, it requires the sophistication, eloquent, and nuanced writing style, and international reputation that this author brings to the subject.""--Mario Di Paolantonio, Faculty of Education, York University ""The Story-Takers represents a ground-breaking contribution to mafia studies. Paula M. Salvio combines astute analyses of unconventional texts with a lively and engaging prose that will undoubtedly appeal to scholars and students interested in the fields of mafia studies, criminal justice studies, and new media. Her knowledge and incorporation of works engaging with public pedagogy and transitional justice is superb.""--Dana Renga, Department of French and Italian, The Ohio State University"

""" The Story-Takers is a remarkably important piece of work that will significantly impact the fields of transitional justice and memory -studies, helping to underscore the important work of public pedagogy and symbolic repair in traumatized societies. As such, it requires the sophistication, eloquent, and nuanced writing style, and international reputation that this author brings to the subject."" --Mario Di Paolantonio, Faculty of Education, York University "" The Story-Takers represents a ground-breaking contribution to mafia studies. Paula M. Salvio combines astute analyses of unconventional texts with a lively and engaging prose that will undoubtedly appeal to scholars and students interested in the fields of mafia studies, criminal justice studies, and new media. Her knowledge and incorporation of works engaging with public pedagogy and transitional justice is superb."" --Dana Renga, Department of French and Italian, The Ohio State University"

The Story-Takers is a remarkably important piece of work that will significantly impact the fields of transitional justice and memory -studies, helping to underscore the important work of public pedagogy and symbolic repair in traumatized societies. As such, it requires the sophistication, eloquent, and nuanced writing style, and international reputation that this author brings to the subject. - Mario Di Paolantonio, Faculty of Education, York University The Story-Takers represents a ground-breaking contribution to mafia studies. Paula M. Salvio combines astute analyses of unconventional texts with a lively and engaging prose that will undoubtedly appeal to scholars and students interested in the fields of mafia studies, criminal justice studies, and new media. Her knowledge and incorporation of works engaging with public pedagogy and transitional justice is superb. - Dana Renga, Department of French and Italian, The Ohio State University

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Paula M. Salvio is a professor in the Department of Education at the University of New Hampshire.

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