Florence’s schools photographic heritages: themes and method of a work in progress research

Abstract

This contribution intends to define aims and methodologies of a research project on Florence’s school photographic heritages between Nineteenth and Twentieth century. The research is part of relevant national interest project on school memory and proposes a first and partial reconstruction of the significant role of photography in visual school memories. The research methodology intertwine History of Education with History of Photography and starts from the photographic objects found in the single schools to investigate the historical and pedagogical contests in relationship with their photographic representation. Focusing on three cases studies, the research project aims to investigate the different using of photography at school, it also exploring the specific visual culture developed between different approaches, experiments and views on students and teaching activity.