The «Bollettino delle bibliotechine rurali» of zia Mariú a children’s magazine called to build society through books

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https://doi.org/10.12795/RiCH.2021.i17.05

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history of children’s literature, civic education, rural school libraries, sources, active citizenship

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In the Italy of the early twentieth century, the initiative created by zia Mariù (Paola Lombroso) and promoted through its organ of dissemination «Bollettino delle bibliotechine rurali» manages to provide over 1000 rural schools with a small school library. This action, carried out through the active commitment of other children, on one hand has the power to affect the society on the one hand by initiating an action of great "active citizenship" by children and on the other hand interrupting the condition of extreme poverty and marginality in which rural schools lived in. The article aims to present the initiative through the writings of zia Mariù herself and in particular through the pages of the «Bollettino delle bibliotechine rurali», identifying the role of this communication instrument compared to the success of the project.

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2021-12-30

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Pizzigoni, F. D. (2021). The «Bollettino delle bibliotechine rurali» of zia Mariú a children’s magazine called to build society through books. RIHC. Revista Internacional De Historia De La Comunicación, (17), 86–103. https://doi.org/10.12795/RiCH.2021.i17.05

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No. 17 (2021): Media enterprises for children and youth from the 20th century to the present day: a diachronic perspective

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Received 2021-09-14
Accepted 2021-10-13
Published 2021-12-30
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