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Title: THE ART OF THE POSSIBLE: EDUCATIONAL HISTORY AS A RADICAL PRACTICE.
Alternate Title: El arte de lo posible: La Historia de la Educación como práctica radical.
Authors: Van Gorp, Angelo1 angelo.vangorp@rptu.de
Source: Historia y Memoria de la Educación. ene-jun2026, Vol. 23, p27-62. 36p.
Subject Terms: *History of education, *Critical pedagogy, *Activism, Public history, Research questions, Essayists
Geographic Terms: Gary (Ind.), Milan (Italy)
People: Benjamin, Walter, 1892-1940, Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859
Abstract (English): This essay attempts to show how ecological thinking, through a partial reading of Walter Benjamin's works, could provide a solid basis for integrating public history, art-based research and activism into the history of education. As an undisciplined, feral history, the essay links Alexander von Humboldt with Walter Benjamin, and compares the craft of the historian of education with digging, hunting, pearl diving, ragpicking, and wayfaring. The last two sections of this essay draw on the former by linking the concepts of "actuality" and "crisis" to a discussion of the results of a pre-conference on ecological thinking organised at the International Standing Conference for the History of Education (ISCHE) in Milan, 2022. The workshop began with a viewing of the documentary film "Stagnant Hope: Gary, Indiana" (2014) by the American filmmaker Alex J. Semchuck, and aimed to open a discussion on the possibilities of studying educational ecologies in the history of education. The themes presented in this section are grouped along a series of so-called collectibles, offering a discussion on the themes of "Stagnant Hope", "Urban Debris", "The Time of Hell", "Urban Exploration", and the "Urban Fabric". The essay concludes with a reflection on how to challenge "Stagnant Hope" along the lines of the proposed radical approach to educational history. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Spanish): Este ensayo pretende demostrar cómo el pensamiento ecológico, a través de una lectura parcial de la obra de Walter Benjamin, podría ofrecer una base sólida para integrar la historia pública, la investigación artística y el activismo en la historia de la educación. Como una historia indisciplinada y salvaje, el ensayo vincula a Alexander von Humboldt con Walter Benjamin y compara la labor del historiador de la educación con actividades como cavar, cazar, buscar perlas, recolectar chatarra y viajar. Las dos últimas secciones de este ensayo se basan en la primera, relacionando los conceptos de «actualidad» y «crisis » con un análisis de los resultados de un taller previo a la conferencia sobre pensamiento ecológico, organizado en el marco de la Conferencia Internacional Permanente de Historia de la Educación (ISCHE) en Milán, 2022. El taller comenzó con la proyección del documental «Stagnant Hope: Gary, Indiana» (2014), del cineasta estadounidense Alex J. Semchuck, y tuvo como objetivo abrir un debate sobre las posibilidades de estudiar las ecologías educativas en la historia de la educación. Los temas presentados en esta sección se agrupan en torno a una serie de denominados «coleccionables», ofreciendo un análisis sobre los temas de «Esperanza estancada», «Escombros urbanos», «El tiempo del infierno», «Exploración urbana» y el «Tejido urbano». El ensayo concluye con una reflexión sobre cómo desafiar la «Esperanza estancada» desde la perspectiva del enfoque radical propuesto para la historia de la educación. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: This essay attempts to show how ecological thinking, through a partial reading of Walter Benjamin's works, could provide a solid basis for integrating public history, art-based research and activism into the history of education. As an undisciplined, feral history, the essay links Alexander von Humboldt with Walter Benjamin, and compares the craft of the historian of education with digging, hunting, pearl diving, ragpicking, and wayfaring. The last two sections of this essay draw on the former by linking the concepts of "actuality" and "crisis" to a discussion of the results of a pre-conference on ecological thinking organised at the International Standing Conference for the History of Education (ISCHE) in Milan, 2022. The workshop began with a viewing of the documentary film "Stagnant Hope: Gary, Indiana" (2014) by the American filmmaker Alex J. Semchuck, and aimed to open a discussion on the possibilities of studying educational ecologies in the history of education. The themes presented in this section are grouped along a series of so-called collectibles, offering a discussion on the themes of "Stagnant Hope", "Urban Debris", "The Time of Hell", "Urban Exploration", and the "Urban Fabric". The essay concludes with a reflection on how to challenge "Stagnant Hope" along the lines of the proposed radical approach to educational history. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: Este ensayo pretende demostrar cómo el pensamiento ecológico, a través de una lectura parcial de la obra de Walter Benjamin, podría ofrecer una base sólida para integrar la historia pública, la investigación artística y el activismo en la historia de la educación. Como una historia indisciplinada y salvaje, el ensayo vincula a Alexander von Humboldt con Walter Benjamin y compara la labor del historiador de la educación con actividades como cavar, cazar, buscar perlas, recolectar chatarra y viajar. Las dos últimas secciones de este ensayo se basan en la primera, relacionando los conceptos de «actualidad» y «crisis » con un análisis de los resultados de un taller previo a la conferencia sobre pensamiento ecológico, organizado en el marco de la Conferencia Internacional Permanente de Historia de la Educación (ISCHE) en Milán, 2022. El taller comenzó con la proyección del documental «Stagnant Hope: Gary, Indiana» (2014), del cineasta estadounidense Alex J. Semchuck, y tuvo como objetivo abrir un debate sobre las posibilidades de estudiar las ecologías educativas en la historia de la educación. Los temas presentados en esta sección se agrupan en torno a una serie de denominados «coleccionables», ofreciendo un análisis sobre los temas de «Esperanza estancada», «Escombros urbanos», «El tiempo del infierno», «Exploración urbana» y el «Tejido urbano». El ensayo concluye con una reflexión sobre cómo desafiar la «Esperanza estancada» desde la perspectiva del enfoque radical propuesto para la historia de la educación. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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