Published : 2021-12-08

Epistolary Pedagogy as the Art of Life

Letters from Professor Zygmunt Mysłakowski to Joanna Kulmowa (1963-1971)

Abstract

2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Professor Zygmunt Mysłakowski (1890-1971), a distinguished cultural educator, education theorist, philosopher and artist. ‘I am convinced that there is a link between scientific and artistic creation, which comes to the fore in the scientific synthesis of phenomena’, wrote Mysłakowski. This thought is confirmed by the correspondence of Professor Mysłakowski with the poet and writer Joanna Kulmowa (1928-2018). It is a special kind of cultural pedagogy. It could be called epistolary pedagogy, defined as a kind of psychological and pedagogical reflection on the world of culture. Epistolary pedagogy, conducive to creative expression, becomes an autotelic and aesthetic quality in Mysłakowski’s work. This is related to the permanent system of cultural references and cultural contexts inscribed in the contemporary autobiographical scientific discourse through letters perceived as personal documents. The article announces the publication of letters from Professor Mysłakowski to Kulmowa.

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epistolary pedagogy, pedagogy of culture, biography, letter, Zygmunt Mysłakowski (1890-1971)



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Chęcińska, U. (2021). Epistolary Pedagogy as the Art of Life: Letters from Professor Zygmunt Mysłakowski to Joanna Kulmowa (1963-1971). Biografistyka Pedagogiczna, 6(1), 577–594. https://doi.org/10.36578/BP.2021.06.13

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