CHINAZZI ANNA
Biography
Anna Chinazzi, PhD in Education, has a background in Cultural Anthropology and Philosophy.
She is currently a collaborator at the Department of Human Sciences for Education "Riccardo Massa" at the University of Milano-Bicocca.
Her research interests focus on contemporary tensions and antinomies in education, especially emerging 'alternative' educational forms (especially home education / homeschooling).
Among her publications:
- Uncovering Home Education in Italy (2025, with A. Fensham-Smith)
- A Social Contract for Home Education (2023)
- Netnografia e ricerca educativa in contesti online (2023, with C. Bove)
Publications
Biscaldi, A., Chinazzi, A., Ruffolo, E. (2026). Homeschooling as a Threshold Space: Critical Reflections on Educational Relationships, Places, and Responsibilities. WORLD FUTURES, 82(2), 88-100 [10.1080/02604027.2025.2609664]. Detail
Biscaldi, A., Chinazzi, A. (2025). Multiculturalism in Educational Practices: The Italian Case. Intervento presentato a: Panel discussion on Challenges to Multiculturalism. Exploring Indian and Italian Experiences July 2025, Bangalore, India. Detail
Chinazzi, A., Ruffolo, E., Biscaldi, A. (2025). Unschooling in Italy: Navigating Idealisations, Constraints, and De-Colonising Promises. In Scuola democratica (a cura di), Proceedings of the Third International Conference of the journal Scuola Democratica. Education and/for Social Justice. Vol. 1: Inequality, Inclusion, and Governance. Associazione “Per Scuola Democratica”. (pp. 384-392). ASSOCIAZIONE “PER SCUOLA DEMOCRATICA”. Detail
Biscaldi, A., Chinazzi, A. (2025). Multiculturalism in Educational Practices: The Italian Case. In E. Colombo, Sethuraman V. (a cura di), Challenges to Multiculturalism. Exploring Indian and Italian Experiences (pp. 109-119). Milano University Press [10.54103/milanoup.196.c371]. Detail
Chinazzi, A. (2025). Istruzione parentale tra scelta, desiderio e fallimento del sistema scolastico. Intervento presentato a: Sperare / Disperare / Desiderare. Quinto Convegno Nazionale SIAC, Matera, Italia. Detail
Awards
Awards
- Premio Internazionalizzazione della Ricerca, Università di Milano-Bicocca, 2023
- International scholarship exchange of PhD candidates and academic staff, Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange, 2022
Research and teaching assignments
- Visiting Researcher - The Open University, 2023
Congresses/Conferences
- Partecipazione al comitato organizzativo - "Making and reframing communities Cultivating a dialogue between education and anthropology" Pre-conference ESREA 2022(Italia), 2023