Educação ao Longo da Vida e Práticas Artísticas – Narrativas da Periferia

Abstract

This article seeks to reflect on the contribution of Lifelong Education to artistic practices through a study that analyzed the biographical narratives of five artists from the outskirts of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area. The research revealed that artistic learning occurred predominantly outside the school context, reinforcing the importance of legitimizing non-hegemonic epistemologies rooted in territorial experiences. Thus, it affirms the role of the territory as a producer of knowledge and of the periphery as a space for symbolic creation and cultural citizenship.

Key concepts:

Lifelong education; artistic practices; periphery; biographical narratives.