Tenured Scholars
Marini, William
Associate professor
Associate professor. PhD in Philosophy and Education (Columbia), and EdM in Arts in Education (Harvard). His work synthesizes philosophical and artistic aspects of education, such as everyday aesthetics, arts-based methodologies, and the dialogue between those who build and inhabit the school. He currently serves as the unit's Academic Secretary.
Areas of interest: Philosophy and education, Aesthetics and education
Education
| Job title | Institution that grants it | Year |
|---|---|---|
| PhD in Philosophy and Education | Teachers College, Columbia University | 2012 |
| EdM in Arts in Education | Harvard University Graduate School of Education | 2007 |
| Senior Professor in Philosophy | Pontifical Catholic University Argentina | 2003 |
Teaching and training of researchers
| Course name | Sigla |
|---|---|
| Education and Philosophy | EDU 0313 |
| Research Seminar | EDU 0270 |
| College Seminary | CLG 0000 |
Supervision of doctoral theses
| Year | Type | Name | Student |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director | Choreographies of the school cafeteria: Architecture and aesthetics of everyday life in Chilean public schools | camila osorio |
| 2025 | Director | Towards an understanding of the management of visual resources for teaching in first cycle teachers of Basic General Education (EGB) in the Metropolitan Region, from the perspective of visual studies | Ursula Bravo |
| 2022 | Thesis | Civic Ecology: towards a Pedagogical Training to Perceive and Cohabit | Manuela Mendez |
Research Projects
| Year | Type | Name | Role | See more. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 - 2024 | Regular Fund | School Archeology. Architecture, politics and daily aesthetics in the Chilean school building since 1900. | Co-investigator | Go to projectlaunch |
| 2021-2025 | ANID Basal Project | Cape Horn International Center | Research associate | Go to projectlaunch |
Publications
Recent
Author
Year
Title
Magazine
Volume
Pages
DOI
Marini, G., Molina, C. & Villanueva, V.
2025
More than a place to eat: Visual aesthetics and educational policies in the Chilean school dining hall (1912 - 2020).
Visual Communication
Marini, G.
2025
What's the Sense of a Classroom? Sensory Perception in Classrooms and Relationships with Nature in the Wake of COVID-19.
Stud Philos Educ.
44
69-84
Torres, C., Mondragón, H., Marini, G. & Urrutia, I.
2024
Architecture and school standardization: Pragmatism and normalization of rural schools in Chile (1929-1980).
ARQ
117
Marini, G., Silva, C. & Luna, L.
“May I show you our school?” Biocultural ethics in a visual ethnography in southern Chile.
Visual Ethnography
13 (1)
233-249
Marini, G., & Galioto, C.
2023
'The way of beauty' in Catholic schools: keys of understanding and pedagogical orientations
Studies in Catholic Education
208-223
Marini, G & Department of Education and Training in Arts and Culture of the Ministry of Cultures
2022
Guidelines for Artistic Education Week
Department of Education and Training in Arts and Culture - MINCAP
1 - 53
Mondragon, H. & Marini, G.
2022
Outdoor schools: Architectures to care and educate.
ARQ
109
114-127
Marini, G. & Rodríguez Merchán, JD
2021
Reconsidering time in schools: an everyday aesthetics perspective
Journal of Philosophy of Education
55
893-904
Marini, G.
2021
An introduction to everyday aesthetics in education
Studies in Philosophy and Education
40
39-50
Books
Editor
Year
chapter title
Editors
Book Title
Pages
Editorial
DOI/Url
Marini, G. & Mondragón, H. (Editors).
2023
Building and inhabiting the school.
UC editions
Schwember, F., Condeza, A., Palma, F. & Marini, G.
2022
'Ngen' ancient spirits of the woods: Art-based environmental education in Chiloé Archipelago
Vella, R. & Pavlou, V.
Art, sustainability and learning communities: A call to action
Bright / Sense
Mendez, M., Marini, G. & Rozzi, R.
2022
Sub-Antarctic High Andean “Gardeners:” cultivating caring relationships
Rozzi, R., Tauro, A., Wright, T., Klaver, I., May, R., Avriel-Avni, N., Brewer, C., Berkowitz, A.
Field Environmental Philosophy: Education for Biocultural Conservation
Springer
Commitment
Management Responsibilities at the Faculty or University
2023-2026: Academic Secretary College UC
Social Impact
2022-2025: Member of the Board of Directors of the Catechetical Home Foundation
