Domenico De Masi
Domenico De Masi (born February 1, 1938 in Rotello ) is an Italian sociologist . He was Professor of Sociology at La Sapienza University in Rome and President of the Facoltà di Scienze della comunicazione (Faculty of Communication Studies) of the Sapienza. His main topics are questions of work, employment and leisure, leisure and creativity in the post-industrial society, as well as problems of poverty in developed societies.
Life
After finishing school in Caserta , De Masi began studying law at the University of Perugia . Already in his last years of study he dealt with sociological topics. After graduating in legal history , he worked from 1961 to 1963 as an assistant at the Chair of Sociology at the Faculty of Law at the University of Naples . During this time he specialized in the sociology of work . While still a student he made contact with the group around Franceso Compagna and his magazine Nord e Sud , a magazine for culture and politics published in Naples. He wrote his first articles for the magazine on subjects such as “life in the city” and “issues of professional life”. From 1971 to 1973 he taught sociology at the Istituto Orientale di Napoli and from 1974 to 1977 “Methods and Techniques of the Social Sciences” ( Metodi e tecniche della Ricerca Sociale ) at the University of Naples Federico II . From 1977 until his retirement he was professor of sociology at La Sapienza University in Rome.
Awards
- 2016: Premio Jorge Amado
- 2010: Honorary Citizen of the City of Rio de Janeiro
- Commendatore of the Brazilian Ordine del Rio Branco
Works (selection)
Domenico De Masi has written more than 30 books and written numerous articles for specialist journals, as well as essays for political magazines and social journals such as "Il Punto", "Tempi moderni", "Nord e Sud", "Dove" and "Style". A number of his works have been translated into Portuguese, but so far there are no German translations.
- Il futuro del lavoro . Fatica e ozio nella societa postindustriale. Milan: Feltrinelli ISBN 978-88-1710764-8
- Sviluppo senza lavoro . Edizione Lavoro 1994. ISBN 978-88-7910635-1
- L'emozione e la regola . Milan: Rizzoli. ISBN 978-88-170-0814-3
- L'Ozio Creativo. Conversation with Maria Serena Palieri . Ediesse 1997. ISBN 978-88-2300285-2
- Mappa mundi. Modelli di vita per una società senza orientamento . Milan: Rizzoli 2015. ISBN 978-88-170-7949-5
- Lavorare gratis, lavorare tutti. Perché il futuro è dei disoccupati . Milan: Rizzoli 2017. ISBN 978-88-170-9226-5
Web links
- Homepage - Domenico de Masi, Italian
- Biographyonline.it: Domenico De Masi
- Domenico de Masi, Filosofi lungo l'Oglio
Individual evidence
- ^ Mazzetti ricorda "Nord e Sud" di Francesco Compagna laRepubblica.it, March 28, 2016, accessed on June 22, 2017
- ↑ Jorge Amado 2016 a De Mas Associazone dei Lucani a Roma, accessed on June 22, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | De Masi, Domenico |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian sociologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 1, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rotello |