The right to participate in cultural life and its consequences for learning: a life story

Abstract

This paper summarizes a study on participation in cultural life which aimed to learn what motivates its development and the knowledge that derives from it. This research followed a narrative-biographical approach using biograms, biographic interviews and documentary sources. The main result of the investigation is the life story of Jaime, a resident in a small town in the province of Castellón, who is deeply involved in the participative processes of local cultural life in the town’s associations and institutions. The conclusions highlight how learning related to participation in cultural life is re ected in issues of cultural identity and coexistence, active citizenship and the institutionalization of culture.