Leonardo Acone

Leonardo Acone is a Full Professor at the Department of Human and Social Sciences of the University of Naples L'Orientale since January 2, 2024. He has been teaching at the Department of Human, Philosophical, and Educational Sciences of the University of Salerno since 2006, covering courses in Children's Literature, History of School, History of Pedagogy, and Narrative Pedagogy.

• PhD in Italian Studies (University of Salerno, 2005)
• National Scientific Qualification for Associate Professor (2017, 2018)
• Director of the Pedagogical Laboratory of History and Literature (University of Salerno, since 2019)

His research focuses on interdisciplinary connections between literature, music, and the arts in the context of childhood, with an emphasis on 19th-century works, intercultural dialogue through children's literature, and narrative pedagogy. He has directed 13 research projects (2011–2023) on topics like musical storytelling, interliterature, and literary representations of schools.

• Key themes: Interdisciplinary education, fairy tales as intercultural devices, historical-pedagogical analysis of literature

A concert pianist, Acone integrates musical storytelling into pedagogy, holding lecture-concerts internationally. He has served on editorial boards for journals like *Sinestesieonline* and directed academic series such as *La libreria di Stardi* and *I giochi di Gargantua*.

• Scientific roles: Member of SIPED, CIRC, Cirse, and AISO
• Institutional roles: President of Teaching Council of Primary Education Sciences (University of Salerno, since 2021)