HT23 TERM CARD
Hilary Term 2023
Guide to all Italy-related events
In order to provide you with a useful guide, the following list comprises all events organised by ISO and other Italy-related associations:
— ITALIAN STUDIES AT OXFORD (ISO) —
http://www.italianstudies.ox.ac.uk
Thursday 2 March, 5:15-6:30pm (UK time)
Guest Lecture:
Professor David W Ellwood (Johns Hopkins, Bologna)
Italian Soft Power and the Slow Food Movement
Discussants: Prof. Andrea Ruggeri (Brasenose) and Prof. Diego Zancani (Balliol)
Research Centre, Christ Church and online via Teams
*Drinks will follow – All welcome*
Please email italianstudies@area.ox.ac.uk to book your place online (no need for in person)
— SUB-FACULTY OF ITALIAN —
ITALIAN RESEARCH SEMINARS MICHAELMAS TERM 2022
Seminars take place on Mondays at 5.15pm at The Taylorian Institute (Main Hall) and via Teams. Please e-mail italian.res-sem@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk to book your place in person or online.
Week 2 (23 Jan)
Yuri Brunello (Ceará), Shaman or "pai de santo". On Pasolini's Dante in Brazil
Week 5 (13 Feb)
Emma Bond (Oxford), World Literature's Curatorial Impulse: Reading Claudio Magris's Non luogo a procedere in The Museums of Trieste
Week 7 (27 Feb)
Ursula Fanning (UCD), Swimming Against The Tide: Maternal Currents in Italian Women's Writings From The 19th Century To Present
Week 8 (6 Mar)
‘Work in progress’: Current graduate students will present their findings so far
— THE OXFORD ITALIAN ASSOCIATION (TOIA) —
https://www.toia.co.uk/events/
All talks will be held in St Hugh’s College with a drinks reception at 7:30pm before the lecture at 8:00pm. All welcome. £2 Entrance fee for members (£5 for non-members; FREE for full-time students under 30)
Week 1 (Wed 18 Jan)
Dr. Philippa Joseph, The Riace Bronzes: A Sicilian Connection
Week 4 (Wed 8 Feb)
Dr. Leah R. Clark, Collecting the World: Global Gifts in Italian Renaissance Collections
Week 7 (Wed 1 Mar)
Prof. John Davis, Earthly paradise or hell on earth? Can Naples escape the stereotypes?
— EARLY MODERN ITALIAN SEMINAR SERIES —
https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/series/id/2150ac7b-d7ec-4400-ba97-768a2b4e510f
This interdisciplinary seminar will host papers and discussions about any aspect of Italian culture and society in the period 1400-1800. E-mail earlymodernitaly@history.ox.ac.uk to register.
Seminars are held on Tuesdays at 16:30 in St. Edmund’s Hall
Week 1 (17 Jan)
Elena Bonora (Parma), Waiting for the Emperor: Italian Princes, the Pope, and Charles V
Week 3 (31 Jan)
Paolo Molino (Padua), The Fabrication of Historical Truths: Rodrigo Caldéron and his Dignified Death in Italian Handwritten, Printed and Whispered News
Week 5 (14 Feb)
Maya Corry (Oxford Brookes), Beautiful Bodies: Spirituality, Sexuality and Gender in Leonardo’s Milan
Week 7 (28 Feb)
Fabrizio Nevola (Exeter), Making the Renaissance Public: Location based interpretation of early modern urban space
— STUART SERENISSIMA: ANGLO-VENETIAN CULTURAL EXCHANGE IN THE 17TH CENTURY —
A conference and Anglo-Venetian choral evensong, exploring connections between England and Venice in the seventeenth century.
Week 1 (Sat 21 Jan)
Conference 9:45 – 17:00
Trinity College, Oxford (Winstanley Lecture Hall)
Choral Evensong 18:00
King’s College Chapel
Registration for the conference is free, but essential.
No registration is required for the King’s Evensong.
Online attendance: For those who cannot attend in person, the conference will be streamed via Teams. Please contact eloise.davies@politics.ox.ac.uk directly for a link. Those who plan to watch online do not need to register on Eventbrite.
Registration, program, and further information: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stuart-serenissima-anglo-venetian-cultural-exchange-in-the-17th-century-tickets-461909763537
— BIBITURAE DANTIS —
These events are very informal, and anybody is welcome to join - the only requirement is an enthusiasm for Dante! We start by reading the canto, and then move to an open-ended discussion. Follow on Twitter@BibituraDantis for updates on upcoming events.
— ITALIAN POETRY TODAY —
IPT is a reading group which aims to discuss, appreciate, and problematise the issues of contemporary Italian writing, in continuous dialogue with living poets, writers, translators, and scholars. The full schedule for this term will soon be available. See the website (www.italianpoetrytoday.com), follow on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ItalianPoetryTodayOxford) and e-mail italianpoetry@gmail.com to join the mailing list.
— OXFORD UNIVERSITY ITALIAN SOCIETY (OUIS) —
Many exciting events are being planned including the visit of special guests, pizza nights and film nights. The full schedule for this term will soon be available. Visit the OUIS website (https://www.oxforditaliansociety.org/) and follow them on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/OxfordUniversityItalianSociety/) for more information.
For further information please contact: italianstudies@area.ox.ac.uk
or
Visit our website: http://www.italianstudies.ox.ac.uk