California Italian Studies is seeking submissions for its thematic Issue 1 of Volume 13, entitled “Italy, the World, and the Eternal City: Rome in History, Memory, and Imagination”, to be published in 2024.* Issue Editors: Bradford Bouley (UCSB) and Richard Wittman (UCSB). The next volume of CIS seeks to explore the essential relationship between the city of Rome and…
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This seminar is designed to introduce Ph.D. students from across the humanities to the unique primary sources available in Rome. Working hands-on with materials in the city’s archives and libraries, students will be exposed to the rich potential of a wide range of sources produced from 1100 to 2020. Seminar meetings will be held at…
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Title: “Marching on Rome: Contesting the Eternal City through the Centuries” Location: Italian Academy, Columbia University, New York City Date: October 28, 2022 October 28, 2022 marks the centenary of Mussolini’s March on Rome and the Fascist accession to power. Yet the Fascists were not the first, nor the last, to stage a…
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The Society for Italian Historical Studies invites anyone interested to submit proposals for paper presentations or for whole panels for the joint SIHS/American Historical Association annual meeting, January 2023 in Philadelphia. For those assembling the panel, please include: Full names Institutional affiliations E-mail addresses Title of panel An optional panel abstract of 2-3 sentences for…
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CFP for thematic issue of California Italian Studies, Volume 12, to be published in 2023, entitled “Calvino’s Memos: Between the Old and the New Millennium.” Issue Editors: Lucia Re (UCLA) and Anna Botta (Smith College). For this issue we are looking for comparative and interdisciplinary essays inspired by or related to the ideas and/or the…
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