Dr Stefano Jossa, Royal Holloway, has organised a study day marking the 7th centenary of the death of Dante. The event is sponsored by RHUL-HARI and is supported by the Italian Cultural Institute in London. The school workshop is sponsored by UCML’s Small Grants Scheme.
To attend, please visit the event registration page.
Programme:
| 10am-12pm (UK time) | Workshop for students from state schools |
| 1.30pm | Welcome |
| First Session 1.50pm 2-2.20pm 2.25-2.45pm 2.50-3.20pm 3.20-3.40pm | Chair: Professor Sarah Wright Welcome address from Katia Pizzi, Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in London Stefano Jossa, Dante at Royal Holloway Jane Everson, Dante and Dance Andrea Mazzucchi, Dante’s visual presence in the UK: illuminated manuscripts between the 14th and 15th century (in Italian) Q&A session |
| Second Session 4-4.20pm 4.25-4.55pm 5-5.20pm 5.20-5.40pm | Chair: Dr Selena Daly John Sellars, Dante the Aristotelian Philosopher Catherine Keen, Dante on and off the page Giacomo Benedetto, Medieval Politics for Contemporary Europe? Q&A session |
| Special Event 5.45-6.30pm | Chair: Professor Giuliana Pieri Ian Thomson, Dante and the Islam |