Appel à communication : « Columbia Seminar in Modern Italian Studies » (New York, 2015-2016)

imagesColumbia Seminar in Modern Italian Studies (New York)

Columbia University, NYC, September 11, 2015 – April 1, 2016

Deadline: Apr 27, 2015

Call for Abstracts-Columbia Seminar in Modern Italian Studies, Due April 27, 2015

For those interested in presenting a paper at the Columbia Seminar in Modern Italian Studies, please submit an abstract of what you propose by April 27, 2015. The abstract should be no more than 300 words. In your email please also include a copy of your CV, and two suggestions for a respondent to your paper with their email information.

Respondents should be within reasonable commuting distance to New York City.

Please note: Seminar presenters are expected to have a completed PhD, and that travel funding is limited and determined on a case by case basis.   All materials should be emailed to modernitalianseminar@gmail.com.   Feel free to circulate this announcement widely.

For your information, the mission statement of the Seminar is as follows:   This seminar is concerned with political, social, cultural, and religious aspects of Italian life from 1815 to the present. In recent years, the seminar has stressed an interdisciplinary approach to Italian studies, increasing the participation of anthropologists and scholars of art, film, and literature. The seminar generally meets on the second Friday of the month during the academic year to discuss a paper presented by a member or an invited speaker. Papers cover a wide range of topics, approaches, and methodologies.

For the schedule of the current season, click on the Seminar’s link below http://universityseminars.columbia.edu/seminars/studies-in-modern-italy/

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