Week of Italian Studies - II Edition

Presentation and institutional greetings, by Simona Brambilla (Catholic University of Milan) and Bart Van den Bossche (Katolieke Universiteit, Leuven) 

TEACHING MODULES
1. THE TRANSMISSION OF KNOWLEDGE BETWEEN THE MIDDLE AGES AND HUMANISM
PAOLA MÜLLER, "It is in the order of the heavens to that of the sciences" 
MARCO ROSSI, The apprenticeship of artists from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance: notebooks, drawings and workshops 
MARCO RAININI, Le scuole e l'eremita. Circulation of knowledge and doctrinal clashes in the twelfth century. The case of Joachim of Fiore

2. LIBRARIES, BOOKS, ACADEMIES: PLACES AND OBJECTS FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF KNOWLEDGE 
EDOARDO BARBIERI, History of libraries between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries: some exemplary cases
SILVIO MARA, Institutions in Milan for the education of artists: the Accademia Ambrosiana and Brera
CECILIA SIDERI, La «Commedia» come "summa" dei saperi e oggetto di commento: manoscritti e stampe dantesche in Biblioteca Ambrosiana (Lecture with presentation of manuscripts)
ANDREA ROBIGLIO, 'L'art de lire'. Four stories about the act of consulting, reading, and reminiscing literary texts

3. SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL AND TRANSMISSION OF KNOWLEDGE
FRANCO GIUDICE, New Skies and Ancient Texts: Galileo's Astronomical Discoveries
MARIA TERESA GUERRINI, Italian universities in the panorama of European higher education in the modern era
Dialogue with a researcher: conversation with Dr. MATTEO MORANDI on the topic Technicians and men. The 'two cultures' in the Italian school from Unification to Fascism.
Video-interview and dialogue with SONIA TROVATO around her book Like Pinocchio in the whale. School and literature in prison (Prospero editore, 2019) 

4. TRANSMISSION AND RE-ELABORATION OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE ENCOUNTER BETWEEN CULTURES
ELISA GIUNIPERO, Matteo Ricci, Xu Guangqi and cultural relations between Italy and China 
ANNAMARIA TESTAVERDE, Transmitting, exporting, re-inventing: the network of stage technology in the European courts between the sixteenth century. XVI- XVII 
MARIA FRANCESCA PIREDDA, Play it again. The cinematographic remake between territorial promotion and national identity
ROBERTO DELLA TORRE, The multiple film versions in the Pittaluga collection of the Cineteca di Milano

5. KNOWLEDGE IN (AND OF) TWENTIETH-CENTURY ITALIAN LITERATURE
MARTINA PIPERNO, Archaeology, knowledge and literature in the twentieth century
CARMEN VAN DEN BERGH, The Anthologies of the Twentieth Century as a Form of Knowledge on Literature
BART VAN DEN BOSSCHE, The knowledge of the novel

There will also be live streaming meetings with optional participation, the calendar of which will be communicated to participants when registration closes, together with information on access to the online platform through which the course will be delivered.

Prof. Edoardo Barbieri, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Prof. Roberto Della Torre, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Prof. Franco Giudice, University of Bergamo
Prof. Elisa Maria Giunipero, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Prof. Maria Teresa Guerrini, University of Bologna
Dr. Silvio Mara, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Dr. Matteo Morandi, University of Pavia
Prof. Paola Müller, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Dr Martina Piperno, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Prof. Maria Francesca Piredda, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Prof. Marco Rainini, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Prof. Andrea Robiglio, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Prof. Marco Rossi, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Dr. Cecilia Sideri, University of Verona – Catholic University of the Sacred Heart 
Prof. Anna Maria Testaverde, University of Bergamo
Dr. Sonia Trovato, University of Verona
Prof. Carmen Van den Bergh, Leiden Universiteit
Prof. Bart Van den Bossche, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE:
Prof. Angelo Bianchi, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy and Full Professor of Modern History at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore 
Prof. Simona Brambilla, Associate Professor of Italian Philology at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Prof. Giuseppe Frasso, Professor Emeritus of Italian Philology at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart 
Prof. Bart Van den Bossche, Full Professor of Italian Literature at the Faculty of Arts and Institute for European Culture and Society, KU Leuven

ORGANIZATION AND COORDINATION:
Prof. Simona Brambilla, Scientific Director of the Week, Associate Professor of Italian Philology at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Dr. Cecilia Sideri, organization and tutoring, University of Verona – Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

For those registered for the entire Week: those who have completed the viewing of all the videos and successfully passed the final online test will be issued a certificate of attendance.

For those enrolled in single teaching modules: those who have completed the viewing of all the videos provided in the individual teaching modules and have successfully passed the final online test relating to them will be issued a certificate of attendance.
 
Participation in the Week of Italian Studies is recognized by the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart with 1 University Educational Credit (CFU); Those who wish to acquire this credit, in addition to having completed the viewing of all the videos and successfully passed the final online test, will have to take a final written test, aimed at verifying the acquisition of the contents addressed during the course, which will take place online on the morning of Saturday 21 February 2021

RECOGNITION FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS:
The Week of Italian Studies is included in the training and updating courses for school staff organised by Università Cattolica, as a qualified body by MIUR pursuant to Directive no. 170 of 21/03/2016. Participation gives rise to the legal and economic effects provided for by the regulations in force (MIUR note no. 2915 of 15/09/2016). Participation in the Study Week can be financed through the 'Teacher's Charter' provided for by Law 107/2015 so-called "Good School".

Registration for the Week of Italian Studies is extended to 27 January 2021

COSTS AND BENEFITS

• The cost of registration for the Week of Italian Studies is € 150.00 including VAT (for Secondary School teachers, also with a Teacher's Card).
• For the entire week, there is a reduction of € 130.00 including VAT for graduates of Università Cattolica enrolled in the premium services of the UCSC Alumni Community, for members of the Friends of Università Cattolica Association, for students enrolled in other universities. 
• For students enrolled at Università Cattolica and the Katholieke Universiteit in Leuven, the participation fee for the whole week is Euro 100.00 including VAT.
• It is possible to enrol in one or more modules at a cost of € 50.00 including VAT per module (for Secondary School teachers, also with the Teacher's Card).

The registration fee is non-refundable. 
 

ENROLMENT 

1. To participate in the entire Week it is necessary to make the payment of the participation fee by 21 January 2021.  Secondary  school teachers must proceed with payment through the following dedicated link. 
The receipt of payment must be sent by the same date by e-mail to the csi@unicatt.it address , together with an application form containing the following data:

• Name and surname
• Tax code (only for members of Italian nationality)
• Email address
• Student ID number (only for students enrolled at Università Cattolica)

Secondary school teachers will only have to send the receipt of payment to the daniela.veritierovitulano1@unicatt.it address .

 Before proceeding with the payment, students of KU Leuven must send an application by 21 January to Prof. Van Den Bossche (bart.vandenbossche@kuleuven.be), attaching the following data: 

• Name and surname
• Tax code (only for any members of Italian nationality)
• Email address

2. To register for the  individual modules , payment must be made by 21 January 2021.  Secondary  school teachers must proceed with payment through the following dedicated link. By the same date, the receipt of payment and an application form containing the following data must be sent to the csi@unicatt.it address : 

• Name and surname
• Tax code (only for members of Italian nationality)
• Email address
• Student ID number (only for students enrolled at Università Cattolica)
• Indication of the module(s) in which you wish to participate

Secondary school teachers will only have to send the receipt of payment to the address daniela.veritierovitulano1@unicatt.it

GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE PROGRAMME AND TEACHING STRUCTURE
Centro di Studi Italiani/Center of Italian Studies (CSI/CIS)
csi@unicatt.it
Only for KU Leuven students: Prof. Van Den Bossche 
bart.vandenbossche@kuleuven.be

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION, ENROLMENT PROCESS AND PAYMENTS
International Office
international.inquiry@unicatt.it

For secondary school teachers
daniela.veritierovitulano1@unicatt.it