Conferences by Martina Pala
Collective identities build upon the interplay of minorities of different kinds, be they ethnic, ... more Collective identities build upon the interplay of minorities of different kinds, be they ethnic, gender, religious, social and/or economic-to name but a few macroscopic areas. This is particularly true in the case of Italy, a nation with an inherently 'troublesome' and multi-layered identity from its historical roots to its contemporary hybridities. It is thus extremely significant to understand what kind of voices minorities have had throughout the development of Italian literature and culture. Have they spoken in their own words or rather have they been 'given' a voice by dominant others? Have ethnic and confessional minorities, women, underprivileged individuals, and people with disabilities had different levels of access to literary or cultural voices in different historical periods or geographical contexts? Through which channels, and in which specific conditions have these voices been communicated, and what kind of technical or stylistic innovations have they produced?
'Minorities Report. Italian Culture, Facing Otherness' aims to address this set of questions in order to complicate and enrich the varied voice(s) of our field of studies. The Colloquium will provide an opportunity for postgraduate students to discuss the extent to which multi-vocality has had an impact on Italian Studies so far, the direction in which our disciplinary field is moving and its role in an ever-changing national and global context.
The day will be dedicated to 20 minutes presentations, divided into panels encouraging dialogue between papers sharing similar research interests. Prof Loredana Polezzi (Cardiff University), an expert in the fields of translation studies, comparative literature, and history of travel and migration, will deliver a keynote lecture in the morning. She will propose an intersectional approach to the concept of minority intermingled with the experience of feminine migration. In the afternoon, Dr Guido Furci (Durham University-Sorbonne Nouvelle), with his strong knowledge of minorities' voices and juridical statuses, will explore forms of 'indirect witnessing' and 'intrusive memory' in the context of Italian contemporary literature.
Papers by Martina Pala
"Altrelettere" | Special Issue, 2022
The coming of age genre has long been a male-dominated tradition (Lazzaro-Weiss 1990), but—as a c... more The coming of age genre has long been a male-dominated tradition (Lazzaro-Weiss 1990), but—as a consequence of the great success of Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend tetralogy (2011-2014)—topics such girlhood and female friendship have begun to gain greater visibility in literature and the media. The issue aims to explore the ways in which female youth has been represented in modern and contemporary Italian cultural production before and after Ferrante’s novels. How have girls and young women been portrayed through the decades? Have the ways of representation changed based on social role models?
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Conferences by Martina Pala
'Minorities Report. Italian Culture, Facing Otherness' aims to address this set of questions in order to complicate and enrich the varied voice(s) of our field of studies. The Colloquium will provide an opportunity for postgraduate students to discuss the extent to which multi-vocality has had an impact on Italian Studies so far, the direction in which our disciplinary field is moving and its role in an ever-changing national and global context.
The day will be dedicated to 20 minutes presentations, divided into panels encouraging dialogue between papers sharing similar research interests. Prof Loredana Polezzi (Cardiff University), an expert in the fields of translation studies, comparative literature, and history of travel and migration, will deliver a keynote lecture in the morning. She will propose an intersectional approach to the concept of minority intermingled with the experience of feminine migration. In the afternoon, Dr Guido Furci (Durham University-Sorbonne Nouvelle), with his strong knowledge of minorities' voices and juridical statuses, will explore forms of 'indirect witnessing' and 'intrusive memory' in the context of Italian contemporary literature.
Papers by Martina Pala
'Minorities Report. Italian Culture, Facing Otherness' aims to address this set of questions in order to complicate and enrich the varied voice(s) of our field of studies. The Colloquium will provide an opportunity for postgraduate students to discuss the extent to which multi-vocality has had an impact on Italian Studies so far, the direction in which our disciplinary field is moving and its role in an ever-changing national and global context.
The day will be dedicated to 20 minutes presentations, divided into panels encouraging dialogue between papers sharing similar research interests. Prof Loredana Polezzi (Cardiff University), an expert in the fields of translation studies, comparative literature, and history of travel and migration, will deliver a keynote lecture in the morning. She will propose an intersectional approach to the concept of minority intermingled with the experience of feminine migration. In the afternoon, Dr Guido Furci (Durham University-Sorbonne Nouvelle), with his strong knowledge of minorities' voices and juridical statuses, will explore forms of 'indirect witnessing' and 'intrusive memory' in the context of Italian contemporary literature.