The Center for Italian Studies is happy to announce the continuation of the 2024 workshop, "Reading the State. Medieval Venice and Its Territories: Representations, Maps, Literatures," organized by Christophe Austruy (EHESS/CRH) and Giovanna Corazza (MSCA Fellow, Università Ca’ Foscari – Venezia, University of Notre Dame). This series is co-sponsored by the Center for Italian Studies and is part of the Doctoral Workshop on History, Economy, Society, and Culture in the Venetian Empire (10th-18th centuries), hosted by the EHESS-École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales / CRH Centre de Recherches Historiques.
This workshop aims to further explore and expand on the topics introduced at that time. Both workshops seek to explore recent research into how the late medieval landscape was depicted using both visual cartography and literary expression, two mediums that seem to bridge gaps and reveal unexpected connections. Dante’ s Commedia will be examined as one of the most profound examples of this convergence, both in its descriptive language and its overarching metaliterary
ambition to redefine the universe. While the primary focus will be on Venetian landscapes, the discussion will also encompass neighboring territories, broader cultural history themes, and methodological considerations.
Program:
9:00: Maurice AYmard (EHESS/MSH)
9.30: Theodore J. Cachey Jr. (University of Notre Dame, Director Center for Italian Studies)
10.00: Giovanna Corazza (Università di Ca’ Foscari-Venezia/ University of Notre Dame)
10:30: Coffee Break
10.45: Nathalie Bouloux (CESR/Université de Tours)
11.15: Christophe Austruy (EHESS-CRH/ISEGCOM)
Languages of the workshop: Italian, French, English.
The workshop is part of the Project GEODETIC 101110048 by Giovanna Corazza, Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow.
Originally published at italianstudies.nd.edu.