Join the School of Architecture for an exhibition and talk by author and architectural artist Arduino Cantàfora. The lecture will delve into the intricate intersection of art, architecture, and history that has shaped his illustrious career. From his early fascination with organic forms and his deep dive into Caravaggio's technique, to his pivotal role in La Tendenza, Cantàfora has continuously explored the language of drawing and painting as a means to reimagine architectural forms. The talk will provide insight into his artistic journey, including his celebrated large-scale works and his contributions to prestigious architectural and art exhibitions.  Reception to follow.  Register for the talk Originally published at architecture.nd.edu.

The Wolves drops you outdoors into the midst of a suburban high school girls' soccer team daily practice for six games. Amid warmup and training suffused by the raw energy accompanying youth on the brink of adulthood, the undefeated Wolves psych each other up or out, tackling whatever sport and life throw their way through rapid-fire, unfiltered conversations about the world and who they are within it. Then, what happens when you discover life is not a drill? GET TICKETS Performance Schedule October 2–6, 2024Wednesday–Friday at 7:30 PMSaturday at 2:30 PM and 7:30 PMSunday at 2:30 PM Philbin Studio TheatreDeBartolo Performing Arts Center Tickets Tickets for The Wolves are now on sale and may be purchased by phone at 574-631-2800, in person at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center ticket office (M-F 12:00 - 6:00 PM), or online at performingarts.nd.edu. BUY TICKETS Parking Free parking is available daily after 5:00 pm in the Stayer Center parking lot, just north of the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Patrons may now receive free event parking at the Eddy Street Commons Parking Garage by bringing your event tickets and parking ticket to the DPAC Ticket Office to receive a pre-paid parking voucher. An accessible lot for disabled patrons is available immediately adjacent to the center; a valid hangtag or license plate is required. There is a ten-minute parking zone on the north drive of the center for ticket pick-up; during inclement weather you are welcome to drop off guests in this area and proceed to parking.Sarah DeLappe's Pulitzer Prize-nominated play, produced in collaboration with the DeBartolo Performing Art Center's Presenting Series.The Wolves is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.concordtheatricals.com

The annual Zombie Preparedness Festival, put on by Campus Safety, is back for a second year after a successful inaugural event. The event focuses on emergency preparedness and safety. Attendees of the Zombie Preparedness Festival will be able to visit dozens of booths and tables for safety information, demonstrations and giveaways. Demonstrations included fire extinguisher use, AEDs, CPR, first aid basics and more. There will also be food, giveaways, and prizes, including gift cards, parking passes, football tickets, a stay at the Morris Inn, and a Marcus Freeman-signed football. Free T-shirts will be given out for visiting demonstrations and booths. Representatives from the following Notre Dame departments will be on hand: police, including the K9 unit and drone operators; fire; the Office of Information Technologies (cybersecurity); Campus Dining; Notre Dame Global (travel safety); Risk Management (lab safety); Sustainability; and more. Visit South Bend Mishawaka, St. Joseph County Emergency Management Agency, South Bend Police Department, American Red Cross and other community businesses and organizations will also take part.Check out the video below to see highlights of last year’s Zombie Preparedness Festival.

Exploring Environmental Violence: Perspectives, Experience, Expression, and Engagement invites communities to explore violence on the environment as both a concept and phenomena. The contributors to this book represent a wide breadth of scholarly approaches, including law, social and environmental science, engineering, as well as from the arts and humanities. The chapters explore what environmental violence is and does, and the variety of ways in which it affects different communities. The authors draw on empirical data from around the globe, including Ukraine, French Polynesia, Latin America, and the Arctic. Varying responses to environmental violence by different communities, whether through active resistance or the creative arts, are also discussed, providing the foundation on which to build alternatives to the potentially damaging trajectory on which humans currently find themselves. Speakers:Drew Marcantonio, assistant professor of environment, peace, and global affairs, Kroc Institute for International Peace StudiesJohn Paul Lederach, Senior Fellow, Humanity United, and Professor Emeritus, Kroc Institute for International Peace StudiesAgustín Fuentes, professor of anthropology, Princeton University (joining virtually)Maiah Jaskoski, professor of politics and international affairs, Northern Arizona UniversityJohn Mulrow, adjunct assistant professor of environmental and ecological engineering, Purdue University Originally published at kroc.nd.edu.

Venice, BNM, Lat. Z 399, c. 98v. Courtesy of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana in Venice.The Center for Italian Studies is pleased to host a lecture by Dr. Giovanna Corazza (Cà Foscari) titled:Dante’s Chorographies. From the territory to the Comedy   Between the 13th and 14th centuries, medieval Italian culture witnessed the emergence of regional and local territorial representations more prominently than in the rest of Europe. This detailed chorography, which developed both in the visual language of cartography and the verbal language of writing, evidently corresponds to the new practices of urban society, playing a central role in the conquest of rural areas and the increase in mobility, thereby engaging in a process of conceptual appropriation of space. Despite the diversity of expressive tools, the graphic and verbal chorography of the early 14th century reflect similar forms of territorial knowledge, based on an odological perspective and the need to reproduce the actual spatial and proportional relationships between the geographical objects represented. Moreover, Dante’s Comedy contains important chorography, composed in the formalized language of poetry. The analysis of these passages reveals construction methods perfectly integrated into the knowledge practices and the culture of territorial representation characteristic of his time. Giovanna Corazza è Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow presso il Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici dell’Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia con il progetto GEODETIC – Geography and Cartography in Dante’s Comedy (GA 101110048), che coinvolge il Dipartimento di Scienze Storiche, Geografiche e dell’Antichità dell’Università di Padova e il Center for Italian Studies della University of Notre Dame. Si interessa principalmente del rapporto tra geografia e letteratura nell’opera di Dante e nella produzione letteraria del XIV secolo, di cultura topografica e cartografica medievale, di interpretazione e ricezione dantesca.      HORIZON EUROPE Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Research Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. This event is part of the MSCA Project GEODETIC – 101110048 by Giovanna CorazzaThe Italian Research Seminar, a core event of the Center for Italian Studies, aims to provide a regular forum for faculty, postdoctoral scholars, graduate students, and colleagues from other universities to present and discuss their current research. The Seminar is vigorously interdisciplinary, and embraces all areas of Italian literature, language, and culture, as well as perceptions of Italy, its achievements and its peoples in other national and international cultures. The Seminar constitutes an important element in the effort by Notre Dame's Center for Italian Studies to promote the study of Italy and to serve as a strategic point of contact for scholarly exchange.Originally published at italianstudies.nd.edu.

The Nanovic Institute welcomes Rory Finnin, author of Blood of Others: Stalin's Crimean Atrocity and the Poetics of Solidarity (University of Toronto Press, 2022), the recipient of the 2024 Laura Shannon Prize in Contemporary European Studies. Finnin will join the Nanovic Institute to receive the prize and deliver a public lecture to faculty, students, staff, and the general public on October 3, 2024. In the words of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, “this Russian war against Ukraine and against all of free Europe began with Crimea. And it will end with Crimea — with its liberation.” Zelensky’s bold prediction is an urgent reminder. Crimea is the ground zero of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the largest and most dangerous armed conflict in Europe since the Second World War. In February 2014, Russia’s war began with the military seizure of Crimea; in February 2022 it escalated with a full-scale invasion launched in part from Crimea. In the 2024 Laura Shannon Prize Lecture, Professor Rory Finnin (University of Cambridge) explains the profound significance of Crimea and shares untold stories of local resistance to Russian colonialism, past and present. Through literary and archival sources, he sheds light on the remarkable history and culture of Crimea’s indigenous Sunni Muslim people, the Crimean Tatars. His lecture argues that Ukrainian-Crimean Tatar relations are a key to understanding contemporary Ukraine and its vibrant civic national identity, which may be the most powerful force defending liberal democracy today. About the speaker Rory Finnin is professor of Ukrainian studies at the University of Cambridge. He launched the Cambridge Ukrainian Studies program in 2008. Finnin’s primary research interest is the interplay of culture and identity in Ukraine. His broader research interests include nationalism studies, solidarity studies, and cultural memory in the region of the Black Sea. Finnin is a graduate of St Ignatius High School (Cleveland), Georgetown University (B.A.), and Columbia University (Ph.D.). In 1995-97 he served as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in Ukraine. Originally published at nanovic.nd.edu.