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- Sep 2612:00 AM2024 CARE Conference: "Accountability in a Sustainable World"Now in its fourth year, the 2024 Accountability in a Sustainable World Conference, as the flagship event of ASWQ, continues to ask the hard questions and delve deeper into regulation, sustainability reporting, capital allocation, and performance metrics. The ongoing conversation will answer the immediate need for dialogue among academics and non-academics about sustainability, data and measurement, related assurance, high-quality information to inform responsible investment decisions, and accountability in setting personal, corporate, and public sector goals. This conference will focus on key concerns regarding assurance of a sustainable future: the changing sustainability reporting landscape, the politization of ESG, accounting for sustainability with a particular emphasis on carbon accounting, measurement and assurance, performance metrics, the new corporate focus on sustainability, the effects of carbon footprint information on consumer choice and thoughts from a younger generation. A main feature of the conference is to generate discourse between academics and non-academics, featuring high-profile, well-informed, often provocative speakers. Events are online and open to the public. Registration is required. Sponsored by the Center for Accounting Research and Education (CARE).
- Sep 2612:30 PMBook Launch: "Peace in the US Republic of Letters, 1840-1900"Longtime faculty fellow of the Kroc Institute, Sandra M. Gustafson draws on key insights from the field of peace studies (including positive and negative peace, as well as direct and indirect violence) in a rich study of US literature and culture in her most recent volume, Peace in the US Republic of Letters, 1840-1900 (Oxford, 2023). Exploring the early peace movement, Gustafson's book charts the rise of the peace cause in the works of William Penn and John Woolman, through the founding of the first peace societies in 1815 and the mid-century peace congresses, to the postbellum movement's consequential emphasis on arbitration. With the Civil War as the central axis, the volume includes readings of novels by James Fenimore Cooper, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Nathaniel Hawthorne spanning the period from 1840 to 1865. It also explores fiction engaged with problems that arose in the aftermath of that war, including novels by Henry Adams and John Hay on political corruption and class conflict; works on the failures of Reconstruction by Albion Tourgée and Charles Chesnutt; and the varied treatments of Indigenous experience in Helen Hunt Jackson's Ramona and Simon Pokagon's Queen of the Woods. Each of these writers focused on issues related to the cause of peace, expanding its thematic reach and anticipating key insights of twentieth-century peace scholars. Lunch will be provided. Speakers:Sandra Gustafson, the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of English; Concurrent Professor, Department of American StudiesAzareen Van der Vliet Oloomi, the Dorothy G. Griffin College Professor of English; Concurrent Professor, Romance Languages & Literatures; Director, Literatures of Annihilation, Exile & ResistanceSpencer French, Graduate student, Department of EnglishGeorge Lopez, the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Professor Emeritus of Peace StudiesOriginally published at kroc.nd.edu.
- Sep 264:30 PMHibernian Lecture: “Like a Prayer: The Novels of John McGahern”Frank Shovlin (University of Liverpool) will deliver the 2024 Hibernian Lecture, “Like a Prayer: The Novels of John McGahern.” One of the most acclaimed Irish writers of the second half of the 20th century, John McGahern (1934–2006) authored six novels. His final novel, That They May Face the Rising Sun, was named the Irish Book Awards Novel of the Year in 2003 and adapted into a 2023 film of the same name. Shovlin’s lecture will contextualize the political and social networks into which McGahern was born and explore religious aspects of his work as a writer. The 2024 Hibernian Lecture is cosponsored by the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies.About the speaker Frank Shovlin is professor of Irish literature in English at the University of Liverpool’s Institute of Irish Studies. A native of the west of Ireland, he is a graduate of University College Galway and the University of Oxford. Shovlin is the author of numerous articles and book chapters as well as four monographs: The Irish Literary Periodical 1923–1958 (2004); Journey Westward: Joyce, Dubliners and the Literary Revival (2012); Touchstones: John McGahern's Classical Style (2016); and John McGahern's Dublin (2021). He edited The Letters of John McGahern (2022), and is currently writing McGahern’s authorized biography.In 1978, the Ancient Order of Hibernians and Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians undertook a campaign to establish an endowment at the University of Notre Dame for illuminating the Irish heritage in America. Thanks to their support, since then the Cushwa Center has administered a variety of programs—including the Hibernian Research Award—supporting the study of the Irish experience in Ireland and America. Each year, the center invites a distinguished scholar or author to deliver the Hibernian Lecture at Notre Dame on some aspect of the Irish experience. Image: John McGahern and his siblings on the Feast of Corpus Christi, circa 1946. Note: Hasia Diner (New York University) had previously been scheduled to deliver the 2024 Hibernian Lecture on the subject of her latest book, Opening Doors: The Unlikely Alliance Between the Irish and the Jews in America. The Cushwa Center is working to reschedule Diner’s visit and lecture at Notre Dame. For updates on upcoming events and other news, sign up at cushwa.nd.edu/subscribe. Originally published at cushwa.nd.edu.
- Sep 265:00 PMBook Launch: “Virtue in Virtual Spaces: Catholic Social Teaching and Technology”Celebrate the launch of Virtue in Virtual Spaces: Catholic Social Teaching and Technology — the latest book in the Center for Social Concerns’ Enacting Catholic Social Tradition series published by Liturgical Press. About the book At its best, the internet channels the world into a global village of sorts, where digital citizens learn from each other, explore new modes of creation, and help others work through dilemmas in both physical and virtual spaces. Virtue in Virtual Spaces argues that the internet doesn’t have to be the cultural wasteland of click-bait, partisan politics, and vulgar content that we see too often today. Technology has tremendous potential for good because of the inherent goodness of human creation and creativity which can be achieved through the development and use of technology. The authors draw from writing on virtue ethics and Catholic Social Teaching to demonstrate this potential goodness of technology. Eight of the main themes of Catholic Social Teaching are used to build a framework for designing technology to promote human flourishing. In this book, readers will engage with the philosophies behind their favorite social media platforms, examine how the design features in these platforms shape habits and imagination, and gain dialogue-based skills to bring virtue back into virtual spaces. About the authors Louisa Conwill is a Ph.D. student in computer science and engineering at Notre Dame. Her research focuses include computer vision, human-computer interaction, and technology ethics. She has a particular interest in how the teachings of the Catholic Church can inform technology ethics. Megan Levis Scheirer is an assistant professor of the practice with the Center for Social Concerns and Notre Dame’s College of Engineering. She holds a Ph.D. in bioengineering from Notre Dame. Her research interests relate to questions concerning how technology shapes the cultural understanding of what it means to be human and how technology can be designed to encourage virtue and the common good. She’s also working to bring character formation into engineering curricula. Walter Scheirer is the Dennis O. Doughty Collegiate Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Notre Dame. He is a global technology leader, serving as the chair of the IEEE Computer Society Technical Community on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence and as a board member of the Computer Vision Foundation. Scheirer is also a cultural critic and historian, commenting on the social context of emerging technologies from the realistic perspective of a technologist, and promoting technology development informed by Catholic social teaching that upholds the common good. About the series Enacting Catholic Social Tradition is a series dedicated to the systematic application of Catholic social teaching to real-world problems and issues. Written for both academics and pastoral practitioners who want to draw on and learn more about the rich resources of Catholic social tradition for the practical work of justice, the series aims to strengthen the capacity of the Church to respond lovingly and well to the demands of the Gospel.
- Sep 2711:00 AMDean's Speaker Series: "The Moral and Economic Advantages of Customer Capitalism"The Moral and Economic Advantages of Customer Capitalism is presented by Fred Reichheld, as part of Mendoza’s Dean’s Speaker Series. Named by The Economist as the “high priest” of loyalty, Fred Reichheld is the creator of the Net Promoter System℠ (NPS®) and one of the world’s leading experts on customer and employee loyalty. The best-selling author of five books on loyalty, he is a fellow at Bain & Company and founder of Bain’s Loyalty practice, which helps companies achieve results through customer and employee loyalty. His latest book, coauthored with Bain’s Darci Darnell and Maureen Burns, is Winning on Purpose (Harvard Business Press, 2021). In the book, Fred reveals how NPS practitioners, including Apple Retail, Philips, Charles Schwab, Allianz, American Express and Intuit, have utilized this system to generate extraordinary results. They also explain how NPS helps companies become truly customer-centric, unleashing profitable growth by systematically converting more customers into promoters and fewer into detractors. The Dean’s Speaker Series is a leadership-focused series featuring respected senior executives from top global companies across diverse industries. Through engaging discussions, the leaders share their unique insights on careers, global trends, effective leadership and emerging issues affecting business and society. The series is sponsored by the Burns Family endowment. Open to all students and the Notre Dame community. No registration required.
- Sep 272:30 PMPanel Discussion: "American Democracy and the 2024 Election"Join in for an insightful and dynamic panel discussion on the upcoming 2024 U.S. election, featuring prominent voices in journalism and politics. This event will offer diverse perspectives on the key issues, candidates, and potential outcomes that will shape the future of the United States. Panelists:Gerard Baker, Editor-at-Large, The Wall Street Journal: With decades of experience in political journalism, Baker will provide an in-depth analysis of the electoral landscape, drawing from his extensive knowledge of American and global politics.Carlos Lozada, Opinion Writer, The New York Times: Lozada, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, will bring his sharp analytical skills to the discussion, offering a critical examination of the candidates' platforms and the broader political climate.Dianne Pinderhughes, Presidential Faculty Fellow, and the Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C. Professor of Africana Studies and Political Science, The University of Notre Dame: Pinderhughes holds a concurrent faculty appointment in American Studies, is a Faculty Fellow at the Kellogg Institute, and is a Research Faculty member in Gender Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Her research addresses inequality with a focus on racial, ethnic, and gender politics and public policy in the Americas, explores the creation of American civil society institutions in the twentieth century, and analyzes their influence on the formation of voting rights policy.Francis Rooney, Former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See: Rooney, with his rich background in diplomacy and politics, will provide a unique perspective on the international implications of the U.S. election and insights into the intersection of faith and politics.Moderator:Dean Marcus Cole, Notre Dame Law School: As the moderator, Dean Cole will guide the conversation, ensuring a balanced and engaging dialogue. His expertise in law and education will help frame the discussion in a broader societal context.Don't miss this opportunity to hear from esteemed experts as they dissect the 2024 election and its potential impact on the United States and the world. The Rooney Center thanks the Notre Dame Law School and the Notre Dame Democracy Initiative for co-sponsoring this event.Originally published at rooneycenter.nd.edu.
- Sep 273:00 PMBook Talk—"Fraught Balance: The Embodied Politics of Dabke Dance Music in Syria"Ethnomusicologist Shayna Silverstein discusses her monograph, Fraught Balance: The Embodied Politics of Dabke Dance Music in Syria, which draws on ethnographic, archival, and digital research. She talks about how dabke—one of Syria's most beloved dance music traditions—embodies the dynamics of gender, class, ethnicity, and nationhood in an authoritarian state. Originally published at music.nd.edu.
- Sep 273:30 PMLecture — "Making Sense of the Missing: The Family, the Church and 'the Home' in Twentieth-century Irish society"As part of the Keough-Naughton Institute's fall 2024 speaker series, Clair Wills, the King Edward VII Professor of English Literature at the University of Cambridge, will deliver the lecture, "Making Sense of the Missing: The Family, the Church and 'the Home' in Twentieth-century Irish society." Lecture Abstract In this lecture, Clair Wills considers the following questions: How do we approach the aftermath of the scandals of institutional abuse in Ireland? What questions should we be asking about guilt, blame and responsibility? The lecture will trace a history of sexual secrecy in Ireland from the post-famine period to the 1950s and beyond, asking how and why did families consent to the institutional care and control of unmarried mothers and their children. Why did the system make sense to ordinary families, and how can we make sense of it now? Copies of Clair Wills' new book, Missing Persons, Or My Grandmother’s Secrets (FSG, April 2024), will be available for purchase after the lecture. Speaker Biography Clair Wills is regius professor of English Literature at the University of Cambridge, and a critic and cultural historian of Britain and Ireland. She has written prize-winning books on the history of Ireland during the Second World War, on post-war immigrant Britain, and her essays on contemporary fiction, poetry and cultural institutions appear regularly in the New York Review of Books and the London Review of Books. Her most recent book, Missing Persons, Or My Grandmother’s Secrets, published by FSG in April 2024, is a study of four generations of unmarried mothers in her own family, set in the context of the intertwined histories of Britain and Ireland from the 1890s to the 1980s. Originally published at irishstudies.nd.edu.
- Sep 274:00 PMMVP Fridays(Lecture and Book Signing) — Ilyon Woo: “How can history help us pursue justice?”Ilyon Woo is the New York Times best-selling author of Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom, which won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Biography. She has received support for her research from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Antiquarian Society, among other institutions. Ilyon is also the author of The Great Divorce: A Nineteenth-Century Mother’s Extraordinary Fight Against Her Husband, the Shakers, and Her Times, her writing has appeared in The Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, and The New York Times. Ilyon has traveled the country to speak at bookstores, museums, schools, and book festivals, and she has been featured on such programs as NPR’s Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and CBS Sunday Morning. She holds a BA in the Humanities from Yale College and a Ph.D. in English from Columbia University. Co-sponsors: Creative Writing Program, Department of American Studies, Department of History, Program of Liberal Studies — Join the Center for Social Concerns on Friday afternoons of home football weekends for MVP Fridays: lectures by national leaders, journalists, and writers on questions of meaning, values, and purpose. Reception and book signing to follow.Learn more
- Sep 2812:30 PMGame Day Festivities: Medieval Combat featuring Theatrica GladiatoriaJoin the Medieval Institute for a thrilling tailgate filled with fencing, excitement, and camaraderie! This gameday, the Medieval Institute is very excited to welcome perennial favorites Theatrica Gladiatoria back to campus. Theatrica Gladiatoria’s professional performers and educators will offer dazzling swordplay alongside fascinating information about martial arts from the European Middle Ages both as historical practice and as living tradition! This is a hands-on event featuring basic instruction in medieval fencing for those who are interested. Complimentary food and drink will be provided. This event is free and open to the public—all people and all ages are welcome! Originally published at medieval.nd.edu.
- Sep 294:00 PMConcert: Lotus QuartetLotus Quartet is the 2024 Fischoff Competition Senior Wind Division Gold Medal winner. Formed in 2022 at Arizona State University, Giancarlo Lay, soprano saxophone; Johnathan Lee, alto saxophone; Keegan Ewan, tenor saxophone; and Jerick Meagher, baritone saxophone, perform various styles, including classical, jazz, and pop. "We want to show our versatility as musicians and what a saxophone quartet is capable of in areas that are not classical music," Meagher has said. Lotus makes its Presenting Series debut as part of Fischoff's Double Gold Tour. GET TICKETS
- Sep 303:30 PMLecture: "Is this translation?: ‘Lightenings viii’ (‘The annals say…’) and The Translations of Seamus Heaney"© Robert Cross, 2024As part of the Keough-Naughton Institute's fall 2024 speaker series and in celebration of International Translation Day, Professor Marco Sonzogni will deliver a lecture titled, "Is this translation?: ‘Lightenings viii’ (‘The annals say…’) and The Translations of Seamus Heaney." Lecture Abstract As a poet and translator, Seamus Heaney (1939–2013) embraced the ‘liberating idea’ that ‘an original work exists not in order to be perfect but in order to engender itself repeatedly in new translations’ (Translations of Poetry and Poetic Prose: Proceedings of Nobel Symposium 110, 1999: 331). Heaney’s poem ‘1 Lightenings viii’ (Seeing Things, 1991: 62) exemplifies this idea. In this poem — known also as ‘The annals say…’ — Heaney relays to readers an extraordinary event recorded in Irish annals: the sighting of crewed ships in the sky. Reported, among other sources, in Lebor Laignech (‘Book of Leinster’), in Lebor Bretnach (Irish Nennius) and also in Konungs skuggsjá (‘The King’s Mirror’), the sighting reaches Heaney’s imagination through K.H. Jackson’s English translation, ‘The Air Ship’ (Celtic Miscellany. Translations from the Celtic Literatures, 1971: 165). In this lecture, Professor Marco Sonzogni reviews his conclusion that ‘Lightenings viii’ was an original poem and why, consequently, he did not include it in the edited collection, The Translations of Seamus Heaney (2022). Rather, Sonzogni singled the poem out in his ‘Introduction’ as an example of the evolutionary impact of translation as practiced by Heaney. While Sonzogni is now uncertain that he made the right decision, he remains convinced that this text too — like all the texts collected in The Translations — bears witness to Heaney’s ‘credo’ in ‘discovering what survives translation true’ (‘Remembered Columns,’ The Spirit Level, 1996: 45). Speaker Biography Marco Sonzogni (OMRI, Officer) is an award-winning scholar, literary translator, poet, editor, and cultural activist. He is a Professor of Translation Studies in the School of Languages and Cultures at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, where he teaches evolutionary translation and intercultural communication at undergraduate and postgraduate level and directs the New Zealand Centre for Literary Translation. He is the editor of the critically acclaimed The Translations of Seamus Heaney (Faber 2022 and FSG 2023). He is also the editor of the definitive edition of Seamus Heaney’s poetry in Italian translation, Poesie (Mondadori 2016). This event is co-sponsored by the Creative Writing Program and the Center for Italian Studies. Originally published at irishstudies.nd.edu.
- Oct 112:00 AMStaff Fall Town Hall SessionsUniversity President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., Charles and Jill Fischer Provost John McGreevy, Executive Vice President Shannon Cullinan, and Vice President for Human Resources Heather Christophersen will share important campus updates. Please plan to attend the session designated for your division. You are welcome to attend a different session if you have a conflict with your assigned time. For those unable to attend in person, a recording of the town hall will be available on the executive vice president’s website by Monday, October 7.TUESDAY, October 1Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center10:00–10:45 a.m. Athletics, General Counsel, Office of Mission Engagement and Church Affairs, Office of Public Affairs and Communications, Institutional Research, Innovation, and Strategy, Student Affairs, Undergraduate Enrollment, University Relations, all other units reporting to the Office of the President, Facilities Design and Operations, and NDHR1:00–1:45 p.m. Centers and Institutes, Colleges and Schools, Notre Dame Global, Notre Dame Research, all other units reporting to the Office of the Provost, Finance, Information Technology, Investment, and University Operations, Events, and SafetyCarey Auditorium, Hesburgh Library10:00-10:45 p.m. Facilities Design and Operations and University Operations, Events, and Safety
- Oct 112:30 PMTalk — "Conservative Brazil: Socioeconomic and Political Forces That Are Reshaping Brazil as We Knew It (or Thought We Knew It)"Sergio FaustoExecutive Director, Fernando Henrique Cardoso (FHC) FoundationCo-Director, "Plataforma Democrática" ProjectCo-Director, "The State of Democracy in America" Collection In his talk, Fausto will discuss a set of data shedding light on structural changes that are making the so-called Bible, Beef and Bullets coalition a key factor in Brazilian politics and delve into the characteristics of each of the three main actors of this coalition. He analyzes the mutually reinforcing conservative-progressive polarization in Brazil, to what extent has it crystallized, and how it affects the Brazilian political system. His talk also will explore similarities and differences between socio and political polarization in the US and Brazil, then conclude with comments on the challenges to democracy in both countries, having the global context in the backdrop. For more information, click here. Sponsored by the Kellogg Institute for International Studies.
- Oct 14:00 PMDiscussion and Autobiographical Play: "Pieces of Me," with Bo Petersen"Pieces of Me" is an autobiographical play that exposes the devastating emotional cost of living secretly as a mixed-race family under the vicious racist apartheid regime and the legacy it bore. Bo Petersen's father, Benjamin “Benny” Johannes Petersen, made a fateful decision in 1944 that would change his life forever. After meeting and falling in love with Bo's mother, who was white, he decided to pass as white. Until then, he had been classified by the South African Government as "Colored." A Colored person was a person of mixed European ("white") and African ("black") or Asian ancestry, as officially defined by the South African government from 1950 to 1991. Petersen’s parents had five children and were happily married for 62 years. They lived as a white family. Benny never told his wife or any of his children about his true identity. It was a secret that, if uncovered, would have had dire consequences for all of them. Benny could have faced 10 years' imprisonment, his marriage would have been annulled and his children taken away, reclassified and made wards of the State. "Pieces of Me" explores how Bo's father's torturous decision to pass as white has shaped her life. The play captures universal themes of exclusion, threat, and silences experienced by marginalized people throughout the world. "Pieces of Me" is Bo's renegotiation. Speakers:Welcome: Josefina Echavarría Alvarez, Professor of the Practice, Director of the Peace Accords Matrix (PAM)Actor: Bo Petersen, South African actor, writer, directorQ&A: moderated by Laurie Nathan, Professor of the Practice of Mediation, Mediation Program DirectorOriginally published at kroc.nd.edu.
- Oct 23:30 PMStudent Workshop: "Using AI for Students"This interactive workshop is designed specifically for students and will guide you in harnessing the power of AI to enhance your academic journey and everyday life. You’ll learn how to use AI tools to improve learning, manage time effectively, and navigate university life more efficiently. Whether it's for personalizing study techniques, streamlining research, organizing your schedule, or developing important life skills, this session will equip you with practical strategies to integrate AI into your daily routine. Join us to explore how AI can support your success both in and out of the classroom! Originally published at ai.nd.edu.
- Oct 27:30 PMTheater: "The Wolves" by Sarah DeLappeThe 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
- Oct 312:30 PMAn invitation to engage: "Exploring Environmental Violence: Perspectives, Experience, Expression, and Engagement"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.
- Oct 35:00 PMLecture: "Dante’s Chorographies. From the territory to the 'Comedy'"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.
- Oct 35:30 PM"We Need to Talk about Crimea": 2024 Laura Shannon Prize Lecture with Rory FinninThe 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.
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