italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies
Papers are invited for a conference on
"ARABIC AND JUDAIC INFLUENCES IN AND AROUND DANTE ALIGHIERI"
["Presenze arabe e ebraiche 'in' e 'intorno' a Dante Alighieri"]
to be held at the University of Ca' Foscari, Venice, Italy
on Wednesday and Thursday 11th and 12th September 2002, 10.00am-6.00pm
This is an open conference, open to all interested parties]
[Website: http://www.geocities.com/dantestudies]
OUTLINE
In various parts of the world, people are doing work on the question of
Arabic and Judaic influences in Italy, and the Mediterranean basin in
general. Our specific interest is in Arabic and Judaic influences in and
around Dante.
We are looking to break new ground in this important area of Dante studies.
In the eighty-odd years since the publication of the ground-breaking work of
Miguel Asín Palacios, isolated individuals have been working with limited
resources and within limited disciplines, examining the relevant issues.
Fortunately the climate is now beginning to change - not least in Italy.
Arabo-Italian studies, Judeo-Italian studies and trans-Mediterranean
cultural studies have become intellectually respectable and are attracting
research funding.
We began our activities in 2001 by holding a small seminar, to bring
together some of the people working in this field.
We spent a very successful day in Cambridge (Saturday 28 April 2001)
documenting the present state of research, and looking at new research
initiatives being developed internationally. Some of the results of those
discussions can be viewed in the Archive section of our website at
http://www.geocities.com/DanteStudies.
Our discussions aim to be broad-ranging. In the longer term we aim to bring
in literature, science, music, architecture, medicine, cuisine, graphic art,
glassmaking, seafaring, etc. Some of these themes were covered at the
Cambridge seminar.
We are now building towards a full-scale conference. This will be held at
the University of Ca' Foscari in Venice, on Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th
September 2002.
Papers may be delivered in Italian or English. Contributions from the floor
are welcome.
IF YOU WISH to present a paper at the Conference
OR if you wish to register for the Conference
OR if you wish to receive the papers of the Conference when they are
published
please send your details
- by e-mail to: [log in to unmask]
- by fax to: 0870 133 0145 [from outside UK 0044 870 133 0145]
- or by post to:
Ed Emery,
[Dante Seminar],
Peterhouse,
Cambridge CB2 1RD
UK
13.i.01
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