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italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies International day conference: REFLECTING ON PAVONE: NEW APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF THE ITALIAN RESISTANCE Date: Saturday 10 May 2014, 10.00 am - 2.30 pm Venue: Italian Cultural Institute, 39 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8NX Programme: 10.00-10.15 - Welcome (Caterina Cardona, Italian Cultural Institute) 10.15-11.00 - Guri Schwarz (Pisa) and Philip Cooke (Strathclyde): 'Pavone, A Civil War, and Italian Historiography' (Chair: John Foot, Bristol) 11.00-11.30 - Coffee and discussion 11.30 - 12.00 - David Atkinson (Hull): 'Thinking through the spaces of the Resistance' (Chair - Gian Paolo Ghirardini - Reading) 12.00-12.30 - David Broder (LSE): 'Bandiera Rossa: class war in the Roman Resistance' (Chair - Gian Paolo Ghirardini - Reading) 12.30-13.00 - Sarah De Nardi (Hull): 'Exploring memories, identities and emotions of the years 1943-1945 through storytelling and material culture: Towards an anthropology of the civil war' (Chair - Gian Paolo Ghirardini - Reading) 13.00-13.15 - Discussion 13.15-14.30 - Lunch (£5.00) Conference Description: This Conference aims to debate the themes of Claudio Pavone's landmark study on the Italian Resistance of 1943-1945, on occasion of the publication of the English translation (Verso 2013). Furthermore, it attempts to discuss new approaches to the study of the Italian Resistance, with a special focus on the relationship between partisans and the environment in which they operated (the subject of an AHRC project led by David Atkinson). The Conference brings together some of the most eminent experts of the Italian Resistance both from Italy and from UK. The Conference is sponsored by The Association for the Study of Modern Italy and the Arts and Humanities Research Council. Please note that this is a free event but there will be a £5 charge for lunch. Please confirm attendance and whether you wish to have lunch to Gian Paolo Ghirardini <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]><mailto:[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>> ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe italian-studies YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe italian-studies to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/italian-studies